The MBTA has proposed to cut services to balance its budget. While I do not endorse any of the cuts, I do feel we need to let the MBTA board work through the hard choices it has to make.
Transportation
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Proposed cuts to commuter rail service
I just read this article from the Globe on proposed cuts to weekend commuter rail service, the Ride, and privatizing MBTA garages: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/03/13/mbta-could-cut-all-weekend-commuter-rail-service-certain-trips-for-disabled-riders/xMzKjWs1XXXgKivZzTDAZP/story.html#comments Seems like cutting service isn’t the same as “fixing.” Of course it saves money, but it no longer accomplishes its goal. The goal of making it cheaper to run the MBTA shouldn’t …
Symphony T Station Maintenance Memo
Senator Brownsberger recently received a memo from MassDOT detailing plans for maintenance at the Symphony T Station
Mount Auburn Project Update
This post is jointly authored by Senator Pat Jehlen, Representative Jon Hecht, Representative David Rogers and me. Relief for bus commuters and other users of Mount Auburn Street in Cambridge may be on its way.
An Act to reduce traffic fatalities
Senator Brownsberger, Representatives Rogers and Hecht along with several other legislators and a coalition of bicycle, pedestrian and transportation advocates worked together to develop a bill, An Act to Reduce Traffic Fatalities, which includes several measures to improve road safety. This comprehensive road safety bill includes: • childhood bicycle education • large vehicle safety equipment …
Final Public Meeting: Mt. Auburn St. Corridor Study
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, in collaboration with the Cities of Cambridge and Watertown, will host a final public meeting relative to the Mt. Auburn Street Corridor Study on Tuesday, January 31, from 6 – 8 PM at the Shady Hill School Assembly Hall, located at 56 Coolidge Avenue, Cambridge. The meeting space is …
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