Senator Brownsberger: the MBTA suffered huge delays across all service platforms in both recent storms. I would suggest you and transportation committee members to take a T ride for each line (Green/Red/Silver/Orange/Blue) to gain first-hand experiences. Most commuters cannot afford wasting hours of their life each day on an outdated transportation system.
Transportation
accessibility, bike paths, masspike, mbta, ride sharing, rmv, roads and traffic, rules of the road, statewide transportation funding
Auto recalls that we have to find out about ourselves
I’m amazed that used-car dealers aren’t required to repair safety recalls before selling vehicles, or disclose the recalls to customers when the cars are purchased. If there’s something that can be done at the state level about this life-threatening issue, please look into it.
Trapelo Road Snapshot
Strom drain work in Cushing Square has been congesting traffic. That is the work that has been congesting traffic and disrupting bus service lately. It should get better as the work moves beyond the center of the intersection in Cushing Square.
Update: MBTA Fitchburg Line Commuter Rail Project
MassDOT sent along the following advisory re-enforcing the danger of trespassing on the MBTA tracks in the area of Alexander Avenue and Channing Road near Belmont High School.
Core Transportation Capacity Study Approved
I have been working for a couple of years to put some planning structure around the various large transportation projects in the Boston end of my district. Among other things that have become clear to me, there is huge unmet demand for public transportation across my district
MBTA Bus Performance Data
Here are a map, chart and table that provide an interactive view of real-time data for MBTA buses that you may use to explore the recent performance of various bus routes.