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Hundreds of commuters – and quite a few people who joined the ride just for fun – joined convoys from all around the region to converge at City Hall Plaza before the workday began Friday morning.
"Even the significant resources proposed by the Governor are below the MBTA’s actual need," says Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce president James Rooney.
Years of work remain before new Amtrak routes start rolling through Springfield to connect Boston, Albany, and New Haven.
A 2018 study warned of "poor safety conditions" on the state roadway where a driver killed Father James B. Doran last week.