Readers took the time to offer frank criticism — both online and offline — of the piece I published last week about reforming criminal justice by shifting resources from incarceration to treatment. I appreciate the dialog. Keeping the public safe is the top goal of government, and we are starting to get past knee-jerk answers and get smart on crime.
Monthly Archives: April 2016
MassDOT Draft 5 year Capital Investment Plan (CIP) FY17-FY22
Every year MassDOT releases a Capital Investment Plan (CIP), which lays out the long term investments that the administration will make in our transportation infrastructure. Last year, being the first year of the new administration MassDOT only released a 1 year CIP for the MBTA and MassDOT as the agencies reassessed the commitments made by the …
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Charlesgate Park Update
Comment from Will B. There have been a number of personnel changes that have complicated our efforts to nail down plans for the park improvements, but Highway Commissioner Tom Tinlin and the new DCR Commissioner Leo Roy are getting closer to an understanding of how to move forward. Senator Brownsberger and Representative Rushing recently met with the …
71 Bus New Stop Locations
Outbound stops Stop # Stop names (prior to 3/19/16) Key Bus Route Proposal from 2013 New stop names as of 3/19/16 (where applicable) Change in status as of 3/19/16 2118 Belmont St @ Cushing St Maintain 2119 Belmont St @ Sullivan Rd Maintain 2120 Belmont St @ Oxford Ave Eliminate Stop closed 2121 Belmont St …
Latest Non-Competition Agreement News
I heard on the radio that there was some movement on limiting non-competes in Massachusetts – is that still likely to happen? The description sounded like very weak sauce – restricting to “only” a year, for example. In my opinion if we want to compete with silicon valley for innovation, we should be at least …
2016 Green Line Forum – attend on April 26 for an update on service
MBTA General Manager Frank DePaola and staff will be coming to the Brighton Elks Lodge on Tuesday, April 26 from 6-8PM to present a status report on Green Line service. This is a chance for the public to understand where things are headed and to raise issues, ask questions, and get answers. Directions to the Brighton Elks Lodge can be found here.