Gov. Deval Patrick’s vow to continue more than $2 billion in MBTA expansion projects despite a blistering report ripping the T as unsafe and fiscally unstable makes little sense, analysts said.

“Why should we be thinking about these at a point in time when we’re not able to make basic investments in safety?” asked David Luberoff, executive director of the Rappaport Institute at Harvard University. “You don’t put a new addition on a house when the roof is leaking.”

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imtooslow

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Patrick assured T riders yesterday that the system is safe, said he won’t hike fares for the next few years and promised to “restore a culture of safety and transparency of the system.”


Does anyone believe this dolt anymore?

 

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Squirrels

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The President is the last person in the world to know what the people really want and think.
James A. Garfield

 

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Squirrels

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BTY who runs or is encharge of the MBTA safety department ?

 

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cpquidk

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“a culture of safety and transparency of the system.” Exactly what does that mean? Why is everything a "culture of" this and that with baraq and deval? How about ending the culture of greed and nepotism in the statehouse first, and start in your own office.

 

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nomorehacks

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Is this where I sign up for my property tax relief?

 

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taxconscience

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The $800 million green line extension - Does anyone want to take a guess on what the final costs will be?

Required as part of Big Dig environmental mitigation efforts this project's price tag will most likely follow the same path the Big Dig's did - UP.

 

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trout4me

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Will Deval be making this statement after a fatal accident? As Matt Amerello kept stating that the tunnels were safe with a warm body in the morgue that proved otherwise?

 

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centralmass

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How long before some idiot blames the taxpayers, or Bush ?

 

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DocHowie

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Gee it took him 3 years to figure out there are problems with the T? He's a genius!! We are so lucky to have him as our leader!!

he's trying to sound like he is in charge. Too late. Don't blame me, I voted for Muffy!

 

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Thepeoplehavespo

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The voting public at large had a chance to remove him from office for not doing his job and chose to pat him on the back instead. Now people are shocked that this idiot doesn't get it. He says he wants to fire 2000 employess, but did anyone notice the 2000 people are not the same 2000 friends and family he hired when he started. I'm not it went over most peoples heads. What a scum bag.

 

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