BOSTON – Despite its well-documented troubles, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ranks as the nation's third-best mass transit system, according to a new study.
The Chicago-based Center for Neighborhood Technology released its list of top urban transportation networks last week. Though behind San Francisco and New York City, Boston received higher marks than other big cities, including Washington, Chicago, Philadelphia and Seattle.
BOSTON – Ask a bunch of pre-adolescents to come up with solutions to some vexing issues and they'll likely deliver some surprising answers, just as a group of students in Dorchester did.
For example, one team developed a car engine that consumes carbon dioxide, burns methane and emits oxygen as a way to combat climate change. Another group designed a homeless shelter run by robots, to cut the costs of helping the down and out.
