Word: mta
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Houses--the first to be built since the early 1930's--will probably be situated on the land now occupied by the MTA car barns, across Boylston Street from Kirkland and Eliot Houses...
With open land a problem in Cambridge, the University has always eyed the MTA land, which is conveniently located to the Yard and other Houses. The main obstacle in the past has been the fact that the MTA could not afford to part with any of its existing facilities...
...meet this problem, it was learned last night from Richard A. Sullivan, assistant to the president of the MTA, that the University has hired engineering and architectural firms to find a solution. Sullivan confirmed that a "very practical solution" under consideration would move the tracks beneath the ground and build above them. It is believed that this idea--of building over the subway--has been favorably received by the University...
...plans seem today like unattainable castles in the air. It is unrealistic to expect professors and students to switch en masse from cars to motor scooters, although their use by University employees, as the report suggests, could be put into effect. Multiple-story garages, a parking space over the MTA carbarns, or even split-level construction for autos by the University seems unattainable in the near future. Their projects might be valuable investments although even the proposed garage fee of $50 per year would not for a long while defray the costs...
...transportation problem was not as serious in Saturday's 5.7 inch snowfall as in the harsher storms this month, however. Cambridge traffic was reported to be lighter than in earlier snows, and the MTA had all its lines running yesterday for the first time since March 16. Logan Airport was closed Saturday, but leading airlines announced normal service resumed since 5 a.m. yesterday...