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    MBTA Commuter Rail (Operations, Keolis, & Short Term)

    Lowell Line schedule effective June 2 removes weekday midday construction schedule that reduced service to every two hours. Back to hourly.
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    Uhhhhhhh there are 25 GOP reps in the 160-seat MA House. This is a messaging bill.
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    355 Bennington Street | East Boston

    Wow this is great finally being financed! I used to spend a lot of time over here. Starting with the BPL branch they moved here from Orient Heights, then the Excel Academy, now this development to complete the infill of these formerly dumpy lots!
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    Oh it’s a deterioration of service, not an improvement … whoops my bad haha! Typical T should have known. Yeah the oldest in the fleet. Ugh wish CRRC could move quicker.
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    Also what is up with the four car train sets they’re planning to run on the Red Line? I don’t understand the objective (increased frequency, running more CRRC train sets?).
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    The Logan connection has functionally been implemented on the Rockburyport Line with SL3 service between Chelsea station and Airport Station. Whichever path a commuter takes it’s still a two-transfer ride (and Chelsea arguably better because you don’t have the long walk/APM Wonderland to...
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    Multi-Family Zoning Requirements for MBTA Communities

    Interesting that two of the 50 “fully compliant” communities selected by the Healey-Driscoll administration were Arlington & Salem.
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    MBTA Commuter Rail (Operations, Keolis, & Short Term)

    West Medford mini-high platforms opened today
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    MBTA Commuter Rail (Operations, Keolis, & Short Term)

    Maybe they can add those four trains to the mid-day schedule. Very frustrating to see this time of day still operating trains every two hours. With Winchester Center done and West Medford mini-highs looking almost completed, what other work is left that requires reduced service mid-day? They...
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    General Infrastructure

    Berlin NH received a federal grant years ago to implement such a system using a biomass plant along the Androscoggin River. Berlin snowmelt project to continue According to this article as of July 2024 the city was still intending to move forward with the project despite the bankruptcy of the...
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    MBTA Commuter Rail (Operations, Keolis, & Short Term)

    West Medford mini-high construction update 2/4/2025: Appears they’re close to being done. I’m torn because the construction is fairly “Mickey Mouse,” but during their useful life they will be a major benefit to the station’s riders. I’ve struggled myself trying to lug a stroller or two up the...
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    General Boston Discussion

    There may be other sources or more recent ones, but this study in 2019 from the Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) Center for Housing Data estimated housing density around all the commuter rail stations. Not mobile phone friendly to view. https://mhpcenterforhousingdata.shinyapps.io/todex/
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    MBTA Commuter Rail (Operations, Keolis, & Short Term)

    How impactful would Peabody service be given the single track of the Salem tunnel? You would then have three branches vs. two through routed in the single track. Also, would South Salem be a necessary condition given that the Peabody branch would not connect with the existing Salem station (and...
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    MBTA Commuter Rail (Operations, Keolis, & Short Term)

    When “later this week” turns into over a month later. West Medford station. All photos looking north. Much more progress on what is typically the inbound track vs the outbound track.
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    Green Line Extension to Medford & Union Sq

    Is this rule caused by Breda or is it unrelated?
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