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Over the next couple of weeks, the legislature will make preliminary decisions about the Governor’s transportation plans — deciding how much additional revenue to raise to close operating gaps and to fund additional borrowing. The governor has proposed to issue $13 billion in additional debt over the next 10 years to finance his 21st Century …
Continue reading “How much transportation investment can we afford?”
(Reposted from NMA Newsletter (www.motorists.org Editor’s Note: A few weeks ago, Ken Burke, the County Clerk of Circuit Courts in Pinellas County, Florida, wrote a letter to the Mayor of St. Petersburg detailing his many concerns over the city’s red-light camera program. The letter created quite a stir, and we applaud Mr. Burke for speaking …
Continue reading “Red Light Cameras – Just say no – A cautionary tale from the County Clerk”
Last week, Governor Patrick filed legislation implementing his transportation investment program. Hearings will begin soon and it’s worth understanding how the vetting process will work. In January, the Governor filed his budget proposal, which is a proposed law, subject to the usual legislative hearing process. In addition, he rolled out his transportation vision document, called …
I want to float a trial balloon. Don’t take my head off, it’s just a thought: What if we were to give the MBTA the ability to raise its own tax revenues regionally subject to periodic voter approval (as in Proposition 2.5)? Some background first: As compared to other major transit agencies in the United …
Thanks to the over 100 people who participated in our forum on the Green Line at the Boston Public Library on Thursday. And thanks to the many more who have commented in our general MBTA forum. Thank you especially to the MBTA staff who assembled an excellent opening presentation (click here for the PowerPoint) and brought …
As you know, the 351 bus recently changed to fewer runs and longer between bus timing as well as an increase in fare. This run services only the weekday timing and is all workers for many Massachusetts key companies such as Mitre Corp., Oracle and Leahy which contribute to stubstantial employment and revenue for the …
