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One of the things that I think Boston takes for granted is its anchor institutions. MIT, Harvard, every other major university, Mass General, the Latin School, the MFA, the BSO....All that stuff is obviously a huge draw, and can't really be moved elsewhere, but nothing lasts forever. If you...

Anyone know if there are related drives--statewide or nationally--to get public spending on roadways in line? If use fees are supposed to be what funds transportation funding, I'm not sure why transit should be the only mode subject to that expectation....

I wish they'd reconnect those roads that are severed by Queen City Ave to break up its somewhat stroad-y nature. So close to downtown, it makes sense to slow cars down a bit, especially given that they intend to extend the rail trail across the road into downtown, though I understand that people...

I think for most American cities' transit agencies' board of directors, having people around who just nod and say "aye" is a good thing, especially if the resident technical expert can bring in expertise from Continental Europe/East Asia. Way too may boards of directors seem to think they know...

^^Worth noting, too, that SGR can manage to be a huge money sink without having to show anything for itself. Punctuality the same as it was years ago, at whatever percent <95? Trains having mechanical issues like before? Regions served the same as 40-50 years ago? Great! That'll be billions of...