In their second terms, Michael Dukakis ( governor ) and Fred Salvucci ( secretary of transportation ) came up with the strategy of tying the two projects together — thereby combining the project that the business community supported with the project that they and the City of Boston supported.

Public transportation in the Boston area

The Boston transportation system includes roadway, rail, air, and sea options for passenger and freight transit.

Because Quincy is part of Metro Boston, it has easy access to transportation facilities.

Due to its proximity to Boston proper, Quincy is connected not only by these modes of transportation but also to the regional subway system, operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ( MBTA ), known locally as " The T ".

Edison is a transportation hub, with an extensive network of highways passing through the township and connecting to major Northeast cities, New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Trenton, Washington, D. C. and others.

The town's proximity to major transportation networks has resulted in an influx of families from Boston and other localities who live in Randolph but work throughout the metropolitan area.

A water transportation dock is located at the public landing and provides ferry service across Boston Harbor.

Realizing that establishing transportation to the locale was imperative in its formation they were dedicated to pushing for a railroad from Boston to Salem over the island and to establish a ferry between the island and Boston.

In the winter of 1775 – 1776, Henry Knox directed the transportation of the guns of Ticonderoga to Boston.

Originally a salt marsh on the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge, Kendall Square has been an important transportation hub since the construction of the West Boston Bridge in 1793, which provided the first direct wagon route from Boston to Cambridge.

Competitors in the transportation business include Fidelity Investments ' BostonCoach and the charter operations of Peter Pan Bus Lines ( formerly Coach USA's Mini Coach of Boston ).

Barnstable Municipal Airport ( HYA ) is the main air transportation hub for Cape Cod, with daily flights to both islands, Boston, Provincetown, and New York, served by Cape Air as well as several regional carriers.

NextBus provides a real-time passenger information system for all routes for several major transportation agencies including San Francisco Municipal Railway, AC Transit ( which services the East Bay region of the San Francisco area ), Washington DC WMATA, Los Angeles Metro, Boston MBTA, and the Toronto Transit Commission ( TTC ).

Real-estate development pressure in Hingham is likely spurred by several factors: the town's close proximity to Boston ; its high-quality public education ; its relatively unspoiled historic character, and expanding availability of public transportation to Boston, by MBTA bus, commuter ferry near the Hingham Shipyard, and commuter rail.

Just as the Boston Garden was, the TD Garden is built on top of Boston's North Station, a major transportation hub.

In September 2004, the city of Boston required all regularly scheduled intercity bus services to operate exclusively to and from the South Station transportation terminal.

After participating in the siege of Boston and aiding in the transportation of troops to New York, he obtained command of a fire ship and attempted to use it to set fire to the British warship HMS Asia ( 1764 ).

In New York, neither rail nor road transport was possible anywhere for days, and drifts across the New York – New Haven rail line at Westport, Connecticut took eight days to clear ; transportation gridlock as a result of the storm was partially responsible for the creation of the first underground subway system in the United States, which opened nine years later in Boston .< ref >

A transportation revolution was underway thanks to heavy infusions of capital from London, Paris, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia.

* The Boston Globe reported on October 5, 2009, that the newly announced Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Carol W. Greider of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, was asked if she had expected to win the honor.

In 2007 and 2008, due to concerns about expected future availability and pricing of brewing capacity at breweries owned by others and Boston Beer Company ’ s desire to better control its brewing future and to improve efficiencies and costs long term, the company initiated several steps designed to reduce its dependence on breweries owned by others.

Two more stations are expected to join the " As It Happens " network on July 2, 2012: WGBH-FM in Boston and Vermont Public Radio in that state.

Lowell sailed from Boston on July 14, 1877, and, though he expected he would be away for a year or two, he would not return to the United States until 1885, with the violinist Ole Bull renting Elmwood for a portion of that time.

Great Britain, under Alan Prescott, and boasting world-class backs such as Billy Boston, Mick Sullivan, Jeff Stevenson and Lewis Jones, and a formidable pack, were expected to win with Jacques Merquey's French side a dark horse.

Since he was known to have powerful connections in other colonies as well as London, he was expected to use them against the Boston colony.

The advergame industry is expected to generate $ 312. 2 million by 2009, up from $ 83. 6 million in 2004, according to Boston research firm Yankee Group.

As expected, Baugh was drafted in the first round ( sixth overall ) of the 1937 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, the same year the team moved from Boston.

Third-year forward Spencer Machacek, named team captain after expected captain Lucic would stick with the Boston Bruins of the NHL, led the team in scoring with 78 points, fourteenth in the league.

Sportswriter Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe reported that Gammons was expected to be in intensive care for 10 to 12 days.

A naval assault on Boston was expected in the near future.

Although the Boston Red Sox took on Lowell and his contract largely because the Marlins would not trade pitcher Josh Beckett without relieving themselves of Lowell's salary, Lowell fared better than expected as a member of the 2006 Red Sox, for a time leading the league in doubles and providing solid defense at third base.

Although the Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns were interested in his services, he was strongly linked with a poised move to the Boston Celtics and was expected to be in Boston once he cleared waivers.

The mid-season arrival of Williamson, along with Scott Sauerbeck, Jeff Suppan and Byung Hyun Kim was expected to boost an already strong Boston team to the 2003 World Series.

Ferry service in New Boston would be expected to bring 15, 000 cars across the river yearly, saving the vehicles from driving to either Burlington, Iowa or Muscatine, Iowa — distances of about 50 miles ( 80 km ) — to cross over into Iowa.

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The quantity of freight traffic on the Boston and Lowell Railroad was large from the first, as it was expected to be, with Lowell's textile companies bringing in raw materials and sending out finished goods.

The start of Johnson's career at League One side Bradford City was marred by an ankle ligament injury in a pre-season friendly at Boston United which was expected to keep him out of the first month of the season.

The ship was expected to arrive in Stonington the following morning in time to meet the train that connected with Boston.

Indiana was expected by most experts to falter and miss the playoffs after the Pacers – Pistons brawl ; however, led by retiring Pacers legend Reggie Miller, the Pacers still made the playoffs and unexpectedly won their first-round series against the Atlantic Division champion Boston Celtics.

The Urban Ring Corridor is located roughly one to two miles from downtown Boston, and the project is expected to convert 41, 500 car trips to transit trips daily.

The Boston Bruins were expected to make the Stanley Cup finals after a first overall finish during the regular season riding the shoulders of the " Kraut Line ".

Programs including Kid's Classical Hour and the live Boston Symphony Orchestra broadcasts were also expected to continue.