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Alan Wirzbicki

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An “erosion of social mores” on roads — and trains?

Not that drivers in Boston were exactly Boy Scouts before COVID-19, but flagrant rudeness certainly seems more prevalent.

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Will you miss anything about gas cars?

Coming generations will never know what it was like to get oil changes, watch wretched gas station TV, or be able to surmise what’s going on in the...

01.04.2024 3

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Revving up the Downeaster

Patricia Quinn, who runs the Maine state authority that funds the 146-mile state-subsidized passenger train service known as the Downeaster, spoke...

25.03.2024 3

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How a small Massachusetts town’s transit service is seeking to lure riders

Like a lot of transit services across the country, ridership on the town of Lexington’s tiny Lexpress service flatlined during the pandemic.

18.03.2024 6

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Bike deaths surge in New York

There were 30 cyclist deaths in New York City in 2023, up from less than 20 in 2022 and the city’s highest total in decades.

11.03.2024 4

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A new train station in West Roxbury?

The city is proceeding with a proposal to add a new commuter rail station in West Roxbury, Mayor Michelle Wu said in a meeting with the Globe...

04.03.2024 4

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Another subway meltdown focuses attention on T’s needs

This is the second large-scale interruption in recent weeks that seemed to come out of nowhere.

20.02.2024 10

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The seat belts you probably didn’t even know you had

On average, there are about two dozen motorcoach fatalities every year, according to federal regulators.

13.02.2024 4

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Take the Concord rotary too, please

Does closing the Concord prison mean we can get rid of the rotary, too?

06.02.2024 10

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Taking personal safety concerns seriously

Safety is a concern that the state can’t shy away from if it wants to rebuild ridership.

30.01.2024 8

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A planned city in Massachusetts? Well, why not?

In the 20th century, meeting the state’s long-term challenges meant destroying towns. What if meeting this century’s challenges means building...

23.01.2024 10

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Students chart a vision for the T

A group of sophomore students at Suffolk University took on the ultimate academic challenge: fixing the T.

17.01.2024 7

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One Michigan town heats its roads and sidewalks to clear snow and ice. Could others?

Plow driver shortages have made digging out from this weekend’s storm even more challenging. But there are other ways to clear snow and ice.

08.01.2024 5

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The inflate-gate scandal

Paying for air? At the risk of sounding like a curmudgeon: What is the world coming to?

05.01.2024 6

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For Phil Eng, fixing the T is a step toward bigger things

The MBTA has been closing sections of the system to perform overdue maintenance.

19.12.2023 4

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The stuff that dreams are made of

Is rail service enough to boost the economies of remote areas?

12.12.2023 9

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Newton could sabotage Auburndale station fix

If it stymies housing growth near Auburndale train station, Newton may learn about opposing forces the hard way.

28.11.2023 2

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Will robot cars let you cross the street?

In their haste to make autonomous vehicles a reality, cities risk repeating mistakes of the 20th century.

14.11.2023 3

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A grim reality: Too many hit-and-run killings go unsolved

Reporters found at least 23 unsolved hit-and-run fatalities in Massachusetts. Police departments need to do better.

07.11.2023 3

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