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MAPC was awarded a $21.6M federal congestion grant for bluebike system expansion, with 400 new bikes and new docks that will be electrified to support ebike charging, in addition to launching a new shuttle service "to complement MBTA routes"...

So the T is apparently embarking on a limited overhaul of the 1/2/3 legacy RL fleet. Apparently, they're taking the skeptical approach and planning on the legacy fleet being around through 2029, but that's projected to cost ~$95M through FY29. Granted, they might reduce the scope of the CRRC...

Similarly on the other side of the Charles: https://www.cambridgeday.com/2024/10/11/high-increase-in-cambridge-property-taxes-reflects-lackluster-commercial-construction/

I have two questions: The M8s currently originate at New London, which is also on a fairly sharp curve. I am admittedly eyeballing it, but Mystic seems comparable? Even if it isn't, Is this one of those cases where a platform side solution like movable gap fillers can actually make sense?

For reference, some selected documents from the most recent rebid RFP. Per the press when Eng canceled the original contract, competitors had their OTS kits installed within days - and if I'm reading this correctly, they should be in the middle of a formal demonstration phase. Even if the draft...

It's one of those odd jurisdictional nuances - I believe the USCG base itself, unlike the office building, is under the jurisdiction of DoD and doesn't fall under the GSA's purview. Similarly USPS & Dept of the Interior (National Parks, Forests, etc) property is separately managed, to include...

I mean... Look at the angle of that intersection. You might not like the idea of a slip lane, but here it's both light controlled and I suspect required by geometry. if you move the intersection up to the main junction, most cars would have an issue making the right turn around the point of the...

As I recall, that was solidly 20 years ago at this point - but given both Lesley's current state of crisis and how difficult and costly anything air-rights has historically proven, I'm not sure it would have helped anyways.

Well, the ongoing Volpe Redevelopment for one. Of the others the Fort Point Post Office is probably top of the pile, but that one is probably more valuable to the MBTA than as Residential. Otherwise, the list of federal sites in Urban Boston is fairly slim - O'Neill & JFK office buildings...

So I was recently going through the MBTA roster on NE transit, and I found this line - apparently, 2 of the overhauled MBBs got turned into office cars. In an era where the T is facing a fiscal cliff, at first blush it definitely feels like an extravagance - especially since I'm fairly sure the...

For the record, I pulled the tables from the same document; my understanding is that all 3 tables have different data sources so they're not comparable to each other, and that there's likely some data contamination with regards to what portion of the traffic count is actually for Logan vs East...

Of course you're right about runners seeing it differently, and I should have mentioned that. I'll concede that what I read was likely focused on more functional "transit" sidewalk uses in a city/planned landscape area, rather than a path that sees recreational use. If I may since you're a...

You know, it's been a few years but I previously read a study that said basically the opposite - all else being equal pedestrians tend to read asphalt as being for speedy vehicular traffic, and generally read concrete as being primarily for walking. Generally you even see that paradigm continue...

I realize that the answer is fully likely to be "it's not cost effective" but if we wanted to build an elevated LRT wholly on-corridor, how much additional height do we need under the air rights to allow for all uses to coexist? Specifically, I'm wondering if the cost of modding MITs buildings...

I *believe* the last studies of this area were in the late 90s to early 2000s when they were trying to build an access road to Worcester Airport - I don't think it's accessible online, but reporting from the time seems to suggest that MassHighway would have considered reconfiguring the RT12...

On that note, in a world where MassPort is serious about an APM, I think it'd be reasonable for the next Blue Line fleet to include a certain amount of luggage racks. The Airport already accounts for probably ~10-20% of all Blue Line ridership, and I assume it'd grow substantially with an APM /...

Per Wikipedia: on the NEC, which the Worcester Line parallels at Back Bay and ultimately joins at Cove Interlocking: Here, track 1 is the western "southbound main" track, so looking at somewhere like Attleboro which has turnouts to create a 4 track section, it would be tracks 3-1-2-4, and...

Just for the sake of reference: Logan's ground access statistics. In general, in 2022 61.6% of all Logan travelers got there via car, with an average daily count of 111k(!), and the Blue Line is again heads and shoulders above any other transit option at present. Not having an employee vs...

Speaking of tolls in RI, anyone have an update on whatever happened to their truck tolls? I know they got turned off a couple of years ago as part of some lawsuit from trucking interests, but the physical plant is still there and the last update was literally a year ago in September 2023 when...

For reference: the previous design alternatives from 2019, before phase 3 got truncated to Eliot-Anderson and the Reid/BU bridge overpass project got handed to MassDOT. Since ~January 2021 as part of the rescoping of phase III, it's been managed by MassDOT as project 611987, with a apparent...