Massport

Citizen complaint of the day: When jurisdictions collide

A vigilant citizen reports somebody at Liberty Wharf is using the bike lane on Northern Avenue for valet parking, to which the city replies, oops, nothing we can do, that's Massport territory.

Earlier:
BPD wants authority to enforce the law on Massport land.

Snow in East Boston park a matter of national security?

Adam Weiss reports he was ordered out of the Massport-owned Bremen Park yesterday by a Massport cop who singled him out, possibly because he was the only person there taking pictures - of the snow. Weiss said the cop told him the park was closed because of the snow, but that as he left - unsure at the time who actually had jurisdiction:

I couldn't help but notice all of the other people walking in the park, or the children playing in the snow, or the sign that gave the park's winter hours, and said nothing about it being closed in bad weather.

Massport making free WiFi permanent for the next two years minimum

Massport has announced today that they are offering free Wifi for the next two years! Since Thanksgiving, WiFi access has been free at Logan and other airports around the country due to a sponsorship deal with Google to provide the access for free that only required you to click past a splash page announcing Google's sponsorship.

The two months showed a sixfold increase in usage at Logan according to Massport and they wanted to follow up on that by continuing the program with other sponsorship.

Massport honcho gives out Logan parking passes to rich friends; screams at cops who say that's a security risk

De-icing fluid getting into airplane air-conditioning systems not the only problem at Logan, the Herald reports.

Suspicious package forces evacuation of Massport offices near Logan

UPDATE: Channel 5 reports officials have ruled out any threat from the "shoe box with duct tape around it" found floating in the water.

The Herald reports "a package with some tape and 'possibly some wires' " has forced several hundred Massport workers out of 1 Harborside Dr. this morning.

Local 718 tweets the package was found around 10:30 a.m. and that the State Police bomb squad and the Massport and Boston fire departments are on scene.

Worker found dead under Jersey barrier at South Boston warehouse

Massport and State Police are investigating how the man, a 50-year-old worker from East Boston, wound up crushed under the barrier around 3 p.m. today at 1 Black Falcon Ave.

The Suffolk County District Attorney's office says no evidence of foul play has been found. The man, who died alone, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The incompetent, lying bastards who run Massport

Hey, remember the new runway that was supposed to reduce delays at Logan and not increase the number of jets flying over East Boston? Yeah, Massport got it wrong.

Tobin Bridge closure

For almost three hours now, the northbound Tobin Bridge has been completely closed to traffic. Boston.com has been reporting "an emergency", and WBZ Traffic has been reporting "due to police activity".

Perhaps we're dealing with another Mr. Stuart here. That would explain the cloak of silence surrounding whatever incident has happened on the bridge.

Massport chairman to Beacon Hill: Stay out of our hair

John Quelch explains why Massport is so much better than those other loser transportation authorities.