Back Bay Station Concourse Project: Public Meeting

MBTA PUBLIC MEETING Back Bay Station Concourse Project DATE:                 Monday, September 26, 2016 TIME:                  6:00 PM LOCATION:      Transportation Building 10 Park Plaza Conference Rooms 1, 2 and 3 Boston, MA  02116 MEETING AGENDA:         The MBTA’s Back Bay Station project team will present the 30% design for the forthcoming renovations of the Back Bay …

All Electronic Tolling

Over the last several months you may have noticed overhead electronic tolling gantries installed along the Massachusetts Turnpike.  On October 28th, 2016 those gantries will go live and begin collecting tolls.  Here are some things you should know about the transition to All Electronic Tolling (AET): Why: Safety: Crash rates are significantly higher around toll …

Wondering about Minuteman HS financials & politics

A postcard came informing me of a district-wide ballot to fund a new Minuteman High School. The ballot was needed because one of the communities (Belmont) declined to approve bonding. Minuteman said: “On May 4, 2016, one of Minuteman’s 16 member town meetings (Belmont’s) voted to disapprove the bond, effectively vetoing the project.” Belmont’s stance …