The Future of Transportation in Boston
Riding the Green Line Photo courtesy of Boston University School of Law
Boston has always prided itself as being different from New York City. We’ve always thought of our city as smaller, but in a good way. We’ve always marveled on our historically lower crime rate, cost of living and general population congestion. Furthermore, we’ve always frowned on the intense traffic congestion that has made New York City into a public transportation city.
However, increasing fuel, living, and housing costs have started Boston on a path similar to our big brother NYC. A recent article in the Boston Globe stated that the increasing gas price has drastically increased the popularity of the bus services between Boston and New York City. This increased popularity has opened the doors for small competitors like Fung Wah and Lucky Star which have thrown the first punch in a price war similar to the airline industry during the 1978 deregulation. (more…)
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