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Suburbs Face Their First Deadline for New Transit-Oriented Zoning Law
Where many suburbs currently only allow single-family homes with large lawns, the new rules will require new zoning districts "of reasonable size," and generally within a half-mile of transit stops, where builders would be allowed to construct at least 15 homes per acre.
January 30, 2023
Advocates Set An Agenda For Salvaging the T’s Troubled Buses
One of the report’s key arguments – and the reason for its title – is that the region’s current bus fleet is actually smaller than it was in the early 1970s, even though the region has added 1.7 million new residents since then.
January 25, 2023
Gov. Healey’s Job #1 for the T: Better Union Contracts
"The combination of overworked staff and aging assets has resulted in the organization being overwhelmed," wrote agents for the Federal Transit Administration in a scathing report this August.
January 23, 2023
The MBTA’s Bus Driver Shortage Is Getting Even Worse
After a year of intensified recruiting efforts, nearly one in four bus operator positions at the MTBA remains unfilled, and the shortage appears to be getting worse.
January 19, 2023
Zona Lenta ‘Temporaria’ En la Línea Verde Pronto Cumple Un Año
La zona lenta que tercamente persiste en el Viaducto de Lechmere en la Línea Verde, el puente arqueado sobre el Charles River, ofrece un ejemplo de lo difícil que es para la MBTA mantener credibilidad con pasajeros los cuales tienen que aguantar proyectos de construcción disruptivos pero sin ver todavía los beneficios.
January 19, 2023
‘Temporary’ Green Line Slow Zone Approaches 1-Year Anniversary
But in spite of all the work that’s been done on the Lechmere Viaduct, a “temporary” slow zone that has forced trains to run at a walking-pace crawl is now approaching its one-year anniversary.
January 18, 2023
Weekend Commuter Rail Ridership Now Exceeds Pre-Pandemic Volumes
The T and Keolis have adjusted commuter rail schedules to favor “clockface” schedules – trains that leave every hour or half-hour – over the traditional focus on peak-hour trains during the morning and evening rush hours.
January 11, 2023
MBTA Is On A Shopping Spree for Commuter Train Parking
On Thursday, the MBTA Board of Directors gave the green light for the T to spend a quarter-billion dollars to acquire Widett Circle, a 24-acre former food distribution center between Interstate 93 and the T's Cabot Yards, to store commuter rail trains near South Station.
December 16, 2022
Opening Day: The Green Line Arrives In Medford
The pre-dawn opening brought out hundreds of transit enthusiasts – including many Tufts students – to the new stations along the line on Monday morning.
December 12, 2022
Could the New Governor Breathe New Life Into the T’s Regional Rail Plans?
Maura Healey wants to get rid of the commuter rail as we know it.
November 29, 2022
