I had a fascinating visit a couple of weeks ago to the Green Line Maintenance Yard in Newton. They roll cars in on a track extension and inspect them and perform routine maintenance from an underground trench. If the cars need heavier maintenance, they can roll them onto a special track and lift up the …
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2014 Green Line Forum: May 28, 6PM, Boston Public Library
This year’s Green Line Forum, will be held Wednesday, May 28, 6:00-8:00 p.m. in Rabb Lecture Hall at the Copley Library. Dr. Scott and MBTA personnel will discuss the progress that has been made towards addressing concerns raised during last year’s event and update riders on new initiatives. Attendees will be able to ask questions …
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Our decaying 3rd world, road infrastructure
Last week one night I was driving home from Ipswich on my way back to Wayland. I was on Rt 128 going south. What I noticed was that this major highway – this through fare of Boston and of our ‘high-tech’ corridor was so ‘patched’ with tar from an ever growing cancer of pot holes …
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70/70A Performance
Last month I posted a table of bus performance statistics for routes in Senator Brownsberger’s district. An sharp eyed constituent noticed that the 70/70a lagged behind its counterparts in on-time performance. I assumed that the extraordinary length (10 miles for the 70 and over 13 miles for the 70a) of the routes, negatively impacted its …
Allston I-90 Viaduct Interchange Improvement Project Letter
Senator Brownsberger joined several of his colleagues in a letter to Secretary Davey, encouraging MassDOT to look at the Allston I-90 Viaduct Interchange Improvement Project with a broad focus. April 23, 2014 Secretary Richard A. Davey Massachusetts Department of Transportation 10 Park Plaza, Suite 4160 Boston, MA 02116 Dear Secretary Davey, We would like to …
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Departure platform moved to improve #73 and #71 bus service
Platform Change As of Monday, April 28 the departure platform for MBTA buses #73 and #71 going to Belmont and Watertown during Monday through Saturday will now be on the lower busway of Harvard Station. Departure on Sundays and holidays will be on the upper busway. This change should help improve service times and is …
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