by Greg Reibman | Dec 6, 2017 | MBTA, streets and sidewalks, traffic |
Four communities have just received a grant to “test ideas like bus-only lanes and traffic signals that give buses priority at busy intersections,” the Globe reports today.
According to the foundation, Arlington will use the money for its one-month test to improve service on Massachusetts Avenue during the morning rush, which could include a bus-only lane. Cambridge and Watertown are planning to create all-day bus lanes on parts of Mount Auburn Street. And Everett, which already sacrificed a lane of parking for bus-only traffic in 2016, plans to make two stops on that route easier to access for wheelchairs and strollers.
All four communities also plan to test “transit signal prioritization” on these routes, technology that lengthens green lights and shortens red lights depending on how near or far a bus is from an intersection.
Is this an idea that should be tested in Newton and, if so, where would you suggest putting these bus only accommodations?
by Greg Reibman | Dec 5, 2016 | Newton Highlands, Waban
From Wicked Local’s Jenna Fisher...
The MBTA announced this week that the an arborist at the Northern Tree Service identified 592 trees as potentially hazardous to the Green Line D train, which runs through Newton and Brookline into Boston.
by village14 | Sep 20, 2016 | MBTA |
This press release is from the MBTA BOSTON – The MBTA has retained the services of Northern Tree Service, Inc. to help remove multiple trees adjacent to the Green Line identified as posing a threat due to dead or rotting branches or branches that may be susceptible...
by Greg Reibman | Feb 29, 2016 | MBTA, Setti Warren |
Newton Mayor Setti Warren teamed up with Boston City Council President Michelle Wu take a proposal to raise MBTA fares and Gov. Charlie Baker to task in a Boston Globe oped. Raising fares — certainly by the amounts on the table for a vote by the MBTA Board — amounts...
by Greg Reibman | Jan 13, 2016 | Newton |
MassDOT is hosting a series of meetings in January and February to seek public comment regarding proposed MBTA fare increases and proposed changes to commuter rail schedules, including one at Bigelow Middle School Auditorium on Feb. 4 from 6-8 p.m. The full schedule...
by Greg Reibman | Jul 1, 2015 | Newton |
The MBTA is conducting an online survey here to help determine service priorities and the standards it uses to evaluate service.
by Greg Reibman | Dec 5, 2014 | MBTA |
This comes from the MBTA Advisory Board…. The MBTA Advisory Board, a member of the Boston MPO, has developed a tool to measure the experience of the typical transit user and their level of satisfaction with the service they receive. Please follow this link,...
by Greg Reibman | Jul 2, 2014 | MBTA, traffic |
An editorial in the Globe today challenges the MBTA to take inspiration from Bridj, the start-up, bus company that is testing the market with service from Coolidge Corner — and “think about new ways to use data to improve it own customers’...
by Allison Sharma | Jul 13, 2013 | Newton |
On Wednesday evening in the Auburndale Village Bank, the MBTA presented a 30% design plan for a new, accessible commuter rail station in Auburndale. Funds are already in hand to advance to the 60% design stage, so this has real momentum. Key features of the proposed...
by Greg Reibman | Jun 29, 2012 | Lower Falls, Riverside |
Those speaking during a public hearing Tuesday were overwhelming opposed to a mixed-use development at the Riverside MBTA. In addition to the understandable concerns about traffic, safety, construction and noise, a common theme was concern from neighbors about losing...
by Jerry Reilly | Jun 11, 2012 | Newton Corner |
Whenever I’m having work done on my car, as was the case last week, I bike from West Newton to the Y at Newton Corner. This time, after the discussion of Walnut Street parking vs bike lanes, I was noticing the parking situation along Washington Street between...
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by Sean Roche | Feb 25, 2012 | Auburndale, Lower Falls, MBTA |
UPDATED: The developer has been using a one-space-per-400 sq. ft. formula. It’s time to face reality on Riverside: the neighbors have dictated the volume of traffic they are going to accept. And, they are not all wrong. It’s tantalizing to think abstractly...
