Posted Fri, Mar 9, 4:13 p.m.

Floyd, Your article mistates the project's projected jobs. This mistake repeats a common tactic of opponents, and as well it ties to a key shortcoming of the PFM report. You stated that the project will have "a permanent workforce of 294 direct and 573 indirect jobs when the terminal reaches ...

Posted Tue, Aug 2, 10:15 a.m.

I guess Bob submitted his piece before he got SSA Marine's full statement on the enviromentalists walking out of the negotiations. Here's what they said yesterday: “We’re very disappointed that the environmental groups chose to walk out on the state agencies and SSA Marine in our talks to expand our ...

Posted Wed, Jul 27, 12:52 p.m.

Bob, you could be more careful with the facts. You know that the terminal will be designed to handle a variety of dry bulk commodities, such as grain, potash, calcined coke -- and coal. Its capacity will be up to 54 million tons per year of all commodities, of which ...

Posted Tue, Oct 27, 10:33 a.m.

Quinn, and others perhaps similarly confused: The deep-bore tunnel will go under First Avenue, through the same solid soils that the railroad and bus tunnels go through. It is a different route from the old cut-and-cover proposal on the waterfront, which would have been built in fill.