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Joint Comment Letter on the Allston Multimodal Project

Joint Comment Letter on the Allston Multimodal Project

June 19, 2020 Stephanie Pollack Secretary and CEO, Massachusetts Department of Transportation 10 Park Plaza, Room 4160 Boston, MA 02116 Jeff McEwen Division Administrator, FHWA 55 Broadway, 10th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 MassDOT Board of Directors MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board Dear Secretary Pollack, Administrator McEwen, MassDOT Board of Directors and MBTA Fiscal and …

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Comment to the Fiscal Management Control Board Regarding Commuter Rail Contract Renewal

Comment to the Fiscal Management Control Board Regarding Commuter Rail Contract Renewal

Dear MBTA Fiscal Management Control Board, The commuter rail contract being considered must allow flexibility in providing improved service on the commuter rail lines, especially those that will be bearing the brunt of construction activities on highways. Certain commuter rail services may be called upon to help commuters when highway construction brings reductions in lanes …

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Streetsblog Mass: Safe Streets Advocacy Groups Join Growing Movement to Cut Police Spending

Streetsblog Mass: Safe Streets Advocacy Groups Join Growing Movement to Cut Police Spending

Streetsblog Mass: “Safe Streets Advocacy Groups Join Growing Movement to Cut Police Spending” “In a letter sent yesterday to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, three large advocacy groups for safer streets – the LivableStreets Alliance, Boston Cyclists Union, and WalkBoston – called on the City of Boston to remove the Boston Police Department (BPD) from the city’s Vision Zero Task …

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Comment Letter on Recommendations around the Role of Police Enforcement in Vision Zero and Removal of Captain Danilecki from the Vision Zero Task Force

Comment Letter on Recommendations around the Role of Police Enforcement in Vision Zero and Removal of Captain Danilecki from the Vision Zero Task Force

June 9, 2020 Mayor Martin J. Walsh 1 City Hall Square, Suite 500 Boston, MA Dear Mayor Walsh, As members of the Boston Vision Zero Task Force, we urge you to reform the way the Boston Police Department engages with the City’s Vision Zero program and to remove Captain Danilecki from the Vision Zero Task …

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Comment letter on the Northern Avenue Bridge Replacement Project

Comment letter on the Northern Avenue Bridge Replacement Project

June 9, 2020 Kathleen A. Theoharides, Secretary of Environmental Affairs 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA 02114 Attn:  Alex Strysky, MEPA Unit Chris Osgood, Chief of Streets Public Works Department Boston City Hall Boston, MA 02201 Attn: Para Jayasinghe, City Engineer Re:       MEPA Project 16194 – Northern Avenue Bridge Replacement Project Dear Secretary …

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