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Pages tagged "Transit press"

‘It’s now on their plate’: With Healey’s new hires comes new responsibility for the MBTA’s problems

By Samantha Gross | Apr 21, 2023

“We are not looking for perfection, we are looking for people who will be engaged,” said Stacy Thompson, executive director of Livable Streets, a local transportation advocacy group. “If people the Healey administration is appointing do the work we assume they will do, in a year or two the T will feel different to the riding public.”

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Possible Blue Line Shutdowns and Land O’ Lakes CEO Beth Ford

By Anonymous | Apr 20, 2023

Stacy Thompson, Executive Director of “Livable Streets”, a group which advocates for equitable transportation solutions, talks about the MBTA possibly shutting down the Blue Line for repairs every night for a month.

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LivableStreets Alliance executive director on Boston’s free fare bus program

By Chloe Tai | Apr 13, 2023

Stacy Thompson, the executive director of LivableStreets Alliance, an advocacy organization dedicated to making city streets more pedestrian-friendly, joined Errol Louis on “Inside City Hall” Thursday to talk about some of the lessons that could be learned from Boston.

“I don’t think transit is dead,” she said. “I think we need to meet the reality of where a thriving global city should be, which is moving 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in different directions for different reasons.”

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In the MBTA’s proposed $9.2 billion spending plan, transit advocates argue more funds are needed for expansion

By John Hillard | Apr 12, 2023

Stacy Thompson, the executive director of LivableStreets Alliance, said the T must balance both near-term safety and maintenance, while also working on expansion.

“Things like expansion and resiliency are not extras, or nice to have. They should be considered core to the viability of the system,” Thompson said.

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On Eng’s first day, transit advocates hope new MBTA general manager can turn the agency around

By Nicole Garcia | Apr 10, 2023

“We need to hire enough bus operators that, by September, we’re running more service,” Thompson said. “It’s that simple.”

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New T GM promises to prioritize safety, reliability and staffing

By Andrea Perdomo-Hernandez | Apr 10, 2023

“At this moment, I think riders really want someone who will help make sure the T just moves, just truly shows up on time, gets them to where they need to go,” Thompson said. “And I think that Philip Eng's general skills align with that desire.”

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MBTA contractors charged with stealing more than $8 million

By Taylor Dolven | Apr 05, 2023

“Whether it’s with the company working on our fare collection system, the company making the new Red and Orange Line trains, if you don’t have enough oversight and consistent management, things like this are more likely to happen. There is an emerging pattern,” she said, though she cautioned that she does not know enough about the Pigsley case to say if lax oversight played a role.

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Pedestrian deaths are up sharply in Mass. Here are five ways to reduce them

By Sonel Cutler | Mar 31, 2023

Similarly, raised crosswalks reduce vehicle speeds by functioning as a type of speed bump, said Stacy Thompson, executive director of LivableStreets, a transportation advocacy organization. “It’s the ideal condition,” Thompson said. “It forces the car to slow down, otherwise they’ll bottom out.”

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AMID MULTIPLE CRISES, MBTA FIELDS PITCHES FOR NEW AGENCY MARKETING CAMPAIGN

By Dan Atkinson | Mar 30, 2023

“Go with the transparency route, let people know what you’re doing. There’s a real value in marketing to help simplify really complex things,” Stacy Thompson of LiveableStreets Alliance said.

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What local transit advocates think of the MBTA's new leader

By Nik DeCosta-Klipa | Mar 28, 2023

“This is not about flashy announcements and ribbon cuttings. This is about someone who can hire people, build a team, operationalize repairs and literally get the trains back on track. It’s that behind-the-scenes hard work. And he’s got decades of experience.”

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