The MBTA faces a long-term structural budget deficit. The steep fare increases and service cuts proposed offer only short-term financial relief. In the long run, we need to provide more financial support for the T.
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Can we trust government with our Roads? Beware Road “Improvements”
OK, I will admit it — as everyone probably guessed by now — I’m not a big fan of traffic calming or lane reduction, or anything else that further clogs the cow-paths we call “roads”. Lord knows, I’m not itching itching for another “Car v. Bike” shouting match, but here’s the latest NMA post re …
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Ever wonder why the speed limit on Rt 3 is so low…and if that CAUSES accidents (it does)..read more…
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist “One of the things Ford Prefect had always found hardest to understand about humans was their habit of continually stating and repeating the very very obvious.” – Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy “THINK ROAD SAFETY!” the sign commanded. “OBEY SPEED LIMIT,” it added. I saw this …
$14.6 Million approved for Belmont-Trapelo Corridor
The Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization today approved funding for the reconstruction of the Belmont-Trapelo Corridor in Fiscal 2012.
Good News….(for a change)…
OK, it’s late on a friday, and a hurricane is bearing down on us, and no one wants to hear about traffic safety, but here goes anyway. Who’s already got the safest roads in the world? Guess what… WE DO! [The original, more confusing graph has been removed (8/28/2011 ..RC] (US State with the lowest …
Help Control Self-Defense Fees in Massachusetts
You may have read about the recent Massachusetts legal cases involving parking and traffic ticket defense costs. The current system imposes onerous charges simply to defend one’s self in court, and the NMA assisted in two cases to challenge the constitutionality of that system. In one of those cases, Vincent Gillespie was required to pay …
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