BIKE OVER TRASH TO SAVE ON GAS
By MIKE MENNONNO, letters@metro.us
May 2, 2006 -- Page 9

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With T fares set to go up again, and not by a small increment, I’m more committed than ever to cycling as a viable alternative to cars and mass transit. Not only is it a greener way to get around, it’s a great cardio workout, and it’s cheaper and faster than the T. What more could you want? Since I started biking to work in the Back Bay from Dorchester, I’ve cut my morning commute time in half.

EDITORIAL OPINION
Not the same old T
March 12, 2006

THE CARS are air conditioned, the stations are better maintained, and the elevated has been torn down, but much of the MBTA hasn't really changed much since I started riding it regularly in 1959. The trains still clatter through the tunnels, the wait can sometimes be interminable for mysterious reasons, and many riders still have to deposit coins or tokens in the fare box. Last week, at South Station, I bought my first Charlie Ticket, and there's reason to hope this will signal an era of improved service for the venerable transit system.

The Boston Globe

December 17, 2005 Saturday
THIRD EDITION

SECTION: METRO/REGION; Pg. B1

LENGTH: 424 words

HEADLINE: MAYOR RAPS DIVERSION OF TUNNEL TRAFFIC

BYLINE: BY STEPHANIE EBBERT, GLOBE STAFF

BODY:

Mayor Thomas M. Menino raised objections yesterday to the idea of diverting motorists onto the Charles River Esplanade when the Storrow Drive Tunnel is being reconstructed by the state, and he questioned the state's ability to handle such a project efficiently.

"I have no confidence in them getting the thing done," Menino said.

The mayor pointed to the state's reconstruction of Boston's Cambridge Street, an ongoing project that has snarled traffic and marred the streetscape for more than three years. "Where's the oversight? Who's going to make sure it's done on time?" he asked.

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ADRIAN WALKER
Park stuck in neutral
By Adrian Walker, Globe Columnist | February 9, 2006

You might think of Southwest Corridor Park as a dream deferred.

The 4.7-mile expanse, which runs from Back Bay Station to Jamaica Plain, was planned as an urban showcase. It's never become that, exactly. Stretches of it are lovely, while others bear witness to benign neglect.

Perhaps that's to be expected of a large urban park that is mostly maintained by neighbors and volunteers, instead of by the state government responsible for it.

Letter to the editor by Phil Goff in THE RIDE MAGAZINE, issue 128, 2005.

Deal may end standoff over sidewalk at hotel
Plan calls for more pedestrian-friendly route along street
By Thomas C. Palmer Jr., Globe Staff | December 2, 2005

A compromise sidewalk design brokered yesterday by the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy may end a standoff between developers of the InterContinental Boston hotel on Atlantic Avenue and the pro-pedestrian group WalkBoston.

A walk on the wild side: Pedestrians and drivers often at odds in busy South End
By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff | November 28, 2005

Boston hails itself the walking city, where everything is within strolling distance and pedestrians are known for their boldness. But it is also a place of such legendary motoring horrors that a guidebook warns "Boston drivers and their antics are inescapable."

In such a city, it is perhaps inevitable that walkers and drivers will clash. But in the South End -- a nexus of busy thoroughfares and leafy side streets teeming with residents and visitors attracted by trendy cafes and galleries -- it has become an all-out blitz.