Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Rail Vision

People boarding the shuttle bus outside North Station headed to Government Center.

Slower Than Walking: Downtown Gridlock Bogs Down the T’s Subway Replacement Shuttles

By Grecia White | Jun 24, 2022 | No Comments

On the first full day of an emergency shutdown of the central portions of the Orange and Green lines, thousands of subway passengers endured long lines for shuttle buses and excruciatingly slow trips between North Station and Government Center.

A large crane sits next to the Government Center parking garage in downtown Boston during its demolition. The left part of the garage is in the process of being taken apart, while the center portion that spans Merrimac Street (pictured in the foreground) is still intact

MBTA Closes Downtown Segments of Orange, Green Lines

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 23, 2022 | No Comments

The MBTA abruptly shut down several downtown stops on its Orange and Green Lines Thursday evening after construction workers discovered “severely deteriorated” support columns in the Haymarket station subway tunnels. To keep trains and passengers away from those columns, effective immediately, the Orange Line will be split in two parts, with trains running between Forest […]

A new Orange Line train at Assembly Station in summer 2019. Courtesy of the MBTA.

T Sidelines New Orange Line Trains As Service Cuts Take Effect

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments

Riders keen to find silver linings might reason that, with fewer trains running on the Orange and Red lines this week, we should at least have better odds of catching one of the T’s new trains. This spring, the T had been running up to four new Orange Line trains at a time, giving riders […]

An Orange Line train arrives at the North Station stop. Courtesy of the MBTA.

La MBTA Anuncia Recortes Significativos al Servicio del Metro Para Rectificar Peligros de Seguridad

By Grecia White | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments

Días después de que inspectores federales dieran una serie de directivos a plazo corto para que la agencia corrigiera serios problemas de seguridad en el sistema de transporte rápido, la MBTA anunció el Viernes, Junio 17 que iba a reducir el servicio del metro bastantemente para así poder cumplir con los requisitos del gobierno federal.

A rendering of two new roundabouts overlaid on an aerial image of the intersections of Chandler Street and May Street in Worcester. Two "Y"-shaped intersections where the two streets converge would be converted into a pair of roundabouts, with two wide shared-use pathways around the edges of and between the new roundabouts.

MassDOT Plans Two New Roundabouts for Dangerous Worcester Intersection

By Grecia White | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments

Last week, MassDOT shared their plans to convert a dangerous pair of intersections on Worcester’s west side to two roundabouts in an effort to improve safety and provide better pedestrian and bicycle accommodations next to the Worcester State University campus. May Street and Chandler Street are both east-west streets that cross Worcester’s west side and […]

MBTA Announces Significant Subway Service Cuts to Address Safety Hazards

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 17, 2022 | No Comments

The cuts are a response to a safety audit from the Federal Transit Administration, which raised alarms about safety hazards from staffing shortages at the subway system's Operations Control Center.

Two women walking their dog near Wards Pond on the Emerald Necklace.

New Walking City Trail Links Together Boston’s Best Walks In A 25-Mile Urban Hike

By Grecia White | Jun 16, 2022 | No Comments

“The Walking City Trail is basically a 25 mile showcase of Boston's most immersive parks, urban wilds and other green spaces."

Two Green Line trains collided on Commonwealth Avenue on the evening of Friday, July 30, 2021. Courtesy of the Boston Fire Department.

Federal Safety Inspectors to Require Better Track Maintenance, Stronger Oversight At the T

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 16, 2022 | No Comments

One of the more striking findings from the FTA’s safety inspection was that nearly 10 percent of the system’s heavy rail subway system (the red, orange, and blue lines) are under speed restrictions because of the agency’s poor track maintenance.

An aerial photo of a brightly-colored footbridge across an eight-lane highway in Boston's Allston neighborhood.

See MassDOT’s Early Designs for a New Car-Free Bridge Over the Pike in Allston

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 15, 2022 | No Comments

As part of MassDOT's Allston Multimodal Project, Allston's Franklin Street footbridge will be replaced with a new car-free overpass that meets ADA standards and offers a smoother connection into the surrounding neighborhoods.

Un detalle del mapa de la nueva red de autobús que propone la MBTA, mostrando las nuevas rutas propuestas que conectarian a Roxbury y Dorchester a trabajos de Longwood Medical Area (esquina izquierda). Cortesía de la MBTA.

Primera Vista de la Nueva Red de Autobuses que Propone la T

By Grecia White | Jun 14, 2022 | No Comments

Una nueva red de autobús con rutas de “alta frecuencia” trata de ofrecer un servicio más simple y conveniente para vecindarios que dependen en el transporte público como Dorchester, Lynn, Chelsea, y Mattapan, y mejor servicio para los vecindarios que están creciendo como Seaport y Longwood Medical Area.