The Federal Transit Administration introduced this week that it’s taking an “elevated security oversight function” over the MBTA after a sequence of security incidents. Amongst them was the dying of Robinson Lalin, who was dragged and killed last month after his arm received caught within the door of a Purple Line practice.
Former Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Jim Aloisi and Stacy Thompson, the chief director of LivableStreets Alliance, joined Speaking Politics host Adam Reilly to speak about what the federal oversight of the MBTA may imply for the company’s future and what it says about Gov. Charlie Baker’s stewardship of the T to date.
Plus, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s endorsement within the Suffolk County district lawyer race created some severe rigidity this week between interim DA Kevin Hayden and rival Metropolis Councilor Ricardo Arroyo. GBH Information Metropolis Corridor Reporter Saraya Wintersmith and State Home Information Service Reporter Chris Lisinski joined Reilly to speak concerning the candidates’ conflict, North Finish restaurant house owners taking their combat towards outside eating charges to federal court docket and the battle over licenses for undocumented immigrants enjoying out on the State Home.
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