Why wasn’t the T funding snow storm preparation?

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Canceled commuter trains are becoming the norm leading to continued…

Working from facts on the crisis at the MBTA

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With all eyes on the MBTA, it is probably to be expected that…

How is Keolis Fined for Late Commuter Rail Trains?

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Your toes are numb, the faces around you sullen and the service…

MBTA Commuter Rail: New Boss, Same Problems

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We all know that the MBTA’s commuter rail trains can be late,…

Public Statement on the New MBTA Union Contract

PIONEER INSTITUTE PUBLIC STATEMENT ON THE NEW MBTA UNION CONTRACT Yesterday,…

MassDOT’s Cost Savings Dead End

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In a joint press release praising the Transportation Reform…

South Coast Rail not the way to go

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RESIDENTS OF MASSACHUSETTS’ South Coast believe their region…

Have the T’s Retirement Plans Gone Off the Rails?

Study Finds Financial Condition of MBTA Retirement Plan Deteriorated…

Open the Boston taxicab “market” to competition

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The Boston Globe's Spotlight team has done a great job uncovering…

The Pioneer Plan for Massachusetts’ Transportation Needs

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Expect more on the Pioneer Plan for Transportation in the coming…

WBUR RadioBoston debate on Guv’s Texas-sized budget and tax increases

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A good debate with Northeastern University's Peter Enrich on…

Duking it out on NECN on the governor’s transportation plan

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Jim Braude referees, as I duke it out with Stephanie Pollack…

$1B a Year More for Transportation?

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Pioneer's Jim Stergios spoke with Transportation for Mass.'s Kristina Egan about MA Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to increase transportation spending by $1 billion a year. Watch this great "Face to Face" clip via our friends at MassINC

Lots of art, little science in transportation plan

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Rich Davey’s attempt at recreating the magic of Steve Jobs…

MBTA Doing More With Less

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Rather than big dollar expansion projects, the MBTA's Key Bus…

Pioneer and Northeastern Present State Transportation Scorecard

Use Pioneer's Transportation Dashboard, an online, interactive application designed to model a performance measurement system that could be deployed by the state’s Department of Transportation. It features an array of publicly-available data in an easy-to-digest format, and includes the latest information on key indicators of performance such as congestion, throughput, safety, construction management, and environmental stewardship.

Introduction to the Massachusetts Transportation Dashboard

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Author(s): Steve Poftak — Publication date: 2012-01-24 Category:…

Taking Commuter Rail In-House?

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Bad idea. At least that appeared to be the consensus at commuter…

A Scorecard for MassDOT

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I keep seeing trial balloons for a gas tax hike. And I keep thinking…

MassDOT, Scorecards, and the Gas Tax

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In my last post, I put together a model of what MassDOT communicating…