Monday, September 26, 2016

Keeping Public Transportation Public

The Heights: "So if the privatized Commuter Rail has already proven faulty, why is there a push to outsource still more MBTA services? It would seem the powers that be need a scapegoat for the T’s fiscal and performance woes. But it certainly shouldn’t be the people who have slaved to keep a broken system running. Cutting jobs or outsourcing work to the lowest bidder backed by cut-rate labor isn’t going to help an already failing system."

Saturday, September 17, 2016

People in Connecticut feeling the pain of sprawl ... it's going to get worse, not better

masstransitmag : "The high cost of commuting by Metro-North to New York City was brought up by Pete Ziegler of Milford. "You've got to give us a break," he said. "I pay $275 a year for my parking. I'm going to be paying $445 to take the train; then I have to take the subway. It all adds up.""