Beverly Scott Stepping Down As Head Of MBTA

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

1. That's too bad. It seems like she was caught between a rock and a hard place with these storms.

“The Governor and Lt. Governor were surprised to learn of Dr. Scott’s resignation this afternoon,” spokesman Tim Buckley said in a statement.

Right...


They funny thing is that some want to assign the blame to her for not clearing the tracks, with pretty much unprecedented snowfall and antiquated trains, but Baker can call for help from the National Guard and the local community for anybody with equipment to help with snow removal.

Baker said Monday that he was ‘frustrated’ and ‘disappointed’ with the MBTA’s handling of the recent snowfall. He also signaled that changes could be coming to the transit system “once it stops snowing.”

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/02/10/baker-calls-national-guard-deal-with-snow/2Ybbin7PL2VTbEhS0Ry0zH/story.html
According to the National Weather Service, the 64.4 inches of snow Boston received in the past two weeks has set an all-time 14-day record. The Commonwealth remains in a state of emergency, and more snow is expected later this week.

It took me 2hrs 20 minutes to get in to work today. I know some people that took nearly twice that long to do the same.