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MassDOT Will Revisit Its East-West Rail Ridership Projections
A coalition of regional planning groups wrote that the East-West passenger rail study's low ridership projections "require more explanation, clarity and re-analysis."
March 2, 2020
Advocates Spotlight Strange Math In MassDOT East-West Rail Study
MassDOT believes that adding more passenger rail service between Springfield and Boston would cost more than twice as much – and attract fewer than one fifth as many riders – as a similar higher-speed rail upgrade on the Hartford Line between Springfield and New Haven.
February 7, 2020
Drivers In Worcester Have Killed Two People in the Past 24 Hours
In two separate incidents, drivers killed two people walking on the west side of Worcester.
November 27, 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
Worcester’s Transit Agency Considers Ditching the Farebox
Fares contribute a relatively small portion of Worcester's transit budget, so going fare-free would be a low-cost way to attract many more riders, argues a local public policy research group.
June 3, 2019
In Worcester, the State’s Most Crash-Prone Intersection Is Getting a Makeover
Worcester's Kelley Square, a junction of 7 busy streets near an interstate highway interchange, has the dubious honor of being the intersection with the most crashes in Massachusetts.
May 14, 2019
