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...Brien said that Kibler soon left the book stand.O’Brien said he tried to obtain this permit, but found himself mired in the city’s bureaucracy. When the city granted his request in Sept. 2006, the permit included restrictions that put him on MBTA property. In June 2008, MBTA officials asked him to move, but O’Brien said he refuses to comply unless he is ordered to do so by a federal judge, as the city gave him permission to operate at that location.“Unfortunately, sometimes the city will...
...pilot program that will leave few to no seats in the middle two cars of a six-car Red Line train. Beginning today, these high-capacity “Big Red” cars will hold an additional 28 passengers per car, increasing capacity by about 10 percent, MBTA spokesperson Lydia M. Rivera said. She said that the MBTA has equipped the new cars with additional straps and hand rails for customers to hold onto while riding. Only one train with Big Red cars will be in service for the weekday rush hour period. The cars will be labeled with...
...Friends might suggest strolling along the Charles to get to cafés near MIT or walking up Mass. Ave to eat at restaurants in Porter Square, but I was always the one who’d recommend the MBTA...
...robbery in Cambridge Common on Sept. 10. He was attacked by a group of teenagers after being distracted by an individual urinating on a tree. Four days later, a female undergraduate from Boston University was robbed on Garden Street as she traveled from Currier House to the Harvard Square MBTA station. Investigations of these three incidents are being conducted by the Cambridge Police Department, since they occurred outside HUPD jurisdiction. The CPD could not be reached for comment. HUPD spokesman Steven G. Catalano said that the recent crimes do not represent a rise in overall crime. Catalano said that crime...
Bustling commuters attempting to park next to Boston’s Government Center MBTA stop on Friday were in for a surprise—one spot had been converted into a park. The barricaded parking space—adorned with potted plants, flowers, and a bed of grass—offered passersby a chance to sit in the sun as part of the National Park[ing] Day event. Started in 2005 as a collaboration between Rebar, a San Francisco art collective, and The Trust for Public Land (TPL), a national conservation nonprofit, the event is a one-day global event...