Service suspended: MBTA cuts bus routes post-pandemic
Today, Newton loses two bus routes: 505 and 52. They’re marked as suspended, but when the MBTA suspends service, it rarely comes back. Citing low-ridership and revenue shortfalls during the pandemic, the MBTA announced cuts for a long list of services last year....MBTA looking to double Green Line capacity
From the Globe today… Expected to cost more than $1 billion, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s latest spending spree is aimed at boosting Green Line capacity by up to 100 percent, in part by buying a new fleet of as many as 200-plus trolleys that...Maybe the parking lot was full?
@NUFalexander shares this scene from the Eliot T stop on Twitter:
Housing Group maps density around T stations
A big part of the debate in Newton has been around housing density. We don’t talk about it that way, but that’s what it comes down to: how many units fit on an acre of land. A group of researchers mapped the MBTA stations around the MBTA and said that if...Newtonville Commuter Rail station is closed
Newtonville Commuter Rail Station will be closed until further notice while repairs are being made to its stairs, the MBTA announced Tuesday evening. After an inspection, the stairs were closed “out of an abundance of caution,” MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo told the...VIDEO: Transit Matters presentation
Thanks to Jenn Adams of NewTV, here is the Transit Matters: Regional Rail Presentation, hosted by Councilor Emily Norton (Ward 2 ward councilor). The Transit Matters folks are Jarred Johnson, COO; Josh Fairchild, president and co-founder; and Ethan Finlan, Regional Rail Outreach Coordinator.
Fascinating presentation and important for Newton.
Transit Matters: Regional Rail Presentation from NewTV on Vimeo.
MBTA board approves preliminary funds for Newton’s commuter rail stations
The MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board voted Monday to approve a $5 million architectural and engineering contract for major renovations at three commuter rail stations in Newton, targeting construction of platforms and accessibility improvements as key...Newton’s rail station upgrades critical for region
Members of the TransitMatters advocacy group gave a very compelling presentation on Regional Rail last night at the library. Regional rail is their vision for frequent, reliable service on the commuter rail system with a fare structure to match the rest of the MBTA. ...MBTA Green Line train derails in Newton
According to this Boston Globe news story, a D train derailed near Riverside this morning. No one was injured but trains will be replaced by shuttle buses between Riverside and Newton HighlandsThe 413 on the Newton commuter rail and ward 2 politics
There may not be much local news converge of Newton and our city council races these days but Western Massachusetts Politics & Insight is a Springfield-based political blog has just posted a piece that looks at Newton commuter rail and even the ward 2 city...
Is Riverside Station a transit-oriented site? Yes or no
In a multi-pronged proposal to the City Council’s joint Zoning & Planning and Land Use committee meeting Tuesday, the Right Size Riverside committee (also known as Lower Falls Improvement Association) started its presentation for the Riverside MBTA station site (city documents here) with an usual request..
Don’t call the Riverside MBTA site a “Transit Oriented Development.”
Here’s how Right Sized explained its request in a memo…
“…Riverside is not robust. Located at the terminus of the Green Line D Branch, with long travel times to most major centers of employment, and with only one MBTA bus line stopping at Riverside only
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