Results tagged “tolls”

• Massachusetts is one of 16 states eligible for as much as $287 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Education’s “Race to the Top” competition. Winners of the grants will be announced in April. [MassLive.com]

• After a 3.8% increase in undergraduate tuition and fees, an MIT education will cost more than $50,000 for the 2010-2011. [Boston Globe]

• The Boston Public Schools will replace five principals and require the staff of six schools to reapply for their jobs after 12 city schools were listed as underperforming. [Boston Globe]

Jan R. Schlichtmann, played by John Travolta in A Civil Action, earned fame by suing companies for water pollution. He is now leading a suit against the Mass Pike for what amounts to tax pollution. Alleging that the majority of Pike proceeds are going to fund Big Dig work unrelated to the Pike, Schlichtmann and co filed a suit Friday saying the tolls constitute an illegal tax on drivers and an "an unconstitutional expropriation of money." If you're a Pike driver opposed to funding the Big Dig, you can join the cause at the Massachusetts Turnpike Toll Equity Trust. more ›

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Deval Patrick wrote an op-ed in the Globe yesterday about reforming Massachusetts transportation. He advocated consolidation and system-wide planning, and emphasized multi-modal transportation. Proposing an elimination of the Turnpike Authority, Patrick outlined a plan to turn over roads that go to Logan and the South Boston Seaport (including Mass Pike east of route 128) to Massport, while the Highway Department would take over the turnpike west of 128. Tolls will be eliminated on the western pike as well, as these funds cannot be used to fund the Big Dig. Other tolls will be implemented to help pay for construction and upkeep. In general, Patrick's plan focused on tolls and roads, not the T. more ›

--The thought of Massachusetts drivers plus a U-Turn that's open to the public makes us skittish. [WBZ] more ›

The MetroWest Daily News shed some light on the Turnpike Authority Board yesterday. The following line says it all: more ›

--First Night pictures are up! What you see above from Flickr user post406 is only a taste of the pictures you can find that are tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr. Thanks for adding your photos! more ›

--New England Confectionery Co., aka NECCO, was sold to a company in Bethesda, Maryland. So, will the name be changed to Maryland Confectionary Company, or MACCO? We certainly hope not. [Boston Globe] more ›