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Pinwurm t1_ja87n5y wrote

It's wild. Between MassDOT and MBTA, the city grinds to a halt.

There are a few decent Mass Government agencies. I'm usually pretty impressed with Massport. Logan Express buses operate well, the parks they service (like Bremen Street Park) are very beautifully maintained. Plus Logan's renovations went really well - and the Logan renovations went off without a problem. It's a much smaller agency and have a lot of Federal oversight (cause, ya know, planes). But it's still proof that a State agency can be good with with the right management structure and fuckin' accountability.

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drtywater t1_ja9q3nl wrote

Massport has very in demand assets and very good revenue stream. FWIW Massport has its own scandal such as the State Police barracks OT scandal also touched on the Massport Troop.

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disco_t0ast t1_ja8ws5b wrote

If you consider the FTA's recent involvement, the T has had federal oversight for some time as well. I can't find the source now but i read a few times that Poftak and Baker went back a ways - so no matter how bad Stevie fucked up the T, he was never getting fired. That's why it's continued to decline. It's no coincidence he gtfo as soon as Maura was taking over.

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