You can't get here from there: The transportation dilemma facing the Merrimack Valley

This event is hosted by the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission and will feature Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, MBTA Acting General Manager Jon Davis, MassDOT Highway Administrator Frank DePaola, MVRTA Executive Director Joe Costanzo, MVPC Transportation Program Manager Tony Komornick, State Senator Thomas McGee, MassINC research director Ben Forman, and T4Massachusetts Director Christina Egan.

This forum is the lastest in a series of regional transportation finance discussions Research Director Ben Forman has participated in around the state.

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