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PASSENGERS AT RISK ON GREYHOUND, OTHER BUS LINES

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted November 21, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Ex-Greyhound Bus by Omar Omar is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Modified by Jason Pramas.

 

No way to contact management in the event of driver medical or psychiatric emergency

 

My wife had a meeting in New York City over the weekend, as is sometimes the case, and decided to take a bus back to Boston on Sunday evening. Over our many years together, we have found that buses are generally the best—and certainly most economical—way ...  read more

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CHARLIE ON THE BRT

Written by TOM ASHTON Posted September 19, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Bus rapid transit is no longer a pipe dream in the Boston area

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Barr Foundation, BRT, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, condembta, Everett, Mass Ave, MBTA, public transit, traffic, trains

SOME THOUGHTS ON TRANSPORTATION POLICY

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted August 16, 2018 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Image courtesy of pxshare.com. Creative Commons CC0 Public Domain.

 

Transportation is a subject I address frequently in my columns. But, as is often the case in journalism, it’s usually necessary to write about it piecemeal given various editorial constraints. So I might cover flooding ...  read more

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