BOSTON – Every work day, Fort Hill resident Juan Ramos makes his way to his desk at the Union of Concerned Scientists in Cambridge by taking a 40-minute ride, starting on the Orange Line subway and transferring to the Red Line at Downtown Crossing. Heading home, he takes the No. 1 bus from the start of the line to the end.
"The fact that I solely depend on public transportation, that's the reason why I moved to Boston and why I remain here," said Ramos, who came to the city to attend school in 1997. "I chose not to learn how to drive."
BOSTON – New Year's Eve celebrations will attract over 1 million people to Boston later this week and one local law firm is trying to ensure a safe night for many if not all.
Through Sober Ride Home Program, Sweeney Merrigan Law, a Boston-based firm that specializes in personal injury cases, is putting up $5,000 to pay for $15 Lyft credits to cover transportation for as many as 333 rides in cars dispatched by Web-based hailing service to help reduce the number of drunk drivers and related accidents in and around the Hub Thursday night and Friday morning.
