Join us for a bike ride on the Esplanade from the Hatch Shell to Intelligentsia in Watertown and back again!
Join us for an evening of networking for women and femmes in the transit industry!
Join TransitMatters and partners for a tour of Boston's Black transit history!
Join us and the Leventhal Map Center for a virtual event.
Discuss transit issues impacting the Union Square area, Greater Boston, and the Commonwealth with the TransitMatters team over complimentary tea.
TransitMatters invites you to join us for our annual Holiday Party at Democracy Brewing on Wednesday, December 13 from 6–8:00pm.
The TransitMatters Regional Rail team will be answering your questions about their recent Regional Rail reports in r/boston on Thursday, November 2 from 11am–2pm.
Join TransitMatters on Saturday, October 14 for a bike ride on the Somerville Community Path and Minuteman Bikeway!
Learn about the hidden gems, unique features and secrets of the MBTA's Blue Line! Ride for free with the Sumner Tunnel construction and learn more about TransitMatters's vision for a better, more connected MBTA.
Join TransitMatters for an afternoon of trainspotting. Bring your own blanket and we'll provide some snacks, lemonade, and iced T(ea)!
Happy Pride Month to our LGBTQ+ followers and friends!
Join TransitMatters at Cathedral Station on Thursday, June 22 from 6:00-9:00pm to celebrate Pride. Meet fellow transit advocates for conversation, snacks, and drinks.
TransitMatters will provide some light snacks and you will buy your own beverages. We hope to see you there!
Join us on Saturday, April 15 for a ride on the Medford Branch to celebrate the new Green Line Extension!
Join us on Feb. 22 for a General Body Meeting—we'll be talking Regional Rail! Register in advance.
Join us at the Brockton Beer Company for the return of Beer & Transit.
Join TransitMatters to learn how you can get involved in our technical advocacy to make transit work better for everyone. Register
Join us on Oct. 12 @ 6:00PM EST for a General Body Meeting! Open to members, followers, & friends. Register in advance.
Stay tuned for more in-person and virtual events coming this spring!
Thanks to all who attended! It was great to see everyone in person again! Stay tuned for more events this spring. In the meantime, check out the photos!
Join us for a virtual Beer & Transit with Beth Osborne, Director of Transportation for America.
Description
Happy Holidays! Join us for our annual (virtual) holiday party this year ~ Cheer & Transit!
Time
Dec 15, 2020 06:30 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Save the Date!
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Beer & Transit: Mobility Hubs In Action
Please join our Mobility Hubs team this Thursday, Nov 12 at 6 PM ET, as we celebrate a huge collaborative effort to launch our first mobility hub in Everett where our volunteers and partner organizations helped #ReimagineBroadway.
Our special guest will be Jay Monty, transportation planner with the City of Everett! There will be a Q&A following his presentation.
Time
Nov 12, 2020 06:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tdOiprzoqHNYs6aeakE3Ucz3HS0conwpg
Description We're bringing back our signature Beer & Transit series with a twist! It's our second annual Pride & Transit evening to celebrate Pride Month! Save the date for Fiscal Management and Control Board member, Executive Director of the Rt. 128 Business Council, and LGBTQ+ leader, Monica Tibbits-Nutt. Join LGBTQ+ and ally transit advocates to remember the important contributions that LGBTQ+ people have made to transportation and party (physical distancing style)!
The event will be free, but we will solicit donations for an LGBTQ+ charity we'll highlight ahead of the event. See you soon!
Time
Jun 24, 2020 06:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Transit-oriented trivia has returned!
Show off your trivia skills and your transportation knowledge in a friendly, virtual competition. Winner recieves eternal glory.
Because everything is more fun with friends, this week's Trivia Thursday is a collaboration with TransitMatters! TransitMatters is a transit policy advocacy group based in Boston, MA. Incorporated as a non-profit in 2015, they advocate for fast, frequent, reliable, and equitable MBTA services in Metro Boston. Through discourse, they offer new perspectives, unite transit advocates, and inform the public on transit issues. They utilize a high level of critical analysis to advocate for plans and policies that promote convenient, effective, and equitable transportation for everyone. You can learn more about them and their initiatives at transitmatters.org
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Thursday, May 14th, 6:00 PM EST on Zoom
TransitMatters is back at it again. Julia Wallerce of the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP). ITDP is the foremost organization working on bus rapid transit. Julia led the "Year of the Bus" in 2018-2019 which brought bus lane and bus priority pilots in Boston, Everett, Watertown, Arlington, and Cambridge. Julia will share with us how Boston can continue to make the bus experience in and around Boston better AND give us some international insight into how Asia's BRT networks are weathering COVID-19. We'll also talk about how we can move forward in our region after the pandemic. Sign-up here and make sure you reserve your spot!
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Beer (or whatever you're drinking) & Transit
TransitMatters Story Hour
TransitMatters Cocktail Hour
Jim Aloisi, Tracy A. Corley, PhD and Ari Ofsevit of TransitMatters discuss the state of transportation in Massachusetts.
Join TransitMatters at the Telegraph Hill Kitchen and Bar for the first Beer & Transit of 2020, our signature meetup series. Come by to discuss transportation-related topics that affect the Greater Boston area, find out ways you can get involved with TransitMatters, and learn about our campaigns (Better Bus, Regional Rail, Mobility Hubs, Fares).
Admission to Beer+Transit is free and open to the public. Donations will be gratefully accepted.
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