Will, since you posted the information about the poor service on the Red Line, it seems like it’s gotten worse — or at least no better. Yesterday the train I was on at evening rush hour sat at Charles for at least 15 minutes, the engineer saying helplessly, “We can’t move, there’s no where to …
Transportation
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Mount Auburn Street Corridor Study – Monday, November 14, 6- 8 p.m.
There is a public meeting relative to the Mount Auburn Street Corridor Study, that will be held Monday, November 14, 6- 8 p.m.: The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) invites you to attend the second public meeting relative to the Mount Auburn Street Corridor Study, to be held on Monday, November 14, from 6-8 p.m. …
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MBTA
When will our local governments and legislators finally take on the MBTA and its shoddy operation? Setting aside the attention-grabbing incident of the Orange Line last night, the day-to-day delays are making it impossible to rely on mass transit. I have run into 30-45 minute delay of service delays three times this week – and …
Watertown-Cambridge Greenway
This project is starting in the summer of 2018! Design details here. What is your vision for the Watertown-Cambridge Greenway? How can we make it something truly special, not just a path but a world-class destination? Who is interested in getting involved?
MBTA Red Line Delays between Park and Harvard Square.
In the last two weeks Red Line MBTA has been dreadful during evening hours between 5 and 6 pm home bound from work. Since October 10th 2016 the Red Line has made long haul stops breaks between Park and Harvard stating that there is a problem with signals at Alewife station. This is an on-going …
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MBTA Improvements
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 and operations improvements could result in major service improvements and an increase in system throughput, effectively increasing capacity. Automated Fare Collection 2.0 AFC 2.0 will be a completely …