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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Subways, buses, and commuter trains will operate as usual this week, but the state's embattled transit system remains in limbo, pending a ruling by Massachusett's highest court...

Author: By Linda S. Drucker, | Title: MBTA Funding Remains Precarious As King Awaits High Court's Decision | 11/25/1980 | See Source »

While the high court temporarily paved the way for continued mass transit service, a shutdown later this month is still possible. The key issue--whether the governor's emergency powers permit him to spend state money without a legal appropriation--remains unresolved...

Author: By Linda S. Drucker, | Title: MBTA Funding Remains Precarious As King Awaits High Court's Decision | 11/25/1980 | See Source »

Locke dismissed the effects of tax-cutting Propositon 2 1/2 on the state's hard-pressed cities. He told the municipalities, "You can't say that because the cities and towns can't hire, we can't. We're a transit authority. The same rules that apply to communities shouldn't apply...

Author: By Linda S. Drucker, | Title: MBTA Funding Remains Precarious As King Awaits High Court's Decision | 11/25/1980 | See Source »

King's attempt to collect $6 million from cities and towns for transit expenses during his December 1979 takeover is still being contested in the Massachusetts Supreme Court...

Author: By Linda S. Drucker, | Title: MBTA Funding Remains Precarious As King Awaits High Court's Decision | 11/25/1980 | See Source »

...streets on bicycles. "I was swept away," Koch said later, "by the thought of what could be." Traffic back home, of course, is a lot denser and meaner than in Peking, but for a time Koch thought that the vision might translate at least partly to New York. A transit strike there last spring swelled the ranks of the city's commuting bicyclists to nearly Chinese proportions. Like Toad of Toad Hall discovering the motorcar, Koch seemed to conceive a passion for the bike. As an expression of his enthusiasm, he spent $300,000 from the city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: The Great Bicycle Wars | 11/24/1980 | See Source »

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