We are headed into budget season in the legislature – the part of the legislative cycle that is hardest to manage in an orderly and transparent way.
Author Archives: Will Brownsberger
Electrifying public transportation
If we could electrify most vehicles and then make all power sources on the grid carbon neutral, we would make the transportation sector (airplanes aside) carbon neutral and much cleaner. How soon could that happen?
Reconnect Parkland through Storrow Project
MassDOT has opened a public conversation about the reconstruction of Storrow Drive East Bound near Kenmore Square where it intersects with the Bowker Overpass.
Better Bus Update
My overall sense is that the MBTA is moving forward thoughtfully with progressive changes in bus routing based on respectful engagement with the public and a principled analysis of all available data. Board approval of the first round of changes appears likely for this month.
Five Years as Judiciary Chair
Lesson number one from the five years as Senate Judiciary Chair: Always seek to collaborate.
The risk we weren’t talking about
Until recently, no one was talking about what storm surge could do to the Charles River and Amelia Earhart dams themselves.