*Jordan Rich filled in on NightSide*

In preparation for the month-long Orange Line shutdown, the MBTA has released its transit diversion plan. Two of four stops that were not included on the diversion plan’s shuttle bus route is the Chinatown and Tufts Medical Center stops. Jordan spoke to Chinese Progressive Association Executive Director Karen Chen and Tufts Medical Center Chief Operating Officer Diana Richardson about their concerns over the MBTA’s transit diversion plan.

-The last segment of the hour, Jordan dove into his second topic of the evening, which was the attack on famed author Salman Rushdie.