[The Pokey/Schleppie Awards] identifies the most unreliable routes and suggests bus priority infrastructure implementations, operations modernization, and policy and planning changes to create a better bus network for riders.
“The lack of sustainable, long-term funding hurts the ability of public transit to operate, plan, or build efficiently. I hope that the recently announced task force will give us some of those options to fully fund public transit.”
As Regional Rail gains momentum, we at TransitMatters are fine-tuning our advocacy strategy to keep pressure on the state and T to invest in the system.
TransitMatters applauds the MBTA and General Manager Eng for releasing a long-term diversion schedule for 2024. For too long, the T has communicated diversions to the public on an ad-hoc basis with limited warning.
TransitMatters commends the MBTA and the Healey-Driscoll administration for being candid with the public about the early results of the investigation into the narrow gauge issue on the Green Line Extension.
Mayor Wu’s selection of Mary Skelton Roberts to serve on the MBTA Board of Directors is welcome news to those who have known Mary and her efforts to advance sustainable mobility in Metro Boston.