The future of the MBTA

lnside South Station, Boston, the major MBTA commuter rail hub.

lnside South Station, Boston, the major MBTA commuter rail hub.

From Robert Whitcomb’s ‘Digital Diary,’’ in GoLocal24.com

Rhode Island and Massachusetts readers would do well to read The Boston Globe’s Dec. 5 article “Mass. officials have big ideas – and big decisions – for the MBTA commuter rail’’. Bay State transportation officials are pondering how the system should change over the next few decades, including route and station additions, service frequency, fare structures and equipment. The many Rhode Islanders who commute on the MBTA to and from Boston, mostly from Providence but some from points south, should read the piece. Please hit this link