{"id":372,"date":"2015-02-25T11:28:11","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T16:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bowditch.com\/bowditchrealestateblog\/?p=372"},"modified":"2020-07-31T13:26:52","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T13:26:52","slug":"a-world-class-city-requires-a-world-class-transportation-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bowditch.com\/bowditchrealestateblog\/2015\/02\/25\/a-world-class-city-requires-a-world-class-transportation-system\/","title":{"rendered":"A World Class City Requires a World Class Transportation System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bowditch.com\/lawyers\/paul-c-bauer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul C. Bauer<\/a> &#8211; Economic development drives a vibrant City of Boston.\u00a0 You know what or who doesn\u2019t drive this City?\u00a0 Most of us, after circling Boston for an hour looking for a parking space.\u00a0 Whatever the method of commute, this winter\u2019s storms have created a trying environment for all of us who try to get around Boston.\u00a0 Like a career change after a personal tragedy, a crisis may not be the best time to make major infrastructure decisions.\u00a0 At the same time, crisis shines a light on our flaws and creates an opportunity for action that can make a real difference to the future of our beloved City.<\/p>\n<p>Our flaws are broad and cross many aspects of our infrastructure: \u00a0reduced parking spaces due to new development; \u00a0mass transit equipment and track failures; \u00a0and limited road capacity to handle a bump in demand when the MBTA is out of service.\u00a0 Not to mention our good fortune that our badly worn bridges and roads have not been front page news during these storms.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Baker has announced a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/governor\/press-office\/press-releases\/governor-baker-announces-mbta-special-panel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Special Panel <\/a>\u00a0\u201cto perform an in-depth diagnostic review of the MBTA\u2019s core functions.\u201d\u00a0 Although task forces have trod this ground before, this is a good thing as it will move the administration to own \u2013 if not the problem \u2013 at least the solution.<\/p>\n<p>As far as MBTA evaluations go, it is hard to do better than<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbtareview.com\/MBTA_Review_2009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> David D\u2019Alessandro\u2019s Report of Nov. 1, 2009<\/a>.\u00a0 It is not a long read and perusing the report is vital to gain an understanding of how we got here and what it will take to get us out of the hole and moving towards a functioning, economic growth-driving, transit system.<\/p>\n<p>The resignation of the MBTA General Manager is unfortunate as it leaves us without a vocal, credible T insider to advocate for making the hard choices necessary to improve the T.\u00a0 The Administration should undertake an intensive search for the new General Manager as quickly as possible so that we can have an agent of change in place to use the momentum from our winter of discontent to push an agenda of reality forward.\u00a0 Perhaps then, having new management can work to the advantage of accomplishing needed change.<\/p>\n<p>People tie the Olympics together with the transit system.\u00a0 As in, how can we host the Olympics if we don\u2019t have an adequate transit system?\u00a0 I submit that this is the wrong question.\u00a0 The real questions are: What do we want our Boston to be through the remainder of this century?\u00a0 What will make us (or keep us) the world class city we profess to be?\u00a0 It will not be the infrastructure we have today.\u00a0 Fixing T motors and switches so they do not freeze will not make a dent in achieving our long term goals as a community.\u00a0 Band aids, even large ones, will not take us to the future we should envision.<\/p>\n<p>Any tax is the third rail of politics, but we need a dedicated infrastructure revenue source.\u00a0 And yes, we need to reform our government to make sure these precious financial resources are not squandered.\u00a0 Voters in November <a href=\"http:\/\/www.masslive.com\/politics\/index.ssf\/2014\/11\/transportation_advocates_worry_massachusetts_gas_tax_indexing_repeal_will_delay_projects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">repealed gas tax indexing<\/a>.\u00a0 A cynic could conclude that the general populace has disapproved funding for transportation projects.\u00a0 More likely, our citizens exhibited a long standing disapproval of taxes that are not approved by the people or their representatives.<\/p>\n<p>So perhaps there is an opportunity for a gas tax dedicated to transportation as long as it is approved by our legislators.\u00a0 The business community by and large supported upholding indexing and it seems appropriate to take another look at a dedicated gas tax to help move our transportation system forward.<\/p>\n<p>Massachusetts has a window of opportunity caused by these historic storms to put ourselves on track for sustaining and, yes, improving world class status for the City of Boston and our region.\u00a0 We should confidently approach this challenge keeping in mind not just how we can make a survivable commute over the next five years, but how we and future generations will move about and settle our great City over the next fifty years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul C. 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