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Description

Discussing the state of transit in Boston are Marc Ebuna, Jeremy Mendelson and Josh Fairchild. In this wide ranging conversation, sure to be the first of many, we discuss some of what's (not) working in our fragmented transportation network and share some potential solutions. More after the break...

Summary

Discussing the state of transit in Boston are Marc Ebuna, Jeremy Mendelson and Josh Fairchild. In this wide ranging conversation, sure to be the first of many, we discuss some of what's (not) working in our fragmented transportation network and share some potential solutions. The present MBTA system is not much different from the trolley systems of a century ago, and over time many deficiencies have gone unaddressed. Join us for a chat and share your reactions below.

Subtitle
Thinking about the issues and needs for transit in Boston
Duration
01:11:58
Publishing date
2014-10-21 12:30
Link
http://transitmatters.info/blog/2014/10/20/podcast-04-mbta-present-future-transit-challenges-and-opportunities
Contributors
  Jeremy Mendelson
author  
Enclosures
http://media.blubrry.com/criticaltransit/content.blubrry.com/criticaltransit/04_MBTA_present_and_future.mp3
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Shownotes

Discussing the state of transit in Boston are Marc Ebuna, Jeremy Mendelson and Josh Fairchild. In this wide ranging conversation, sure to be the first of many, we discuss some of what's (not) working in our fragmented transportation network and share some potential solutions.

The present MBTA system is not much different from the trolley systems of a century ago, and over time many deficiencies have gone unaddressed. Join us for a chat and share your reactions below.

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