Globe catches up with BostonNow, declares MBTA broke

By adamg on Wed, 02/06/2008 - 10:02am

It's good the Globe has a transportation reporter again, maybe they'll stop getting scooped by BostonNow by a month. Compare today's Globe story on how Dan Grabauskas says the T is broke with BostonNow's Jan. 9 story on how Dan Grabauskas says the T is broke.

But speaking of our bankrupt transportation authority, the Outraged Liberal says it's time to stick a fork in Grabauskas. TJIC doesn't express much sympathy for him, either.

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133%

By Arborway on Wed, 02/06/2008 - 10:35am.

I did the math, their debt load is 133% of what the entire MBTA system is worth.

Lawmakers' Fantasy

By massmarrier on Wed, 02/06/2008 - 11:29am.

I can play the Greek chorus again. The legislature set the T debt and mandated it pay its own way...based on crazy sales-tax growth. The same lawmakers have let this drag on, knowing they made a colossal blunder. It is unworkable, unworkable, unworkable.

Even with a competent board and manager (neither of which we have), it is unworkable, unworkable.

Maybe if they collected

By Anonymous on Wed, 02/06/2008 - 12:15pm.

Maybe if they collected fares consistently on the commuter rail, it would help a little!

You mean, "collected fares

By Arborway on Wed, 02/06/2008 - 1:15pm.

You mean, "collected fares consistently anywhere" right?