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Re: Track 61 (Seaport - Back Bay DMU)
Can we rename this thread Seaport Transit?
http://www.universalhub.com/2013/southie-eastie-get-ferry-connection-city-state
City and state officials today announced a series of traffic-improvement steps to keep the burgeoning Innovation District from choking on its own success, ranging from the mundane - better lane markers on the Moakley Bridge - to a new ferry service between East Boston and South Boston, scheduled to start sometime next year.
The city will use a $1.3 million federal grant to help pay for two ferries to shuttle commuters between the two waterfront communities; East Boston had long been promised ferry service.
"The MBTA will assess and improve service in the Innovation District on key commuter bus lines such as the #4 and #7 within the next year," the city says. Absent were any announcements of improvements to Silver Line service.
Other plans include:
"Time to Destination" electronic signs will be installed in the area in November;
" Restriping the road surface on the Moakley Bridge, a major route in and out of the district, to guide motorists to travel lanes to I-93 and other destinations, preventing tie-ups caused by confusion;"
A detailed traffic study of 63 intersections in the district and along the Greenway
"Smart" parking meters that will be able to tell a smartphone app where the available parking in the area is;
Creation and enforcement of "Don't block the box" boxes at Seaport Boulevard and Sleeper Street and Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street;
Look at opening the haul road and the Ted Williams HOV lane to all traffic while the Callahan Tunnel is shut for repairs;
More Hubway stations in the district next spring.
Can we rename this thread Seaport Transit?
http://www.universalhub.com/2013/southie-eastie-get-ferry-connection-city-state
City and state officials today announced a series of traffic-improvement steps to keep the burgeoning Innovation District from choking on its own success, ranging from the mundane - better lane markers on the Moakley Bridge - to a new ferry service between East Boston and South Boston, scheduled to start sometime next year.
The city will use a $1.3 million federal grant to help pay for two ferries to shuttle commuters between the two waterfront communities; East Boston had long been promised ferry service.
"The MBTA will assess and improve service in the Innovation District on key commuter bus lines such as the #4 and #7 within the next year," the city says. Absent were any announcements of improvements to Silver Line service.
Other plans include:
"Time to Destination" electronic signs will be installed in the area in November;
" Restriping the road surface on the Moakley Bridge, a major route in and out of the district, to guide motorists to travel lanes to I-93 and other destinations, preventing tie-ups caused by confusion;"
A detailed traffic study of 63 intersections in the district and along the Greenway
"Smart" parking meters that will be able to tell a smartphone app where the available parking in the area is;
Creation and enforcement of "Don't block the box" boxes at Seaport Boulevard and Sleeper Street and Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street;
Look at opening the haul road and the Ted Williams HOV lane to all traffic while the Callahan Tunnel is shut for repairs;
More Hubway stations in the district next spring.