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I came across this multi-year proposal to fund the maps associated with the MBTA’s Bus Network Redesign up for approval next Thursday at the Boston Region MPO meeting. Action Item: Work Scope for MBTA Bus Network Redesign

Mini-high platform installation at West Medford station Sunday. I’ll try to get better photos later this week.

The state WILL NOT be increasing the income tax. It recently spent almost 20 years lowering the income tax from 5.95% to 5.00% from a ballot initiative approved by the voters in 2000 that the Legislature amended to slow walk the rate reduction over that period of time. Plus two years ago the...

I walked by two of these 16 fare evasion staff members at the fare machines located above Medford/Tufts station reminding anyone passing through to validate at the machine or use the reader on the train.

You own your words so actually it’s not on the reader. And yes when something outlandish is written or said it does take the reader’s attention off of the point you were trying to make. I’m done talking about it too thanks.

A quorum doesn’t mean *everyone* who attended Town Meeting voted it down, it just means there were enough members present to make the voting valid. It seems like it was a voice vote since none of the reporting provided a tally (the last time I checked the meeting minutes hadn’t been approved yet...

That’s a whole lot of prejudice to assume that grey haired people = against the MBTA Communities Act. Neither you nor I know the motivations of those who were in attendance unless they expressed an opinion. You certainly wouldn’t make the same prejudgment and sweep a broad brush if the crowd was...

This morning Lowell train #306 (6:55 am from Lowell) was an all bi-level consist (5 cars). First time I’ve seen that on the Lowell Line. Thought I was on the south side for a moment ;)

Congress Street Boston segment where the old Gov’t Center garage used to overhang has opened to northbound traffic and pedestrians.

The Mass Pike Extension needs one or more westbound off-ramps and eastbound on-ramps on the segment between the Central Artery and the Allston-Brighton exit. As most of you are aware, the Pike extension in this stretch was only designed to have eastbound off-ramps and westbound on-ramps...

Recent progress on mini-highs and lighting improvements at West Medford station.

North end of West Medford CR platform. Could this be the start of the mini-high platform construction referenced in the June 2024 ADA report? They are also doing track work this summer on the Lowell Line so could be related to that too. But the north end of the station is the only place where...

These are the images Mass Streetsblog took from the USDOT RAISE grant application in its recent article about the award. I can’t imagine either them going down to two lanes total (one in each direction) given the current volumes let alone expected increase in road demand once things really...

Isn’t the reason why all these new buildings are on stilts because the whole area is a floodplain / filled land and they need to elevate the occupied part of the structure above a 1 in 100/500 year flood? It lowers the master insurance premium cost because the floodwaters would “pass through”...

This shared photo is southbound and there’s been a bus bike morning only lane here for a while (maybe they were repainting it while they were there adding the minuscule new northbound lane).

I do believe in the better angels of our nature and trying to hold back my full cynicism. You’re right 16 is probably the initial batch of personnel. Just think around here that with the density of use and past practice as described, it’s going to take a lot of public outreach and conditioning...

I’m all for speeding things up with all door boarding. However, won’t this worsen fare evasion? I’ve been on enough surface trolleys where the driver opens the back doors because of a big crowd and everyone says to themselves “hey, a free ride” as they all pile in through the non- driver...

AFC 2.0 Amendment Deck Here’s the presentation to coincide with the Board discussion and approval later today to amend AFC 2.0 agreement to allow public rollout to happen this summer and also save $41 million.

Beacon Park Yard back in operation

I don’t know why MassDOT is going through this design process to improve the ramp intersections and Main/Mystic when the real effort should be taking down the Rt. 16 overpass of Main St entirely. The whole thing was built for an era of highway expansion that never came to be and it’s a cluster...