A letter to the Boston Transit Authority

Mr. Jeffery Mullan, CEO
MBTA
10 Park Place, Suite 3910
Boston, MA 02116

Dear Mr. Mullan:

I have enclosed an open letter to Connecticut Transit that is self-explanatory. Because of the issues raised in the letter, I am contacting you and asking for one of the following:

1. Would it be possible to donate some of your staff’s time to come to Connecticut to run a series of workshops for Connecticut Transit? These training sessions would be to help Connecticut Transit “get it right.” In other words, could your staff consult with CT Transit to help them learn how to upgrade the Connecticut transportation system?

2. Another option in lieu of training sessions would be to sponsor a series of “live-aid concerts.” These concerts would raise money to revamp and upgrade the CT transportation system. Imagine U-2—the band, not your metro line—performing.

Everyday, cars clog our highways spewing out noxious fumes. One is reminded of spice-laden camels raising clouds of dust and sand crossing the desert toward Cairo. One is reminded of produce-laden and donkey-drawn carts braying and brawling traveling at faster speed then private cars.

One is also unfortunately reminded of the factory smokestacks of West Virginia and a coal-choked sky. Only instead of several large smokestacks, we in Connecticut face hundreds, if not thousands of tiny smokestacks from private vehicles. Fumes that if unchecked will surely drift to Boston.

Thank you for your attention and I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Mel Hathorn