Senator Brownsberger, Representative Livingstone and Representative Rushing have been working with transportation officials to develop a study that would examine capacity constraints of the roadways and public transportation system in Boston. Senator Brownsberger anticipates working with all of the members of the Boston delegation as this process moves forward. The following proposal was submitted to …
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Letter to MBTA GM regarding diesel replacement service along the 73 bus line
In response to several rider complaints, Senator Brownsberger sent a letter to the General Manager of the MBTA Dr. Beverly Scott to get more information about the deterioration of service. January 21, 2014 General Manager Beverly A. Scott Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 10 Park Plaza, Suite 3910 Boston, MA 02116 Dear Dr. Scott, I am …
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Route 73 Bus Belmont
I moved to Belmont with my husband three years ago. We both work in Downtown Boston and were extremely excited to live off of the 73 Bus because it came every 6 minutes and got us to Harvard Square so quickly for our commute. A few months ago, the buses changed from the electric buses …
71 Watertown Bus Service Issues
Service on the 71 Bus line is not what it used to be. What was 10 years ago a very well functioning route is now plagued by delays, overcrowding, bus bunching, ever-lengthening commutes and dubious reliability. The Key Bus Initiatives work has been completed and a decent interval has passed. Although a number of stops …
Personal Responsibility & Trapello Rd.
Something to think about as we begin the redesign of Trapello Rd We might take a lesson from Holland, which was the site of an enlightening traffic experiment a few years back. Officials in the city of Drachten removed all traffic signs, controls and markings from the city center. Despite this free-for-all design, traffic flowed …
Service Issues on the Waverley Bus
We’ve been hearing complaints about a degradation of service on the 73 bus line — unexplained significant delays in the arrival of buses. We’ve brought them to the attention of the MBTA and their position is that nothing has changed — the schedule with the diesel buses is the same as it was with the …