The MBTA said today it's hiring Transportation Resource Associates to help it address the 60 critical safety projects identified in the recent D'Alessandro Report.
"It's become very clear that the MBTA needs to develop and implement a better system for examining requests for capital spending, and determining the best methods for maximizing our limited resources," acting MBTA General Manager William Mitchell said in a statement.
The company, which has been advising transit authorities since its founding in 1990, will look at both the specific issues raised by the report as well as how the T can better address safety concerns. The company is scheduled to provide an initial report in February, with a final report the next month.
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So a consultant was hired to
By J
Wed, 12/09/2009 - 5:26pm
So a consultant was hired to write a report, and in response to the report, a consultant will be hired? Lovely.
swallowed the spider
By SwirlyGrrl
Wed, 12/09/2009 - 8:44pm
to catch the fly. I don't know why they swallowed the fly. We're gonna die!
Wait a second
By Aaron
Wed, 12/09/2009 - 9:57pm
Have they considered performing any of the repair or maintenance to undo the causes of those safety problems?
It could be just my inner misguided uninformed liberal talking, but given that we know these safety problems are caused by pretty specific lack-of-maintenance issues, couldn't they be solved with, oh, some repair work?
Hold that thought
By Jiffywoob
Thu, 12/10/2009 - 1:48am
They've hired consultants who will be able to address those very questions by early next Spring.
Not enough money
By dirtywater77
Thu, 12/10/2009 - 2:05am
I'm sure they'd love to make the repairs. The problem is, they have tons of safety projects and not enough money for all of them.
Some of those projects that
By anon
Thu, 12/10/2009 - 6:18am
Some of those projects that get high safety ratings seem to be more about reliability issues than safety. Perhaps this consultant will be an outside pair of eyes that can clarify for the MBTA which ones are true safety issues and which ones have been identified as safety issues by project managers trying to make sure they get their share of the shrinking budget pie.