On Tuesday (March 3), Secretary Aloisi will be conducting an informational hearing and answering questions about the Governor's new transportation reform proposals. So far, it seems to me that most of the heated debate has been around the … [Read more...]
Governor Patricks March 1st speech in Chicopee
I attended the Hampden County Deputy Sheriffs Association Breakfast today (March 1st) where Governor Patrick spoke. He is well aware of the regional grievances that are often spoken about from residents of Western MA. He said … [Read more...]
Things I do not understand about transport reform
It is embarassing for me to say, but I feel like I'm about the least-informed person in the Commonwealth about the gas-tax/toll-hike/transport-reform goat rodeo. I mean, I really do not know what the hell is going on, or why person X … [Read more...]
Blogging the future of transportation in MA
Part of the Gov's transportation reform plan is to make the whole process more transparent and at least somewhat interactive. The website devoted to this purpose -- You Move Massachusetts -- is up and running, and Secretary Aloisi has … [Read more...]
You heard it here first! Jim Aloisi explains transportation reform as “the necessary thing to do”
We're not anti-labor. There will be people downsized when we merge the Turnpike and the Highway Department, and we want to offer people workforce retraining and other initiatives, because we care about people. But at the same … [Read more...]
Jim Aloisi as exhumer-in-chief
One thing that is helpful to me is that he knows where the bodies are buried. And you know, the sad reality is that we have to dig up a lot of those bodies, and bury them properly.... there are some agencies ... where the nickname is that … [Read more...]
Analysis of State Transportation Requests For Economic Stimulus Bill
While the report only analyzed nineteen state requests because a majority of the wish-lists have not been made public, MASSPIRG sees a troubling development. Most states are seeking a majority of funding for highway expansions that run … [Read more...]
Gov. Patrick: Aloisi “knows where the bodies are buried.”
Indeed. As David mentioned below, we talked with Governor Patrick tonight. We related that the general sentiment on the blog about new Transportation Secretary Jim Aloisi was less than ecstatic. What could Gov. Patrick tell us to make us … [Read more...]
What of Dan Grabauskas?
Shortly before I left BoMag, I asked MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo if Grabauskas would be leaving in January as some Internet rumors had reported. Here's what he told me (twice): “I’m sure you’ll treat the credibility … [Read more...]
On Aloisi: The bottom line
So, I think we and just about everyone else paying attention is on record as not being enthused about the prospect of Jim Aloisi as Sec. of Transportation. Then again, I wasn't hearing much enthusiasm about the Bernard Cohen era … [Read more...]
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