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A double-parked Lyft driver waits outside of the South Station bus terminal on Thursday, August 8, 2019.

Higher Uber/Lyft Fees Could Boost Funding for Street Safety and Transit

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 14, 2021 | No Comments

Historically, municipalities have used their share of fees on Uber and Lyft to finance local transportation improvements, including quick-build safety projects and small transit services. Under new legislation awaiting Governor Baker's signature, that funding could increase significantly.

The Massachusetts State House in downtown Boston.

Final Bond Bill Sets 20-Cent ‘Transit Access Fee’ For Uber/Lyft Rides

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 6, 2021 | No Comments

In 2018, there were about 50 million Uber and Lyft rides that originated in Boston and Cambridge alone, which could have contributed around $10 million in new revenue for the T had this policy been in place then.

An outbound MBTA Fairmount Line train stops at the Talbot Avenue station in December 2012. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

T Board Approves Scaled-Back Package of Transit Service Cuts

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 14, 2020 | No Comments

"We're glad to see them walk back some of the cuts, but we still believe these cuts are rushed and unnecessary," said TransitMatters executive director Jarred Johnson.

The MBTA's proposed service cuts for 2021 would eliminate five stops at the end of the Green Line's E Branch in Boston's Mission Hill neighborhood.

It’s Decision Day for MBTA Service Cuts: Here’s What to Watch

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 14, 2020 | No Comments

To help fill a $600 million budget gap, the agency has proposed eliminating ferry service, ending dozens of lower-ridership bus routes, eliminating commuter rail service on nights and weekends, and closing several rail stations, including a portion of the Green Line in Mission Hill.

A new shared bus and bike lane has been installed on Florence Street in downtown Malden. Photo courtesy of the MBTA.

Malden Joins the Dedicated Bus Lane Club

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 10, 2020 | No Comments

Malden, in collaboration with the MBTA and MassDOT, has painted a red shared bus-and-bike lane on Florence Street northeast of the Malden Center Orange Line station to benefit the MBTA's routes 104, 105, and 99.

A November 2020 survey of 1,340 Massachusetts residents found strong opposition to the MBTA's proposed 2021 service cut plan. Courtesy of the MassINC Polling Group.

Poll Finds Strong Statewide Opposition to MBTA Cuts

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 3, 2020 | No Comments

64 percent of poll respondents oppose the MBTA's "forging ahead" service cuts, which include the elimination of 25 bus routes, ferry service, and weekend commuter rail service.

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