Expect shuttle buses for four weeks on green line; Medford Branch opening is put off to November
Shuttle buses will replace trains between Government Center and Union Square stations in both directions from Aug. 22 to Sept. 18. Service on the branch began March 21.
Attend meetings on a city-run shuttle bus idea, Brattle Street bike lanes and preserving The Pit
Public meetings this week look at monkeypox preparedness, a proposal for city-run delivery services making up for MBTA failings with shuttle buses, Brattle Street bike lanes, preserving The Pit and more.
Proposed bus cuts will make transit unusable
Unless you’ve been a regular bus rider, you won’t understand the impact minor changes can have on the feasibility of using transit. After this proposal, I must wonder if any MBTA planners have relied on the service they want to change.
Glass panels fall on their own at Alewife T station, sign of aging closing an entrance during repairs
The closing of the Russell Field side of the Alewife red line T stop wasn’t due to vandalism, but to a dramatic example of wear and tear at the aging station, the MBTA says.
Plan for a bus network redesign raises concerns over removal of three routes in East Cambridge
Changes to three East Cambridge bus routes serving lower-income people and seniors are adding to concerns over a wholesale redesign of the MBTA bus system.
In Kendall and Davis squares, T tokens ride again, this time as trade-ins for meals at Life Alive cafes
Those old MBTA tokens you thought were worthless are spiking in value – briefly. Once worth one bus or subway ride, or about $1.25, for a week starting June 28 and again in August, they’re worth a meal at new Life Alive restaurants in Kendall Square and Somerville’s Davis Square, or about $11.
Causes of MBTA service cuts reach back decades, and the solution isn’t necessarily more funding
Safety concerns from federal inspectors caused the MBTA to announce on Friday that weekday subway service on the red, orange and blue Lines would be cut dramatically, and run on a weekend schedule. But the MBTA story is worse than that.
Attend meetings on appointing a city manager, easing the opioid crisis and changed bus routes
Public meetings this week look at the city manager finalists – and appointing one of them – as well as micro-studio apartments for Central Square, easing the opioid crisis, a regional bus network redesign and two multi-use path projects in the western half of the city.
High-frequency bus routes and Central terminal are in MBTA plans, but redesign may have flaws
A revamp of the region’s bus network proposed by the MBTA would alter Cambridge’s transportation routes dramatically, and city leaders are unsure of the consequences.
After shrugging off transit order by City Council, DePasquale says maybe ‘new manager’ will do it
The departure of City Manager Louis A. DePasquale is less than two months away, and he has begun to kick things down the road to his unknown replacement.
