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Venturelli agreed with the report that one of the subway system’s greatest weaknesses is inoperability between agencies...
...subway systems remain extremely vulnerable to attacks. The Massachusetts transit system...does not seem to receive the attention that it deserves,” State Rep. Ted Speliotis (D-Danvers) wrote in a letter to the joint committee this month...
...Yankees, who also clinched a play-off spot last week, to second billing. Like last year's champs, the Chicago White Sox, the Mets have been that other team in town. But this year the Sox--both the Chicago and Boston versions--have folded, increasing the possibility of a Subway Series. The silver lining for baseball fans elsewhere: two New York teams to hate...
...adequate technology to communicate with local fire departments or ambulance services and will not be able to do so for at least 18 more months. In addition to better communications equipment, Barrios’ report calls for the hiring of 100 more MBTA police officers, for full-scale subway terrorism drills, and for better allocation of federal homeland security money to help local communities outside of Boston proper to secure their T infrastructure. All are necessary measures to improve the safety of the subway and its passengers...
...MBTA have characterized Barrios’ report as overwrought, pointing out that the T is in the middle of a security initiative to upgrade its surveillance cameras, with 310 installed now and 200 more planned. But we remain unconvinced that enough has been done to make the Boston subway system as secure as it needs to be. We strongly support Barrios in his efforts to appropriate enough money to plug these holes...