As part of its new automated camera enforcement program starting on October 1, the MBTA will only provide notices to motor vehicles parked in bus stops or standing in bus lanes—but starting January 1, violators may get fined. “When bus stops are blocked, people with disabilities, people with strollers, and anyone who has mobility challenges loses the option for level boarding,” said Interim Transportation Secretary and MBTA General Manager Phil Eng. “When bus lanes and…
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You can let the city and Boston Legacy, our women’s professional league soccer team, know about what you think about the ground transportation plan for White Stadium in a public meeting on Sept. 24. At the meeting, proposed neighborhood and Franklin Park parking protections on game days will be discussed. A review of the process for how each neighborhood can decide whether it wants parking protections, and if so, how those protections will work, will…
You should plan extra time if you’re planning on using the Orange Line starting Sept. 10. Shuttle buses will replace Orange Line service between Back Bay and Forest Hills from September 10 to 14 to allow for work on the Ruggles Station Improvement Project. The MBTA encourages people to use the Commuter Rail for service between Forest Hills, Ruggles, Back Bay, and South Station. The trip between Forest Hills and Back Bay on the Commuter…
There will be no MBTA Green Line E line trains between North Station and Heath Street on August 1-2 Work is being done on the overhead catenary system, as well as maintenance and upgrades. Alternative transportation can be taking the Orange Line between North Station and Back Bay, and then take the Route 39 Bus, which will be fare-free. This route runs parallel to the Green Line E Branch
Looking to slow automobiles and bicyclists, the state recently installed speed monitoring boards on a stretch of Centre Street, as well on the Southwest Corridor Park bike path by the Stonybrook T station. In May, the Jamaica Hills Association called upon state and city officials to improve the Centre Street section from Murray Circle to Allandale Street—a stretch where drivers often go a lot faster than the 25 mph speed limit. There are now speed…
A city-led meeting on June 11 to discuss the White Stadium Transportation plan will be old school—that it will only be in-person and no virtual link to watch the meeting—but there will be opportunities to provided feedback directly to city staff. The city’s White Stadium project team will lead the meeting taking place rom 6-7:30 pm at the William Devine Golf Course Clubhouse in Franklin Park. This meeting is meant to be the next round…
An online petition created by the Jamaica Hills Association is pleading for elected officials to improve a particular section of Centre Street—between Murray Circle and Allandale Street. The new petition will be provided to Governor Maura Healey, Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston City Councilors, elected state officials, as well as the state police, and Department of Conservation & Recreation, which oversees that part of Centre Street. “The excessive speeding has created a perilous environment at our…
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu met with a group of Forest Hills area residents inside the MBTA station on Saturday to discuss how to make streets safer. Wu apologized that changes haven’t happened yet after her administration had previously met with residents during the last several years. She said the project is on her personal radar, and that she passes through the Forest Hills area at least one time day, one way or another (bus, train,…
Nathan Eckstrom decided that after he and his son nearly got hit by a dump truck speeding down Hyde Park Avenue, it was time to organize neighbors to improve the safety of the Forest Hills area. Eckstrom started by organizing a safety walk with city councilors and 70 residents back in 2023. This Saturday, April 25, join Eckstrom, fellow neighbors, as well as city councilors, and Boston Transportation Department (BTD) personnel, for a safety walk…
The MBTA recently announced that its proposed capital investment plan will fund the remaining design and construction costs of a new Arborway bus facility that would house a fleet of battery-electric buses. The MBTA includes a $380 million budget for the new facility in its proposed 2027-2031 capital investment plan. The new, larger facility would accommodate up to 200 40-foot buses to serve routes stemming from the Arborway yard, Cabot bus yard in Dorchester, and…