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 …
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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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All Electronic Tolling
Over the last several months you may have noticed overhead electronic tolling gantries installed along the Massachusetts Turnpike. On October 28th, 2016 those gantries will go live and begin collecting tolls. Here are some things you should know about the transition to All Electronic Tolling (AET): Why: Safety: Crash rates are significantly higher around toll …
Final “Uber” Bill
Late Sunday night, the legislature passed a compromise bill to regulate Transportation Networking Companies like Uber and Lyft. Here are some of the major components of the H.4570: An oversight department within the Department of Public Utilities is created, funded by a surcharge on the companies. TNC vehicles are subject to annual inspection, which can …
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 for the return of the trackless trolley service. Below is the response from MTA Service Planning: As the original email suggested, the recent poor performance …