Racial Disparity Among Boston Commuters
By Boston Public Radio Staff | WGBH News | November 26, 2012 Click HERE to listen. If you use the MBTA to commute to work, you know it can take a very long time to travel just a few miles. But, if...
View ArticlePatrick vows new funds for roads, rail
By Eric Moskowitz | The Boston Globe | January 4, 2013 Governor Deval Patrick said Friday that he will unveil a proposal later this month to raise the necessary money through taxes or fees to fix the...
View ArticleSupporters of more transportation finance dollars examined campaigns in six...
By Michael Norton and Andy Metzger | State House News Service | February 5, 2013 Massachusetts taxpayers appear on the verge of being asked to invest substantially more for the state’s public...
View ArticleCommonWealth – A troubling transit trend line – 11/7/13
Suburbanites abandoning their public transit options BY: Jack Sullivan State officials are seeking to expand commuter rail and extend the Green Line even as ridership figures indicate suburbanites are...
View ArticleThe Boston Globe – A 21st-century bus system – 11/10/13
By Stephanie Pollack | Globe Correspondent Illustration by Doug Chayka for The Boston Globe Cities can be tough places to get around—and Boston is among the toughest, but it’s also ripe for a...
View ArticleThe Christian Science Monitor – Public transportation makes a comeback, but...
By Elizabeth Barber, Staff writer A Washington Metro bus rolls across the Roosevelt Bridge over the Potomac River in Washington on Dec. 31, 2013. Americans are riding on buses, trains, and subways in...
View ArticleBPR: Dukakis’ MBTA ‘Du’s’ and Don’ts, Ash Wednesday, And Joe Biden
“We host Governor Mike Dukakis to get his take on the MBTA situation: What his administration did, and what the current stewards could be doing better.” Listen to the WGHB broadcast here.
View Article“New website gathers data for transit geeks”
By Nicole Dungca | The Boston Globe | May 29, 2015 Transit and urban planning wonks, rejoice: All the data on the neighborhoods around your favorite MBTA stations is now available online. With a new...
View ArticleMore countdown clocks come to MBTA Green Line
By Alyssa Meyers, The Daily Free Press The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority began to activate additional arrival countdown clocks at Green Line stations throughout Boston this week. The signs...
View ArticlePollack says she has no opinion on surtax to fund transportation
By Andy Metzger | State House News Service Stephanie Pollack in 2013 urged lawmakers considering new revenue sources for transportation to consider a greater mix of funds. On Monday, as state...
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