MBTA entirely shut down tomorrow (Tuesday, January 27)

[ron_newman]

The entire MBTA system is shutting down all day tomorrow.

I don't understand this decision. During the Blizzard of '78, at least the underground parts of the T were kept open throughout the storm, as was the Longfellow Bridge crossing. If the state wants people not to travel on the roads tomorrow, shouldn't the T be kept open?

Comments

[intuition-ist.livejournal.com]

Seems pretty clear -- they want people to stay home. If the T is running, some enterprising idiot will force his employees to come in during the blizzard, then they will be stranded and have to stay there (or waste emergency services' time in rescuing them).