Transportation

August 23, 2024 0

Boston Offers Electric-Bike Vouchers to 1,000 Low-Income, Disabled Residents

Running errands and getting to work could become an easier task for hundreds of low-income and disabled Boston residents, thanks to a pilot program to help people pay for electric-motor-assisted bicycles. The Boston E-Bikes Incentive Program will provide around 1,000 vouchers worth from $800 to $2,400 to help cut the costs of buying an “e-bike,” or electric-motor-assisted bicycle. Each person eligible to receive the voucher will also get $150 to help pay for safety equipment such as helmets. “… We […]

July 26, 2024 0

MBTA Now Offers No-Contact Pay System for Rides

by Sampan Staff

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has introduced a “Tap to Ride” system, allowing passengers to use no-contact payment methods such as credit and debit cards, smartphones, and smartwatches. Starting Aug. 1, these payments will be accepted on buses, Green Line and Mattapan Line trolleys, and at all gated subway stations. This initiative aims to streamline fare collection and enhance convenience for riders. More information at mbta.com/TapToRide.To use Tap to Pay: Step 1. ChooseCredit/debit card: Ensure your card has the contactless […]

August 6, 2021 0

Community rallies for the 55 bus

by Benjamin Zhao

Since the start of the pandemic, times have changed dramatically. For Fenway residents, it has meant the end of a beloved bus line, the 55 bus. Community groups and residents alike have demanded the “55 [bus]… restored to its pre-pandemic service levels and that the route… extended to Park Street.” The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority says that the “staffing challenge” makes it more difficult for them to hire train and bus operators to service all areas in Boston. According to […]

June 25, 2021 0

MBTA announces newest addition to the “Better Bus Project”

by Martin Ma (馬笑喻)

On June 8, MBTA announced the Bus Network Redesign plan (BNR) under its “Better Bus Project” to improve the bus service system. The plan marks MBTA’s effort in providing better access to jobs, education, and essential services for the residents of transit-critical communities, such as Roxbury, Everett, Chelsea, Mattapan, and Lynn. As a part of MBTA’s $8-billion, 5-year systemwide capital investment program since 2018, it now claims to deliver a more equitable future of transportation by ameliorating many travel inconveniences […]

March 5, 2021 0

Looming MBTA Service Reduction Causes Anxiety Among Local Residents

by Martin Ma (馬笑喻)

MBTA riders took 333,000 daily trips in 2020, a fraction of the 1.26 million trips taken daily in 2019, according to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. In response to dwindling ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic, the MBTA announced service changes as part of its Forging Ahead initiative, which was created in response to the organization’s $580 million budget shortfall. On Feb. 23, the MBTA service planning team held a virtual meeting to inform the public about the temporary schedule changes […]

A purple train, like the commuter rail trains that will experience MBTA service cuts

January 22, 2021 0

First of MBTA service cuts, reduced weekend train service, to start Jan. 23

by Christine Mui

Weekend train service will be slashed for all but five commuter rail lines as part of the first MBTA service cuts to go into effect next week. Beginning Jan. 23, the commuter rail will only offer weekend service on the Newburyport/Rockport, Framingham/Worcester, Fairmount, Providence, and Middleborough lines. Trains will be added to the Middleborough, Fairmount, and Newburyport/Rockport lines to fill in previous service gaps and maintain more consistent train intervals. The service cuts were approved last month by the MBTA’s […]

May 3, 2012 0

Stuart Street Closed this Weekend

by guest

City of Boston Traffic Advisory The Boston Transportation Department is advising drivers and pedestrians alike that Stuart Street, between Berkeley and Arlington Streets, will be closed to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic this weekend for the purpose of erecting a pedestrian bridge at the Liberty Mutual construction site. The street will be closed beginning on Friday, May 4, 2012 at 8 PM and will not reopen until Sunday, May, 6, 2012 at 3 PM. The designated detour route will be […]

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