kevalry t1_j9vb61d wrote on February 24, 2023 at 8:36 PM

Reply to comment by LightBound in A man was shoved onto Blue Line tracks in Revere. He landed on his feet and just barely missed getting hit by an oncoming train. by _Hack_The_Planet_

Car Lobby, NIMBY Suburbanities, and Libertarian Republicans all in opposition. 😒

Codspear t1_j9wkccm wrote on February 25, 2023 at 1:54 AM

> Libertarian Republicans all in opposition. 😒.

Which is stupid considering the majority of subway lines in the US were built by private companies before being bought out decades later.

[deleted] t1_ja3f8le wrote on February 26, 2023 at 3:41 PM

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kevalry t1_ja3nz36 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 4:41 PM

In Massachusetts, it is NIMBY Suburban Democrats with Libertarian Republican Governors in opposition. Both the Governor and State Legislature have been unwilling to improve the MBTA since Bill Weld.