Can We Do It? Ask any Bostonian to describe their hometown, and watch them beam at their mention of world-class universities, stellar cultural institutions, innovative technology companies, and championship-caliber sports teams. Although public support for the 2024 Olympics has dwindled recently, our civic pride will certainly move Olympics fans who reach our shores. But unless drastic changes occur in the next nine years, something else won’t go unnoticed: our transit system. Future visitors will inevitably encounter the MBTA’s quirks. But Boston’s recent blast of record-breaking arctic weather made the T’s deficiencies more obvious. If it can’t weather storms, how can … Continued

1) What is your full name and where are you from? My name is David Garraza Michaus and I am from Pamplona, Spain. 2) What is your position here at PLA and how did it come about? I am a designer. Since I am passionate about visualization and digital representation, I used to follow former PLA designer Alex Hogrefe’s visualization blog, this is how I came upon PLA at first. A few months later, when I was looking for a position, I focused on interesting firms from San Francisco, New York, Chicago and Boston. I soon found PLA’s website again, … Continued