With up to $300M in disaster relief expected, MBTA tells board it looks to ease service cuts
The MBTA will push through changes to commuter rail and ferry service starting Saturday, even as estimates show the agency set to get between $250 million and $300 million in disaster relief from a federal bill signed into law in December.
Bench bars at Cambridge T stops draw criticism as ‘hostile architecture’ aimed at the homeless
The City Council voted 8-1 on Monday to ask the MBTA to reconsider a bench design some consider “hostile architecture” installed recently at Cambridge T stations.
Attend meetings on coronavirus financial aid, vacant storefronts, Jerry’s Pond work and more
Public meetings this week look at why the city can’t grant direct Covid-19 aid, affordable housing work citywide under Covid-19, public schools’ approach to remote learning and in-person classes, development at large hazardous waste site and much more.
Attend meetings on closing of Riverbend Park; getting City Hall contracts; and police inventory
Public meetings this week look at a roadblock to socially distanced exercise; how Kendall Square evolves under the CRA’s watch; a new way to decide in-person vs. remote learning; a dog park for the Cambridge Crossing neighborhood; and the police department’s inventory list.
Transit in 2020, driven by coronavirus pandemic, must sort through mixed signals of coming year
The Covid-19 pandemic has had far-ranging effects on how we get around Greater Boston – all of which will have to be rethought as the pandemic ebbs in the coming year.
Parking returns to normal Friday after nor’easter with no more snowfall expected until Christmas
A city snow emergency parking ban for an overnight nor’easter, which dropped some 13.4 inches of snow as of Thursday afternoon, ends at 8 a.m. Friday.
Snow emergency starts at 8 p.m.
A city snow emergency parking ban begins at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Around a foot of snow is expected through Thursday morning.
Service reductions to MBTA have been softened, but will start in January and be reviewed in March
The MBTA’s Financial Management and Control Board has approved service cuts that will start going into effect in January. The members of the board voted 3-2 to approve the cuts during a four-hour Monday meeting.
Attend meetings on end to single-family zoning; starting outdoor education; new diner in Central
Public meetings this week look at ending zoning just for single-family housing; outdoor education; how home-based businesses may get easier to set up; a doughnut shop/diner and separate boutique hotel plans in Central Square; and more.
MBTA might undo expected service reductions, as vaccines, stimulus hint at ‘return to normal’
The MBTA has signaled it could scale back plans to significantly cut service after public outcry and its own advisory board suggested the cuts were not justified. It was deferring the presentation of the first round of cuts by a week, to a Monday meeting.
