Archive for February 2015

T’s woes are bigger than any general manager

Boston GLobe | By Joan Vennochi | FEBRUARY 09, 2015 LIFE ISN’T fair. After years of bad policy decisions and general neglect, the MBTA is falling apart under the watch of General Manager Beverly A. Scott. Scott, who has held the position since September 2012, inherited a broken system. As she said in a radio…

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MBTA Employee Prevents Accused Robber’s Escape

Transit Police officers received a call to respond to the MBTA’s Maverick Square station for a report of an unarmed robbery on Wednesday. Upon arrival, an officer was met by the victim, as well as an MBTA employee, who said the 66-year-old woman was seated on an outbound Blue Line train with her purse directly…

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Will proposed MBTA cuts hurt service?

Boston Globe | Joshua Miller | February 5, 2015 The MBTA system, burdened by aging infrastructure and equipment, has lurched and sputtered this week, leaving throngs fuming in the cold about commutes nasty, brutish, and long. Governor Charlie Baker decried the delays and said he would work to improve service. Meanwhile at the State House, he…

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MBTA: A textbook case of civic dysfunction

Commonwealth Magazine | Gabrielle Gurley | Feb 4, 2015 What is the value of holding a major civic event after a winter storm in a city where the wheels have gone off the mass transit system? When the history of the New England Patriots Super Bowl XLIX victory parade is written, all of that will…

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Funding for T upkeep must not be crowded out by growth plans

Boston Globe | Editorial | FEBRUARY 03, 2015 IMAGINE IT’S a hot summer day in 2017, and the state secretary of transportation has to decide between two projects: switch heaters that make it easier to keep trains running on outdoor rails on snowy days, or politically popular new train service to the Convention Center tied…

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