General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

[Riverside]

Fire at/on top of South Station

https://x.com/onlyinbos/status/1777684046232830444?s=46&t=BftsCnAlkCvA1VBAf0kXSg

 

[Delvin4519]

February-March 2024 update on the bus service/bus operator shortage at the T:

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The March/April update on the bus operator/bus service shortage at the T. Still 6% below pre-COVID levels (over 100 still left to fill).

Date	Count	Vacant	Change	% of pre-COVID max	Max count
5/2/2023	1,622	201	N/A	88.97%	1,823
6/29/2023	1,611	212	-11	88.37%	1,823
7/26/2023	1,548	368 (275 pre COVID)	-63 (-93)	84.91% (80.79% BNRD)	1,916
8/30/2023	1,559	357 (264 pre COVID)	+11	85.51% (81.36% BNRD)	1,916
10/4/2023	1,572	295 (251 pre COVID)	+13 (+49)	86.23% (84.19% BNRD)	1,867**
10/23/2023	1,644	223 (179 pre COVID)	+72	90.18% (88.05% BNRD)	1,867**
11/28/2023	1,642	225 (181 pre COVID)	-2	90.07% (87.94% BNRD)	1,867**
12/29/2023	1,635***	232 (188 pre COVID)***	-7***	89.68% (87.57% BNRD)****	1,867**
1/25/2024	1,697***	170 (126 pre COVID)***	+62***	93.08% (90.89% BNRD)****	1,867**
2/23/2024	1,714***	153 (109 pre COVID)***	+17***	94.02% (91.80% BNRD)****	1,867**
3/26/2024	1,728***	139 (85 pre COVID)***	+14***	94.78% (92.55% BNRD)****	1,867**

****/***The formula the MBTA used to calculate bus vacancies has been changed again this January, to exclude in trainees from the operational count (those in training will now be included in vacancies). No changes to historical data was provided by the MBTA, meaning the data since December 29, 2023 is not directly compariable with May - November data.

**Updated figure from the Boston Globe

 

[cubbe8]

Had no idea the Blue Line went to Somerville.