Thursday, December 27, 2012
According to figures released Wednesday, MBTA ridership increased for the 20th time in 22 months, with specific increases on subway lines.
People continue to use the MBTA despite mid-year fare hikes. According to figures released by Beverly Scott, general manager of the MBTA, monthly ridership increased for the 20th time in the last 22 months in November. Daily ridership for November increased by 1.3 percent over November 2011, and averaged 1.329 million passenger trips per weekday, according to an accompanying MBTA statement Wednesday. While the overall ridership is up, officials said use of buses dropped slightly in November. The increase “continued the MBTA’s trend of modest ridership growth despite the fare increase implemented in July,” Scott said in the statement. There was marked growth on the Red, Orange and Blue subway lines, which grew 5.6 percent in November. …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
The new route of the MBTA's 558 bus would serve the new developments on Pleasant Street.
Two Town Council subcommittees want to request a change of the route of the MBTA's 558 bus so it serves all of Pleasant Street, and the new housing developments in the area. There could be 1,000 new housing units in the Pleasant Street corridor, from Seyon Street in Waltham to Watertown Square, Town Councilor John Donohue told the subcommittees on State, Federal & Regional Government and Enconomic Development & Planning. Repton place is half built, and there are projects at the former Haartz Mason property and at 140 Pleasant Street, he said, and there is a 211-unit proposal on Waltham Street and another in Waltham on Seyon Street. In addition, the former Boston Scientific building is being redeveloped. "The economic viability depends on…
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Para-transportation fare increases would be much higher than the 35-43 percent proposed for bus and subway fares. Legislators say the problem is long term, and the timing is bad.
Cuts to the MBTA routes serving Watertown would be inconvenient for some but for others it would be devastating, including those relying on The Ride – the T’s para-transport service. A group of residents expressed their concerns to the Town Council’s State, Federal and Regional Government subcommittee Tuesday night. Watertown’s main bus routes, the 71, 73 and 70, are not on the MBTA’s list of routes that might be cut or altered. The MBTA proposes shortening the route of the 70A in Waltham. Some of those that could be eliminated are the 504, 553 and 554, express buses to downtown Boston. One scenario has them being cut only on the weekends, but the second has them cut all together. Town Councilor Cecilia Lenk said she uses the buses to go…
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Wallsmarts
9:51 am on Thursday, February 2, 2012
Extending the 558 is a marvelous idea. I would ride it whenever the weather inhibits biking. Bravo JD ! more ›