MBTA’s plan for diesel hybrid buses does little toward climate goals, but we can change plan
Public comment is our opportunity to push the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority toward a goal of a fully electric fleet by 2030, a significant step toward healthier air and a required 50 percent reduction in transportation emissions.
Service on 68 bus route comes back on June 20, MBTA says in ‘Summer Service Plan’ unveiling (updated)
The suspension of service on the 68 bus line will end June 20, the MBTA said Monday. The delay of more than two months between the announcement and restoration of service was blamed on a hiring slowdown that has reduced the capacity to respond quickly.
Asked about low- and no-cost mass transit rides, MBTA and city gesture instead toward faster trips
The state has retreated on bus and subway service cuts, but residents shouldn’t hope to see fares quickly decrease or be eliminated – and Cambridge isn’t doing much on its own to lower the cost of mass transit, councillors heard Monday.
Subway, bus service back ‘as fast as possible,’ MBTA official tells board as relief funds flow
Facing continued criticism for its plans to cut service, the MBTA announced Monday that it would “bring back service as fast as possible on bus and subways” and look into restoring commuter rail and ferry service.
Subway and bus service cuts roll ahead Sunday, but transit advocates have hope for better MBTA
The MBTA is set to get another round of disaster relief from Washington while making service cuts that its own advisory board said have “no budgetary justification,” as well as changing leadership.
Watch meetings on more money for Covid aid; Central Square apartments; and Jerry’s Pond
Public meetings this week look at securing more money to get businesses, households and the homeless through the coronavirus; a 46-unit project for Central Square; asking what IQHQ will do about its polluted Jerry’s Pond; how the green line extension is going; and much more.
Nighttime partial lane closings begin Sept. 9 around the Lechmere Viaduct rehab project
Rehabilitation of the East Cambridge Viaduct over Nashua Street near the intersection with Charles River Dam Road will cause some nighttime traffic lane closings around Leverett Circle starting Wednesday.
State of Central Square T stop draws concern as repairs to an elevator extend to early 2020
The MBTA was trying city officials’ patience a year ago when it came to conditions at the Harvard Square red line station, and now attention is on the decaying Central Square T stop as well, where stairs can be “treacherous” but elevator repairs are dragging on.
MBTA reopens Alewife T garage for weekdays after assessment, repairs of crumbling ceiling
After opening at 5 a.m. Monday, the garage will be available until 1 a.m. and follow those hours “until further notice” while nightly inspections and work goes on to fix any emerging problems. The garage will close again Saturday and Sunday for a second comprehensive assessment.
Leaving behind the Charlie Card by 2021 sounds good for many of us – but not all
Riders of the T, commuter rail and buses should be able to forget about their Charlie Cards by the spring of 2020, instead of simply taking advantage of a revamped system to merely tap their credit card or smartphone for access.
