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Every year MassDOT releases a Capital Investment Plan (CIP), which lays out the long term investments that the administration will make in our transportation infrastructure. Last year, being the first year of the new administration MassDOT only released a 1 year CIP for the MBTA and MassDOT as the agencies reassessed the commitments made by the …
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Comment from Will B. There have been a number of personnel changes that have complicated our efforts to nail down plans for the park improvements, but Highway Commissioner Tom Tinlin and the new DCR Commissioner Leo Roy are getting closer to an understanding of how to move forward. Senator Brownsberger and Representative Rushing recently met with the …
Outbound stops Stop # Stop names (prior to 3/19/16) Key Bus Route Proposal from 2013 New stop names as of 3/19/16 (where applicable) Change in status as of 3/19/16 2118 Belmont St @ Cushing St Maintain 2119 Belmont St @ Sullivan Rd Maintain 2120 Belmont St @ Oxford Ave Eliminate Stop closed 2121 Belmont St …
MBTA General Manager Frank DePaola and staff will be coming to the Brighton Elks Lodge on Tuesday, April 26 from 6-8PM to present a status report on Green Line service. This is a chance for the public to understand where things are headed and to raise issues, ask questions, and get answers. Directions to the Brighton Elks Lodge can be found here.
In January, Massachusetts legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation considered a number of bills: The full list of bills is here: https://malegislature.gov/Events/EventDetail?eventId=2342&eventDataSource=Hearings I urge you to oppose the major bills: S.1807*, S.1808*, S.1809*, S.1859, S.1879, S.1900, H.3069, H.3072, H.3073. * Filed by Will B. Also in the mix are a few bills that may or may …
The Senate will soon consider legislation regulating Uber and other ride matching companies. Although I have real sympathy for individuals who have money tied up in taxi medallions, I will not support legislation that will hamper the transition to the superior new model. I welcome feedback on every facet of this industry transition, but I am particularly interested in feedback on the issue of passenger security.
