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TransitMatters
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TransitMatters
@transitmatters
We are a non-profit organization that uses people-focused, data-driven solutions to improve transportation in Greater Boston & across the Commonwealth.
- Why does our Spotify Wrapped look different from everyone else’s?
- We did it!! The FMCB has resolved to transform @MBTA_CR into electrified, accessible, frequent #REGIONALRAIL essentially using the phased framework we laid out in our reports. THANK YOU!!!
- This Barbie is 2x slower than it was a month ago, according to our Slow Zone Tracker: dashboard.transitmatters.org/slowzones
- Women are the predominant mass transit user, but planners design transit systems for men. 🧵 Read this thread to find out how gender roles have influenced women’s travel patterns & how designing transit for women will make it better for everyone.
- 14th St has opened the floodgates. We *can* do this in Boston too.
- ⚡️ Electric trains are coming to the Fairmount Line! 🧵 Today, the MBTA Board of Directors approved Commuter Rail operator Keolis’ plan to bring battery-electric trains to the Fairmount line by 2028, setting the stage for more frequent, fast, & reliable service.
- .@Boston_Rooney is right on the money. The MBTA Board's comments are the kind of "managed decline" that riders, businesses, and climate champions should fight tooth and nail.The MBTA is leaning toward a “new normal” of lower ridership, a stance that is stirring criticism from Jim Rooney, the president and CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. commonwealthmagazine.org/transportation…
- The US is the 6th-most expensive country in the world to build rapid transit infrastructure, & yet the quality & quantity of transit projects is considerably inferior. 🧵 So, why does it cost so much to build transit in the US?
- This Barbie is still waiting for transit signal priority. Some trips could be 2x as fast with TSP.
- Today we remember some transit heroes of 9/11: the PATH employees that saved thousands of lives at World Trade Center station 🧵👇
- 🚨New report 🚨 Why electrifying the @MBTA_CR is critical to the transition to a reliable, frequent, and affordable #RegionalRail system. ⚡️ Let’s talk about why electrification matters. ⬇️
- The employee shortage at the MBTA is an emergency that the administration needs to address. We call on the T to promptly convene labor & workforce development partners, along with the FTA, to develop a comprehensive plan to staff up the MBTA. Read our full statement:
- Can you imagine Storrow Drive free of cars?Storrow Drive (Boston, Massachusetts)
