General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

Green Line B branch accessibility project overview, with some renderings of how the new stops will look:

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Here's the MBTA's Plan to Make the Green Line B Branch Accessible - Streetsblog Massachusetts

Earlier this week, the MBTA hosted an informational meeting with potential design-build contractors to outline its plans to upgrade 10 stops on the B branch of the Green Line with wider platforms and accessibility for wheelchair users. According to the MBTA’s presentation, the project...
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Will there be shelters? That’s the only rendering I’ve seen for the new stations. Seems stupid not to install them.
 
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‘The intent is to not fall backwards now’: The T is almost free of slow zones. Can the success last?

When MBTA GM Phil Eng vowed to nix 191 slow zones by year's end, his goal was met with skepticism. Now, data shows victory is within reach.
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He cited signals, power systems, and rolling stock, or vehicles, as a few examples of top MBTA priorities to follow the Track Improvement Program.

“I just want everyone to know that the organization that we’re building is not only looking to rebuild for near-term, we’re looking to rebuild long-term, make this organization sustainable and develop that in-house knowledge and skills that can help us manage the system the public expects and deserves,” Eng said. “And we’re on our way to doing that.”
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So apparently the T is now not forecasted to reach pre-COVID bus service staffing levels until late 2025 now?

That's so depressing. 88% of pre-COVID service right now, and that's seemingly not going to recover for at least another year. Pre-COVID was 1750-1800 headcount.

The T cut service from Fall 2021 to Summer 2023/2024 by 12%, and is that going to recover for riders outside of BNRD Phase 1 routes this winter, or do they really need to wait a whole another year for service restorations?

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beck4537 said:
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More MBTA shutdowns expected in 2025

MBTA riders who slogged through this year’s shutdowns should brace themselves for more next year, though they’ll be more limited in scope and duration, according to transit officials.
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Looks like the work planned for next year will be on signaling, and designed to enable greater frequency to go along with the newly achieved greater speed.
 
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