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Transit Dispatches: Updates From the September MBTA Board Meeting
The MBTA's Fiscal and Management Control Board met for the first time in over a month today, in a joint meeting with the MassDOT board of directors. Here's a roundup of what they discussed:
September 16, 2019
TransitMatters Report Asks State to Cancel South Station Expansion
TransitMatters argues that South Station is big enough to accommodate a dramatic increase in commuter rail service – but only if the MBTA makes organizational changes to move trains more quickly in and out of the station.
September 12, 2019
Fresh and Less Squeezed on the Orange Line
The MBTA's first new Orange Line train in decades started carrying passengers this morning after months of delays, to positive reviews and some spontaneous applause from riders:
August 14, 2019
Cambridge, Watertown Declare Success for Mount Auburn Bus Lanes
The "pilot" phase for the new Mount Auburn bus lanes in Cambridge and Watertown is over, and the two municipalities are making the new bus lanes and transit-priority traffic signals a permanent amenity for riders of the 71 and 73 MBTA's "trackless trolley" bus routes.
August 12, 2019
Wednesday: ‘The MBTA In Crisis’ Panel Discussion with CLF and TransitMatters
How can Massachusetts fix its broken transit system and build a T that's efficient, affordable, and accessible to all? We'll be discussing that and taking your questions via a live Facebook broadcast Wednesday afternoon, from 2 to 2:30 p.m.
July 26, 2019
Advocacy Works: MBTA Cancels East Boston Rail Corridor Sale
After receiving intense scrutiny from transit advocates, the MBTA is withdrawing its effort to sell easement rights to an abandoned mile-long rail corridor along the Chelsea Creek waterfront in East Boston.
July 22, 2019
Why Is the T Trying to Turn an East Boston Rail Corridor Into a Private Roadway?
Two former state Secretaries of Transportation are raising serious concerns over the MBTA's attempts to sell easement rights to private developers for the use of an abandoned mile-long rail corridor along the Chelsea Creek waterfront in East Boston.
July 16, 2019
Higher Fares Take Effect, and Elected Officials Respond With a ‘Boston T Party’
A fare increase for most MBTA subway and commuter rail tickets takes effect today, but dozens of local elected officials and activists are responding with a "Boston T Party" during this morning's commute.
July 1, 2019
Allston Gets a New Bike/Bus Lane
It's been a rough week for the MBTA and its riders, with a Saturday derailment on the Green Line that injured 10, and an extremely disruptive Red Line derailment during this morning's rush hour, but some good news is here for riders on two of the agency's busiest bus routes.
June 12, 2019
MIT Study: High Fares Limit Low-Income Households’ Mobility
A team of MIT researchers today announced the results of a study that concluded that a discounted transit fare for low-income households could offer significant benefits to those households without necessarily contributing to peak-hour crowding in the MBTA system.
June 10, 2019
