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In February 2015, there was record breaking snowfall in Boston from the 2014–15 North American winter, which caused lengthy closures of portions of the MBTA subway system, [34] and many long-term operational and financial problems with the entire MBTA system coming under greater public attention, [35] [36] Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker ...
As of August 5, 2006, the local media reported the MBTA Police could merge with the Massachusetts State Police due to budgetary and staffing concerns. [6] The union which represents the MBTA Transit Police supports this plan citing the difficulty the 257-member force has providing security for a transit system that spans 177 cities and towns in the state.
[citation needed] (See MBTA History and MBTA Future plans sections.) Streetcar congestion in downtown Boston led to the creation of underground subways and elevated rail, the former in 1897 and the latter in 1901. The Tremont Street subway was the first rapid transit tunnel in the United States and had a 24/7 service. [4]
The South Station Bus Terminal, owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, is the main gateway for long-distance coach buses in Boston, Massachusetts.It is located at 700 Atlantic Avenue, at the intersection with Beach Street, in the Chinatown/Leather District neighborhoods.
An office building and private parking garage were constructed on a parking lot on the west side of the station in 1983. The MBTA and city initially clashed over the agency taking city land by eminent domain; ultimately, the city purchased the air rights from the MBTA for one dollar and surrendered the property. [32]
In Japan, the lost-and-found property system dates to a code written in the year 718. [1] The first modern lost and found office was organized in Paris in 1805. Napoleon ordered his prefect of police to establish it as a central place "to collect all objects found in the streets of Paris", according to Jean-Michel Ingrandt, who was appointed the office's director in 2001. [2]
An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that the Amtrak train entered a speed-restricted curve at excessive speed, causing the train to derail and crash into the MBTA commuter train on an adjacent track. Although no one was killed in the accident, 453 people were injured and Back Bay station was closed for six ...
Alan Locke received a $1000 kickback from the demolition of MBTA property in Roslindale and a $500 kickback from the demolition of MBTA property in Holbrook. Locke then split this money with Walters and "a third party". [19] Locke told him to advise a group looking to purchase a parcel of MBTA land in Canton to hire Robert Tatel. Locke, Tatel ...