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Flashing lights to be installed downtown near post office to enhance safety
Following a number of discussions and soliciting community input, the select board this week voted in favor of installing rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB) near the downtown post office crosswalk to enhance pedestrian and traffic safety. Town Administrator Tom Mayo reported that out of 70-75 responses to an inquiry by...
MBTA fall services changes feature updated Route 66 bus
The MBTA is on a new fall service schedule which features an updated route for the Route 66 bus. The changes, which went into effect on Aug. 25, use the Harvard Bus Tunnel to offer new stops and a new layover location. The bus will no longer stop at JFK at Eliot Street, and instead stop at 16 Eliot Street. The Route 66 will also no longer stop at Mass. Ave and Johnston Gate, which used to be the final stop on the Route. Instead, it will end at the Harvard Bus Tunnel.
The Reasons Behind Boston’s Color-Coded MBTA Subway Lines
BOSTON (WBSM) — Anyone who has taken a ride on the Boston subway quickly learns the color-coding system that helps riders navigate from one line to another. Going to Fenway? Green Line. John F. Kennedy Library? That’s the Red Line. How about a trip to the New England Aquarium? Take the Blue Line.
MBTA Plans September Service Closures for Track Improvements
BOSTON – Throughout the month of September, the MBTA will suspend service on its Red Line as well as the Kingston, Middleborough, and Greenbush Commuter Rail lines to allow for track repairs. According to the news release from the MBTA, the MBTA will use the closures to repair 18...
As new T schedules kick in, 4 takeaways from Phil Eng’s extensive radio interview
From shutdowns to schedule adjustments, MBTA General Manager Phil Eng covered a lot of ground during a recent appearance on WBUR’s “Radio Boston.”. MBTA General Manager Phil Eng is forging ahead on his mission to radically improve the T, from shorter headways to fewer slow zones and possibly some added whimsy.
Dot’s Alicia Gomes takes charge as T’s first-ever ‘light rail’ chief
Alicia Gomes, who was recently appointed as the MBTA’s first-ever director of Light Rail after General Manager Phillip Eng separated the operations of heavy rail like the Red Line from light rail, which includes the entire Green Line and the Mattapan Trolley, brings first-hand experience to the job. The...
Stoughton students initially without transportation will now have ride to school
All students who applied for bus transportation in Stoughton, Massachusetts, are officially getting a ride to school. More details will be released at a Stoughton School Committee meeting Tuesday night. School officials say a bus has been added. It will have to take two runs each in the morning and...
When to expect MBTA shutdowns this fall, as slow zone removal plan enters final stretch
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. There’s a hint of fall in the air, just in time for arrival of Dunkin’s new seasonal menu. But one of the items has sparked a question: If Rhode Island can get a Dunkin’ latte inspired by their official state beverage, why can’t we?
Opposition rises against dedicated bus lanes on Columbia Road
Columbia is not a highway. The same people that complain about the T, are preventing the T from functioning. Making people drive the speed limit will not add 20 minutes to anyone's trip. ...if the speed limits are set rationally. Most drivers know how fast they can safely take a...
MBTA Makes Significant Progress on Critical Track Work on Red Line, Removes Six Speed Restrictions
The MBTA today announced the completion of critical track work on the Red Line while service was suspended between JFK/UMass and Kendall/MIT from August 19 to August 26. As a result of unencumbered access to track areas, crews accomplished important work to lift six speed restrictions – five were planned to be removed with a sixth slow zone identified during the service suspension that was also lifted. The work accomplished will result in a safer, more reliable trip for riders with fewer unplanned service disruptions.
Car fire in O'Neill Tunnel snarls Boston rush hour traffic
A car fire closed down a section of I-93 southbound in Boston's O'Neill Tunnel Tuesday afternoon as rush hour was getting underway. The car fire was at exit 16A, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation reported shortly after 3:15 p.m. By around 3:40 p.m., the left lane had opened up, MassDOT...
Petitioners seek to blunt idea of a Columbia Rd. bus lane
A group of residents and merchants who oppose the idea of a dedicated center bus lane on Columbia Road have been gathering signatures this summer from like-minded people as they seek to pre-empt any official effort to add bus lanes to the 2.5 mile Dorchester-South Boston artery. The city of...
MBTA’S INCOME-ELIGIBLE REDUCED FARE PROGRAM BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 4
The MBTA announced that expanded access to reduced fares for income-eligible riders begins on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. This new program provides riders who are aged 18-64 and have low income, with reduced one-way fares of approximately 50 percent off on all travel inclujding MBTA buses, subways, commuter rail and The RIDE.
Boston Will Build Another New Curb-Protected Bike Lane On Harrison Ave. Next Year
The City of Boston will rebuild a short segment of Harrison Avenue in the South End to narrow the roadway and add protected bike lanes, in a design similar to its recently-completed Tremont Street road diet. The Harrison Avenue reconstruction project will reconfigure a 1,000-foot section of the street between...
Last Week’s Red Line Closure Fixed 6 More Slow Zones
Last week's closure of the Red Line downtown forced thousands of riders to endure long shuttle bus rides across traffic-clogged streets in downtown Boston – but it also allowed workers to fix six more slow zones between the Kendall/MIT and Park Street stations, resulting in subway trips that are one to three minutes faster between downtown Boston and Cambridge.
Labor Day traffic to the Cape expected to peak Thursday
U.S. travel over Labor Day weekend is expected to be up 9% compared to 2023.Don't expect anything different on the way to the Cape.State of play: AAA and INRIX, a company that analyzes transportation data, suggest motorists avoid traveling Thursday and Friday evenings to escape the worst traffic.Car traffic from Boston to Hyannis will likely peak Thursday around 1:45pm, with 24% more congestion.Expect a trip around then to take an hour and 42 minutes.Zoom out: The worst times to head anywhere are 1pm-7pm Thursday, 2pm-6pm Friday and 8am-11am Saturday, per AAA and INRIX.AAA suggests traveling before 11am Thursday and before...
Sean Reid prioritizes clean and affordable transportation options
Guest CommentarySean Reid My campaign for state representative of West Lynn and Nahant is based on walking through the neighborhoods of these communities and listening to the concerns of people. The current and future state of our transportation infrastructure is consistently voiced as a top concern. My service as legislative directive to state Sen. Brendan Crighton, […] The post Sean Reid prioritizes clean and affordable transportation options appeared first on Itemlive.
To build a thriving electric vehicle market, prioritize equity and justice
When it comes to purchasing and using electric vehicles (EVs), housing- and income-related factors significantly shape perceptions and preferences among potential buyers, finds a new study in Energy and Climate Change. This research, a collaboration between the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), is among the first to examine both EV adoption and charging infrastructure through an equity lens coupled with state-of-the-art original survey data.
Splinter group meeting on transportation funding
THE HEALEY ADMINISTRATION’S task force on transportation funding has access to all sorts of number-crunchers, including a high-priced consulting firm and state analysts on the payrolls of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the MBTA, and the Executive Office for Administration and Finance. But that hasn’t stopped some task force...
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