Comments on: The Brookline Stairway Liberation Front http://andyontheroad.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/the-brookline-stairway-liberation-front/ deepthoughts, music, and observations Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:11:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Weekly Wrapup « Andy on the Road http://andyontheroad.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/the-brookline-stairway-liberation-front/#comment-213 Weekly Wrapup « Andy on the Road Sat, 10 May 2008 19:35:16 +0000 http://andyontheroad.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-213 [...] The Brookline Stairway Liberation Front 2. The Coolidge Corner Theatre Does It Agai 3. [...] [...] The Brookline Stairway Liberation Front 2. The Coolidge Corner Theatre Does It Agai 3. [...]

]]> By: Giselle http://andyontheroad.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/the-brookline-stairway-liberation-front/#comment-187 Giselle Tue, 06 May 2008 14:23:59 +0000 http://andyontheroad.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-187 again, not the T's fault. flagmen are required to be there for as looooong as it takes Mass Highway to finish the project again, not the T’s fault. flagmen are required to be there for as looooong as it takes Mass Highway to finish the project

]]> By: Andy http://andyontheroad.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/the-brookline-stairway-liberation-front/#comment-185 Andy Mon, 05 May 2008 22:36:36 +0000 http://andyontheroad.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-185 Hi Giselle - Thanks for the clarification. For those of you following at home, it's Mass Highway <a href="http://www.mhd.state.ma.us//default.asp?pgid=content/projectsRoot&sid=wrapper&iid=http://www.mhd.state.ma.us//ProjectInfo/" rel="nofollow">project 601183</a>. The MBTA may not be behind it, but "nothing to do with" is far too strong a phrase to use for those stairs. For the last two days they've been staffing flagmen at the stairwell, who seem quite content to do nothing whatsoever (not even wave flags) and MBTA officers have been on site every day during the construction. The overwhelming majority of the people who use the stairs are using them for the T, too. Perhaps you can see how I combine the two in my head. Hi Giselle -

Thanks for the clarification. For those of you following at home, it’s Mass Highway project 601183.

The MBTA may not be behind it, but “nothing to do with” is far too strong a phrase to use for those stairs. For the last two days they’ve been staffing flagmen at the stairwell, who seem quite content to do nothing whatsoever (not even wave flags) and MBTA officers have been on site every day during the construction. The overwhelming majority of the people who use the stairs are using them for the T, too. Perhaps you can see how I combine the two in my head.

]]> By: Giselle http://andyontheroad.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/the-brookline-stairway-liberation-front/#comment-184 Giselle Mon, 05 May 2008 19:20:25 +0000 http://andyontheroad.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-184 the stairs were part of a Mass. Highway Dept. project.... having nothing to do with the MBTA the stairs were part of a Mass. Highway Dept. project…. having nothing to do with the MBTA

]]> By: cynical http://andyontheroad.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/the-brookline-stairway-liberation-front/#comment-176 cynical Sun, 04 May 2008 13:51:27 +0000 http://andyontheroad.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-176 I love it! I used to live at 1470 Beacon and used the Brandon Hall steps daily, and I wholeheartedly support your act of defiance in using the mysteriously closed stairway. I agree that it may not be that far to take an alternate route down to the T, but as you suggest, it's a matter of principle and we (present and former) Brooklinians will not tolerate being told what we can and cannot do. Long live the BSLF!! (P.S. Visiting from Universal Hub.) I love it! I used to live at 1470 Beacon and used the Brandon Hall steps daily, and I wholeheartedly support your act of defiance in using the mysteriously closed stairway. I agree that it may not be that far to take an alternate route down to the T, but as you suggest, it’s a matter of principle and we (present and former) Brooklinians will not tolerate being told what we can and cannot do. Long live the BSLF!! (P.S. Visiting from Universal Hub.)

]]> By: Weekly Wrapup: BSLF, Long Tails, and Videos « Andy on the Road http://andyontheroad.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/the-brookline-stairway-liberation-front/#comment-175 Weekly Wrapup: BSLF, Long Tails, and Videos « Andy on the Road Sun, 04 May 2008 10:29:30 +0000 http://andyontheroad.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-175 [...] The Brookline Stairway Liberation Front - many, many thanks for Universal Hub and Ataxia (of neato band The Wodrow Wilsons) for spreading [...] [...] The Brookline Stairway Liberation Front – many, many thanks for Universal Hub and Ataxia (of neato band The Wodrow Wilsons) for spreading [...]

]]> By: Ataxia – Brookline Stairway Liberation Front http://andyontheroad.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/the-brookline-stairway-liberation-front/#comment-169 Ataxia – Brookline Stairway Liberation Front Sat, 03 May 2008 14:07:10 +0000 http://andyontheroad.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-169 [...] People need to reclaim their staircases. The people shall not be denied. [...] [...] People need to reclaim their staircases. The people shall not be denied. [...]

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