Two recent presentations by the MBTA show good progress towards future improvements: Red Line Capacity Constraints A recent comprehensive study of the Red Line indicated that a new vehicles, signal upgrades …
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Back Bay Station Concourse Project: Public Meeting
MBTA PUBLIC MEETING Back Bay Station Concourse Project DATE: Monday, September 26, 2016 TIME: 6:00 PM LOCATION: Transportation Building 10 Park Plaza Conference Rooms 1, 2 and 3 Boston, …
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73 Bus Summer 2016 Service Issues
In response to constituent complaints about the service quality of the 73 bus, we reached out to the MBTA to see if there was an explanation and also to get a timeline …
Changing Expectations for the Green Line
At our recent forum about the Green Line’s future, MBTA General Manager Frank DePoala offered hope for continuous improvement of reliability and modest resulting capacity increases, but no hope for big capacity increases within the visible planning horizon. The dose of reality he offered about the long term will require some time to digest.
DCR Formally Kicks-off Mt. Auburn/Fresh Pond Intersection Study
The long awaited study is finally underway! The opportunity is huge for improvement.
New Commuter Rail Schedules which will go into effect on Monday, May 23, 2016
Last fall Keolis and the MBTA announced new Commuter Rail schedules but delayed implementation – those schedules were rolled out with limited notice and limited public input. Secretary Pollack postponed the rollout to this spring …
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