Baltimoreans have long known the way their city’s transit is run is unusual. But it wasn’t until a new report from a Washington, DC-based transportation think tank was released last month that it became clear just
how unique Baltimore’s lack of control over its transit system truly is.
According to the Eno Center for Transportation, out of the 50 largest transit agencies in the United States, only Baltimore’s transit is both governed and operated by a state agency without a board of directors in this case, the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA). Other cities with state-run transit agencies, like New York and Boston, have appointed boards with at least some power to make recommendations and sometimes even veto key decisions, and also do not rely entirely on their state governments for any non-federal funding.
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MON Landscaping places erosion control measures along the rail line from Adams Lane, Berkley, Mass., to Brightman’s Lumber Crossing, Freetown, Mass.
Work has begun on the first phase of the
South Coast Rail project that will construct two new railroad stations that will provide commuter access to Boston.
The
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority awarded contracts to a contracting team of Skanska, New York, N.Y., and D.W. White, Gainesville, Fla., for the $159 million project for work that began in July and is expected to be completed in the autumn of 2023.
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Inclusive and culturally competent care crucial to address health care inequities during a crisis
In a perspective published in the
Journal of Hospital Medicine, experts from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department of Medicine, Office of Equity and Inclusion and Center for Diversity and Inclusion call for a more inclusive and culturally competent approach to clinical care based on best practices developed during the COVID-19 surge in Massachusetts.
Between March 25, 2020 and April 13, 2020, 40% of all MGH s COVID-19 inpatient population were limited English proficient (LEP), Spanish-speaking adults from the hospital s surrounding immigrant communities of color. Many were essential workers who lived in crowded housing, relied upon shared transport or the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority s public transit and were simply unable to adequately physically distance. This positioned them at increased risk of exposure to the respiratory virus, according to lead autho