Dan Grabauskas

Former T honcho now the thinking man's former T honcho

adamg — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:03:44 -0400

Adam Reilly ponders Dan Grabauskas' new position as a senior fellow for public policy at MassINC. Among other things, Grabauskas, who made a point of dissing blogs while at the T, says he might blog.

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I see London, I see France at the MBTA

adamg — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:27:24 -0400

The Globe gets copies of more e-mail among top players in state transportation circles, and you've just got to love Aloisi's declaration he will not let Grabauskas walk all over him like some two-bit Poland. Plus bonus sniping among PR people. All of which will give you something to think about as you sit on some stuck commuter train out of Needham or Providence (and you can bet Charlie Baker will wave copies of the article around on the stump next year).

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Can't anybody here run this railroad?

adamg — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:27:07 -0400

So instead of Smilin' Dan, now we have Smilin' Jim, who, it turns out was the one pushing for the MBTA fare increases Grabauskas got fired over. The Globe has copies of the e-mail.

Aloisi is the devil we don't know, Mike Mennonno writes.

Meanwhile, the Globe also reports just one member of the T board attended yesterday's hearing on those increases (and as somebody who was there, I can report that even the T's new interim general manager, William Mitchell, left halfway through, leaving COO Jonathan Davis to soldier through, especially in the last hour, when people rose to testify that a car dealer wants them dead and to declare the answer is to stop paying debts and stop going after fare evaders).

The Outraged Liberal wonders how the governor will get out of this mess:

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To all the hacks who say Grabauskas was doing a fine job at the T

adamg — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:03:26 -0400

The Outraged Liberal poses a challenge:

Get out of your cars and try relying on the T for one month for all your transportation needs and check back with us. ...

Grabauskas gone

adamg — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:56:24 -0400

Gives up, accepts buyout to leave the MBTA now instead of May, Channel 4 reports.

So who replaces him? And how long will his or her honeymoon last?

Patrick, Aloisi try, so far fail to oust Grabauskas

adamg — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:52:25 -0400

The Herald reports on what is shaping up to be a perpetual MBTA board of directors meeting.

Newton mayor to governor: Leave Grabauskas alone

adamg — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:51:41 -0400

Outgoing Newton Mayor David Cohen has waded into the battle over MBTA leadership, writing Gov. Deval Patrick that he fully supports current T General Manager Dan Grabauskas:

Dan Grabauskas

Former T honcho now the thinking man's former T honcho

I see London, I see France at the MBTA

Can't anybody here run this railroad?

To all the hacks who say Grabauskas was doing a fine job at the T

Grabauskas gone

Patrick, Aloisi try, so far fail to oust Grabauskas

Newton mayor to governor: Leave Grabauskas alone

Possibly too many questions about Dan Grabauskas first thing Monday morning

Grabauskas gone in May

Four T board members stand by their man