What will it take to make us realize the private auto is a bad idea?

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Cape Cod car crash kills recent Yale University graduate, Marina Keegan - NY Daily News: "A promising Yale graduate killed in a car crash in Cape Cod over the holiday weekend was set to move to the city early next month to pursue a career as a writer."

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Disabled MBTA riders protest cuts, fare hikes - Worcester Telegram & Gazette - telegram.com

Disabled MBTA riders protest cuts, fare hikes - Worcester Telegram & Gazette - telegram.com: "BOSTON —  Activists chained their wheelchairs together and blocked traffic at a busy intersection in front of the Massachusetts Statehouse on Monday to protest fare hikes and service cuts scheduled to take effect July 1 on the MBTA.

The protesters, chanting “If we can’t ride, you can’t drive,” shut down traffic on Beacon Street for about 40 minutes before agreeing to move onto the sidewalk after Boston police officers cut the chains and threatened to remove one man from his wheelchair and arrest him to clear a lane for vehicles to get through.
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Mass. congressman pushing for tax benefits for mass transit users

Mass. congressman pushing for tax benefits for mass transit users: "On Capitol Hill, U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern of Worcester is pushing for more tax benefits for people who use mass transit.

He says the current system favors drivers and is unfair to mass transit riders.
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Steady increase in #publictransit advocacy in Massachusetts

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Welcome to Transportation for Massachusetts | Transportation for Massachusetts: "• Spur investment in transportation improvements and get the best return on those investments.
T4MA seeks innovative ways to fund transportation—both to maintain the existing system and to expand it to meet our needs over the next 50 years—while ensuring that everyone benefits from these public investments."

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