From Edwin Black's book, Internal Combustion, about the Milwaukee Road, an electric rail system: "Sometimes electrified railways seemed to defy the laws of perpetual motion. For example, when the brakes were applied or the train traveled … [Read more...]
Energy (and Other) Events – May 2022
——— Index ——— —————— Conferences —————— Tuesday, May 3 Graduate workshop: Data-driven environmental economics research from the EPA Thursday, June 2 - June 3 Numbers and Nature: Mitchell J. Feigenbaum … [Read more...]
Ballot initiatives: Voters favor progressive taxation!
Since it's a gorgeous sunny day, I'll favor the most wildly optimistic take on today's WBUR polls of the tax ballot initiatives. The millionaires' tax? Very popular! 77% support it. The sales tax cut, from 6.25% to 5%? Also very popular! … [Read more...]
RBIs should win in a walk
While we lament that Bob DeLeo's is the House Where Hope Goes To Die/Why We Can't Have Nice Things, the Senate continues to do good and creative work -- even in spite of, uh, recent distractions. Sen. Eric Lesser has a Budget Amendment … [Read more...]
Why Cap and Invest Is the Right Solution for Massachusetts Transportation
With the Baker administration announcing new listening sessions to reduce pollution from transportation I wanted to cross-post this blog post from UCS' The Equation on the need for a cap and invest program covering transportation in … [Read more...]
#CrumblingT: A video for a “car guy” mayor
First, to acknowledge Doug Rubin's objection to my use of "Coakley moment" to describe Marty Walsh's out-of-touch statement on the T. Martha's obviously paid a high price for the last few years, and I don't do this website to be cruel to … [Read more...]
The Northeast Should Limit Pollution from Transportation
Cross-posted from UCS blog The Equation. Over the past decade, the Northeast region of the United States has helped lead the country—and the world—in supporting and developing clean, renewable sources of electricity. Taken together, the … [Read more...]
MBTA GM: “a little fire on the tracks”
In case you missed it, WBUR's team of Chakrabarti and McNerney have even yet still another chapter in the fascinating story of Luis Ramirez -- or more properly, of the people who hired him for the MBTA. The head-hunting firm that found … [Read more...]
Can’t Solve Transportation Without Addressing Housing
Charley already wrote up WBUR's transportation poll, but WBUR did a sidebar story on some non-highway transportation ideas. Reporter Steve Brown talked to State Sen. Tom McGee about his idea to relieve traffic & help people get … [Read more...]
“Jaywalking”: Blaming Pedestrians for Badly-Designed Streets
If crosswalks are located hundreds of feet from where people need them, or if drivers are going too fast to stop for people in crosswalks, you might think safety improvements are needed. But as State House News Service reports, a Worcester … [Read more...]
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