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Pages tagged "Transit press"

Transit advocates praise Governor Healey’s GM pick of Phillip Eng

By Jim Morelli | Mar 27, 2023

“You can go to ribbon cuttings, you can make big announcements, you can talk about innovation. But what makes a system run is the stuff behind the scenes you never want to think about.”

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New leader for MBTA is announced: Phillip Eng, engineer who put New York rail on a better path

By Stacy Kess | Mar 27, 2023

“This is progress,” Livable Streets executive director Stacy Thompson said. The work will be slow and it could be a “bumpy summer,” but she sees Eng as the right pick.

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"A herculean task": Transportation advocates say new MBTA GM faces challenges

By Brandon Truitt | Mar 27, 2023

"It's the kind of nuts and bolts experience we want to see in the T," said Thompson. "This isn't about ribbon cuttings, this isn't about announcements, this is about literally getting the trains back on track. You want someone who is going to prioritize that in the weeds, behind the scenes operations work that he seems to have many, many years of work in."

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Phillip Eng, former LIRR president, will be the next MBTA general manager, Healey announces

By Taylor Dolven and Matt Stout | Mar 27, 2023

“It’s not the sexy stuff, it’s not the ribbon cuttings. It’s literally getting the trains running on time,” she said. “And that seems to be what his specialty is.”

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Debris Falls, Water Leaks From Ceiling at Forest Hills

By Mike Pescaro and Abbey Niezgoda | Mar 16, 2023

Thompson said the frequent nature of the MBTA's problems does not make them acceptable. She says they are the result of decades of neglect, adding that investments are needed now.

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Two months in, Healey faces a familiar challenge for past governors: an MBTA in disarray

By Samantha Gross | Mar 15, 2023

“There is a false narrative that the T is an impossible thing to manage,” said Stacy Thompson, executive director of advocacy group LivableStreets Alliance. “Maura Healey does not have an insurmountable challenge. She has a choice.”

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MBTA problems impact quality of life and economy, transit experts say

By Brandon Truitt | Mar 10, 2023

"There is really no major city globally that has a thriving economy without a transit system," she said. "It really comes down to people can't get downtown to go to a great restaurant, they can't go downtown to go to work, they can't get across town to get to a doctor's appointment."

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The T is getting slower. 83 speed restrictions cover 10 miles of track.

By Gayla Cawley | Mar 09, 2023

Stacy Thompson, LivableStreets executive director, said she expects slow zones to persist for a “couple of years” across many different lines.

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The MBTA is scheduling spring bus service that it knows it can’t deliver

By Taylor Dolven | Mar 09, 2023

“They should be aiming for people to have the information they can revolve their lives around,” she said. “That’s better than having an ambitious plan they know they can’t meet.”

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Healey wants MBTA rate reductions for low-income riders

By Anonymous | Mar 07, 2023

Thompson pointed to a 2019 Massachusetts Institute of Technology study that found that low-income passengers who received a 50% discounted fare took more trips than lower-income passengers who paid a regular fare, including more trips related to with health and social services.

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