MBTA Plans Bus Service Improvements
The MBTA recently announced plans to improve bus routes passing through Watertown. The project is currently in the planning phase and is looking for community input in coming months.
,The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) recently announced plans to improve two key bus routes to Watertown – 71 and 73 – as part of a major service improvement program. The project is part of the MBTA's broader "Key Route Improvement Program," that works to improve bus riders' experience through a variety of factors, including fewer passengers per vehicle, reliable schedules, and bus stop improvements. The MBTA is still in the data-gathering phase of this project, so specific information on improvements and renovations is not available yet. Lydia Rivera of the MBTA said this is the beginning of "a long, thorough process that will result in adjustments that meet the needs of the citizens of Watertown." Town Councilor …
