http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/2185 State Senator -- 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex -- Democrat Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:18:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/2185#comment-340 BethBirnbaum Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:50:45 +0000 http://willbrownsberger.com/?p=2185#comment-340 The T needs to exercise prudent fiscal management rather than place the burden for its failure to do so squarely on the backs of riders again and again. There are only so many fare hikes riders can absorb, and service reductions hurt everyone. Certainly, those who depend on public transporation are hurt most directly. But at a time we're looking toward green solutions for decades of environmental abuse, the T ought to be expanding rather than narrowing our options. Thank you, Rep. Brownsberger; I wouldn't have known about the public hearings but for you. The information you provide on this site is empowering. The T needs to exercise prudent fiscal management rather than place the burden for its failure to do so squarely on the backs of riders again and again. There are only so many fare hikes riders can absorb, and service reductions hurt everyone. Certainly, those who depend on public transporation are hurt most directly. But at a time we’re looking toward green solutions for decades of environmental abuse, the T ought to be expanding rather than narrowing our options. Thank you, Rep. Brownsberger; I wouldn’t have known about the public hearings but for you. The information you provide on this site is empowering.

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