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 …
Transportation
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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 …
Arsenal Street Corridor Study: Public Meeting
Please join the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for a Public Information Meeting on the Arsenal Street Corridor Study Tuesday, October 4, 2016 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Watertown Middle School, Auditorium & Cafeteria 68 Waverley Ave, Watertown, MA The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is studying the Arsenal Street Corridor in Watertown. This study will develop …
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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, MA 02116 MEETING AGENDA: The MBTA’s Back Bay Station project team will present the 30% design for the forthcoming renovations of the Back Bay …
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