Oversight of potential safety risks at MBTA stations under question after BU professor dies in fall from staircase
“It’s these kinds of intersections, roads, and staircases where we still see really bad things happen,” said Stacy Thompson, executive director of the advocacy group LivableStreets Alliance. She pointed to several other properties, including bridges over the Charles River that have shifted owners or maintenance over the years. “That is not a sustainable way to manage assets between agencies.”
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Report: MBTA faces fiscal cliff
“[The state legislature is] sitting with a dozen different revenue proposals from advocates that are all well-supported,” Thompson said. “So, to me, it’s just a distraction to ask the trade-offs question when it’s entirely feasible and reasonable to raise the revenue for the needs we have both on maintenance and on new construction.”
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Transit advocates hope stark report on MBTA finances delivers a wake-up call
“The next time the T derails or lights on fire, I don’t want anyone to be surprised,” said Stacy Thompson, executive director of LivableStreets Alliance. “It’s a matter of political will at this point. . . . I hope this is a wake up call.”
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Boston Public Radio Full Show: 9/15/21
Jim Aloisi and Stacy Thompson updated listeners on all things transportation.
Read moreBon Voyage, Boncore…but Who Will Fill the Gap on Transportation Panel?…
“I think it’s going to matter a lot,” she said of who become the next chair. “We need someone who understands that every region has unique transportation needs and that all of those needs need to be met,” Thompson continued.
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As Free Transit Gains Momentum Across U.S., It's A Big Boston Mayoral Race Topic
“If public transit is a public good, then we should treat it that way," [Stacy Thompson] says. "We should fund it like schools and libraries."
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Advocates Want To Make The T Free. So How Would That Actually Work?
We hear from WBUR Reporter Bruce Gellerman about the growing movement to make public transit free in Massachusetts. We also take listener calls with Stacy Thompson, Executive Director of LiveableStreets Alliance, Kendrys Vasquez, Acting Mayor of Lawrence, and Brian Kane, Executive Director of the MBTA Advisory Board.
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Massachusetts needs a gas tax hike, but also rebates for low- and middle-income drivers, former state rep says
“We don’t need everyone to back to the office to have the worst congestion in the country, and we’re there,” Thompson said. “Even if we are in a future where more folks are moving to rural parts of the state ... I think that there’s a misperception that that will take the strain off of our transit systems and our roads and bridges, and if anything, we need all of that plus great broadband.”
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Boston Public Radio Full Show: 7/6/2021
Jim Aloisi and Stacy Thompson discussed the current state of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill and the return to pre-pandemic levels of traffic and congestion. Aloisi is the former Massachusetts transportation secretary, a member of the TransitMatters board and contributor to Commonwealth Magazine. Thompson is the executive director of LivableStreets.
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Does A Fare-Free 28 Also Need to Pay For A Free RIDE?
“Giving primarily white and wealthy transit riders a free trip, while forcing primarily Black and low income riders to jump through hoops to access similar fare-free service, is exactly what structural racism looks like,” says Stacy Thompson, executive director of the LivableStreets Alliance
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