Tag: Transportation for Massachusetts

Opinion: The T must succeed

Commonwealth Magazine | By Tony Dutzik and Kristina Egan | Mar 20, 2015 THIS WINTER’S MBTA debacle has focused attention – as it should – on how the T does business.  But it is important not to lose sight of why the T does business: to spark and support economic development, ensure equitable access to …

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Transit activists hopeful MBTA shut downs will spur investment in system

City residents’ patience wore thin in January and February as successive snowstorms made mbta bus, subway and commuter rail performance unreliable. BANNER PHOTO

Sandra Larson | Bay State Banner | 2/25/2015 In the aftermath of the historic January and February snowstorms in Boston that led to transit shutdowns, stuck trains, borrowed shuttle buses and frustrating delays at frigid platforms, the MBTA announced it could be another 30 days before full service resumes on its rail lines. If the …

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