I would agree with that and take it a step further - the Worcester City Council along with the town governments of area towns (such as Grafton, Sutton, Millbury, Shrewsbury, Westborough, Southborough, Northborough, Hopkinton, Upton, Northbridge, Auburn, and Boylston) should all be working in conjunction with state elected officials to demand that the commuter rail service on the Worcester-Framingham line (1) improve a dismal on-time performance rate and (2) increase the number of trips servicing this line.
This was the best quote from the editorial:
The Patrick administration has been fully occupied with the launch of commuter service Southeastern Massachusetts recently. Now, it should concentrate on concluding the long-running talks with CSX and providing Central Massachusetts and MetroWest commuters with the 20-train schedule they need.
I absolutely, 100% agree. As a Massachusetts tax payer, I have no idea why the Commonwealth focused so much on adding a commuter rail line to an area that (1) didn't want a commuter rail line and (2) ddn't need it.
Governor Deval Patrick certainly campaigned hard in Central Massachusetts. Why is he ignoring us now? And Lt. Governor Tim Murphy is a Worcester native and currently lives in Central Mass. What about doing something for Worcester and the surrounding towns?
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