Comments on: Is the MBTA Killing Itself? http://adam.rosi-kessel.org/weblog/2007/11/09/is-the-mbta-killing-itself Technology, law, and personal stories Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:22:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Albert http://adam.rosi-kessel.org/weblog/2007/11/09/is-the-mbta-killing-itself/comment-page-1#comment-4017 Albert Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:27:21 +0000 http://adam.rosi-kessel.org/weblog/2007/11/09/is-the-mbta-killing-itself/#comment-4017 <p>Hey fellow Bostonian! I just found your blog via Planet Debian. The MBTA needs work, but I think it actually has gotten much better. I've been riding the redline for over 15 years and there are too many improvements to count. </p> <p>However, I can't really comment on the past year or so. I've been riding much less often. The issue you described about the carriage and the blocked exit is terrible though. They need to fix that. </p> <p>I've gotten this feeling that the MBTA was having a lot of money problems, and had to raise rates several times, and then finally figured out the benefits of pre-payment cards: more convenience, less transactions, less tellers, more money in the bank collecting interest, etc. </p> <p>After some much needed renovations at several stations, I'd expect the operations to improve over the next few years. Hopefully. :-)</p> <p>Anyway, back to debian stuff - I've been working on a package, care to comment?</p> <p>http://www.docunext.com/blog/2007/11/11/creating-debian-packages-part-ii/</p> <p>Thanks!</p> Hey fellow Bostonian! I just found your blog via Planet Debian. The MBTA needs work, but I think it actually has gotten much better. I’ve been riding the redline for over 15 years and there are too many improvements to count.

However, I can’t really comment on the past year or so. I’ve been riding much less often. The issue you described about the carriage and the blocked exit is terrible though. They need to fix that.

I’ve gotten this feeling that the MBTA was having a lot of money problems, and had to raise rates several times, and then finally figured out the benefits of pre-payment cards: more convenience, less transactions, less tellers, more money in the bank collecting interest, etc.

After some much needed renovations at several stations, I’d expect the operations to improve over the next few years. Hopefully. :-)

Anyway, back to debian stuff – I’ve been working on a package, care to comment?

http://www.docunext.com/blog/2007/11/11/creating-debian-packages-part-ii/

Thanks!

]]> By: Stephen Laniel’s Unspecified Bunker » Why oh why can’t we have a more functional city? http://adam.rosi-kessel.org/weblog/2007/11/09/is-the-mbta-killing-itself/comment-page-1#comment-3970 Stephen Laniel’s Unspecified Bunker » Why oh why can’t we have a more functional city? Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:56:42 +0000 http://adam.rosi-kessel.org/weblog/2007/11/09/is-the-mbta-killing-itself/#comment-3970 <p>[...] Lots of people are paying attention. Is the T? [...]</p> [...] Lots of people are paying attention. Is the T? [...]

]]> By: Anali http://adam.rosi-kessel.org/weblog/2007/11/09/is-the-mbta-killing-itself/comment-page-1#comment-3967 Anali Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:43:05 +0000 http://adam.rosi-kessel.org/weblog/2007/11/09/is-the-mbta-killing-itself/#comment-3967 <p>I sometimes ponder the same thing while waiting in South Station. And I find myself driving to work more and more. </p> <p>This is my first time reading your blog by the way. I love the name! : )</p> I sometimes ponder the same thing while waiting in South Station. And I find myself driving to work more and more.

This is my first time reading your blog by the way. I love the name! : )

]]> By: Joe http://adam.rosi-kessel.org/weblog/2007/11/09/is-the-mbta-killing-itself/comment-page-1#comment-3964 Joe Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:04:20 +0000 http://adam.rosi-kessel.org/weblog/2007/11/09/is-the-mbta-killing-itself/#comment-3964 <p>Must be bad transit week nationwide -- Worldchanging just posted the following on rider's unions across the country: http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007530.html</p> <p>Jason: current behavior by the MBTA definitely looks like an example of Grover Norquist's ideology in practice</p> Must be bad transit week nationwide — Worldchanging just posted the following on rider’s unions across the country: http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007530.html

Jason: current behavior by the MBTA definitely looks like an example of Grover Norquist’s ideology in practice

]]> By: Jason http://adam.rosi-kessel.org/weblog/2007/11/09/is-the-mbta-killing-itself/comment-page-1#comment-3963 Jason Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:29:31 +0000 http://adam.rosi-kessel.org/weblog/2007/11/09/is-the-mbta-killing-itself/#comment-3963 <p>I had this thought a few weeks ago. It reminded me of that neo-con I heard on NPR... Norquist? Perhaps government is being managed so badly as to kill it.</p> I had this thought a few weeks ago. It reminded me of that neo-con I heard on NPR… Norquist? Perhaps government is being managed so badly as to kill it.

]]> By: Joe http://adam.rosi-kessel.org/weblog/2007/11/09/is-the-mbta-killing-itself/comment-page-1#comment-3962 Joe Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:09:37 +0000 http://adam.rosi-kessel.org/weblog/2007/11/09/is-the-mbta-killing-itself/#comment-3962 <p>If by "anyone" listening you mean "anyone with official authority to do something about it", it certainly doesn't seem like it.</p> <p>Plenty of normal folks are paying attention. ACE-EJ was (is?) organizing folks around T problems: http://www.ace-ej.org/tru</p> If by “anyone” listening you mean “anyone with official authority to do something about it”, it certainly doesn’t seem like it.

Plenty of normal folks are paying attention. ACE-EJ was (is?) organizing folks around T problems: http://www.ace-ej.org/tru

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