Word: carbona
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Last year the Cambridge library received a $15,000 grant from the state Board of Commissioners to create the service. Some of that money went to build the shelves to the MBTA's strict specifications. Spokesman Vincent Carbona said MBTA officials wanted to ensure that the bookcase would fit in with the station's general appearance and would not cause a safety hazard...
...neither aesthetics nor safety caused grave problems. The library persuaded Paul Dietrich, the architect who designed the station itself, to design the bookcase at no cost. The library then paid for the materials and labor needed to build the shelves. "The designer knew what he was doing," said Carbona. "He put the shelf in the right location, and it looks beautiful...
Instead of waiting on subway platforms, late-night commuters can relax near the collectors' booths until a computer-synthesized voice announces the arrival of their train, said Vicente Carbona, public affairs officer for the MBTA. The system will be installed at approximately 30 stations, including Harvard, and is targeted at night travelers who "may not feel very safe being alone on a platform," said Carbona...
...MBTA General Manager James F. O'Leary, the special emphasis on passenger safety, and this train annunciator system is a very important component." The subway group decided to install the system after a test site at the Red Line's Shawmut stop operated successfully for six years, said Carbona...
...annunciator will greet passengers in "a pleasing melodious voice," Carbona said, adding he did not yet know what the gender of the voice box would...