The long awaited study is finally underway! The opportunity is huge for improvement.
Senior CharlieCard Day in Watertown on May 11
Senator Brownsberger is sponsoring a Senior CharlieCard Day on Wednesday, May 11, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Watertown Senior Center, 31 Marshall Street, Watertown. Seniors age 65 or older can save a trip to the MBTA offices in Downtown Boston and apply for a Senior CharlieCard at the Senior Center on this one day. Staff from the office of Senator Brownsberger will be on hand to take a photo and process applications which will be provided.
New Commuter Rail Schedules which will go into effect on Monday, May 23, 2016
Last fall Keolis and the MBTA announced new Commuter Rail schedules but delayed implementation – those schedules were rolled out with limited notice and limited public input. Secretary Pollack postponed the rollout to this spring after some public input. The MBTA rereleased the new schedules, with some changes in response to the feedback received, which will go into effect on …
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Responding to critics of the movement to reform criminal justice
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.
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 …