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  • To a T: How Phillip Eng got Boston's subway system back on track

    November 15, 2025 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    To address issues with the city’s old, slow subway system, Boston's MBTA implemented an aggressive repair and staffing strategy that included replacing 250,000 feet of aging track and expanding the workforce from 5,700 to 8,000 employees through increased wages and sign-on bonuses. As a result, on-time performance soared from 25% to 92%, rider satisfaction nearly doubled, and the system now runs 278 more trains daily.

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  • Millions in rural America lack reliable internet. How Massachusetts towns got online.

    November 19, 2024 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Otis, Massachusetts

    The town of Otis, Massachusetts leveraged state and federal grant funding alongside a municipal bond to build out its own fiber-optic network, increasing access to high-speed broadband in a rural area that has historically had little. Since it’s a municipal network, the town has more control over how it’s run, and prices are typically lower than those offered by private internet providers.

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