MBTA.net - The MBTA Riders Network

This here site is a portal into other sites which are dedicated, in one way or another, to the T -- the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Boston's public "rapid" transit system. I hope it's useful.

Am I missing an MBTA-related site? Did you read a good article? Do you have an interesting T story or an unaddressed complaint? Let other riders and taxpayers know! Drop me a line at .

-- Erik Haugsjaa

Vistors since 4/1/01:
Last updated: 2004

WHAT'S NEW

MBTA.com TRIP PLANNER!!!
Enter time/from/to. Also... nearest stop finder, etc. Great!!!

MBTA NEWS
via Google's new NEWS feature...

*ALL* official MA public transit sites
There are dozens of other "transit authorities" in MA besides the MBTA! This list is maintained by the American Public Transit Association.

STATION FINDER (via Yahoo...)

Looking for a retaurant near a subway station?
Select one of the 53 downtown stations and click FIND NEARBY... FOOD AND DINING... RESTAURANTS... once at a restaurant click REVIEWS to see ZAGAT (and other) reviews. Voila!

Or... for all 132 stations, try the Boston T Guide at WizeGuides. (Requires FLASH 5. Big download.)

Looking for the nearest subway station to a location?
Search for the location by name (above) or location, then click FIND NEARBY... TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION... MASS TRANSIT. Voila! Voila!

News
- MBTA NEWS
via Google's new NEWS feature..

- Starts & Stops
Weekly Boston Globe Column on Sundays by Thomas C. Palmer, Jr., often with MBTA rider feedback. Send your MBTA comment to Thomas!

- Delay information from SmarTraveler
(617) 374-1234 or *1 (free via cell) then 8*


News Archives
- Boston Globe - search today/yesterday (archives)
- Boston Herald (archives)
- Boston Phoenix (archives) (at google)


MBTA Official Sites & Contact Info
- MBTA.com
- MBTApolice.com
- allaboutSILVERLINE.com ("S. Boston Transitway")
- MBTA phone #s, emails at "Bill of Rights"


GET INVOLVED!
- MBTA Community and Open Meetings

- PMT MEETINGS in Oct and Nov 2001
You are invited to help develop the MBTA's long-range vision for mass transportation improvements -- the Program for Mass Transportation (PMT).

- MBTA Board of Directors meetings (archives)
A public comment period preceeds the set agenda at these monthly public meetings


MBTA legislation

The MBTA towns and cities
Also, see MBTA Advisory Board


Online Discussion

- ne.transportation
The USENET discussion group for current MBTA happenings

- MBTA Forum at Railroad.net
History and operation of MBTA trains

- An MBTA email discussion list
Sponsored by APT

- Transit Glossary
When the acronymns start flying from the fingertips of more knowledgeable transit folks... here's a good place to turn.


Community, Citizen's Action, and other Non-Profit Groups

- Association for Public Transportation (APT)
Publisher of "Car Free in Boston"

- Boston Street Railway Association (BSRA)

- Federation for Public Transportation

- Conservation Law Foundation
    - The MBTA "Urban Ring"

- T Riders Union @ ACE (page2) (3)

- Clean Buses for Boston (also: masspirg)

- Greater-Boston Sierra Club
    - Washington Street Corridor Coalition
    - North/South Rail Link (N & S Stations)
    - Commuter Rail & MBTA Parking Research

- The Arborway Commitee
Restore light rail service on the MBTA Green E Line (the Arborway Line) in Jamaica Plain.

- Somerville-T.com
Extend the Green Line

- The Indigo Line
Improve service and utilization of the Fairmount / Readville commuter rail.

- TrainRiders/Northeast
Bring Amtrak to NH and ME via an extension from the Haverhill commuter-rail station.


Planning & Regional Organizations

- WHO does WHAT
MAPC, CTPS, etc...

- MBTA Advisory Board
Also see MA laws... section 7a (Advisory Board) & sect 1 (definitions) for town/city lists

- Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)
- MBTA Advistory Board
- Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS)
    - AACT (Access Advisory Committee to the T)
    - Plan2000.org - Transport. Plan, 2000-25
- Access Boston 2000-2010 - The city's plan
- Transit-centered urban villages Boston 400 (2)

Hot Topics - Recent MBTA news & dicusssion at ne.transportation

- MBTA future projects list (10/19/2001)
- MBTA restoring E line to Arborway (11/7/01)
- The Silver Scam (10/30/01)
- Amtrak: Boston-Portland Train begins 12/15 (10/21/01)
- Night OWL Service Problem (10/13/01)


Opinion, Editorial, Personal Sites, Weblogs

(Fresh!)
- Boston Transit News weblog
- badtransit.com (Mucho Bad Transit Attitude)
- The Real Boston Transit & Planning Site

- The Boston: Bus-Town Project
- MBTA Absurdities
- MBTA node at Everything2.com
- Dave's Shrine to the MBTA
- T Stories - Things seen and imagined on the T


Recreation & Guides

- www.new-england-public-transit.org
Schedules for MBTA subsidized private co's, and a guide for taking skis/bikes on transit. & MA railtrails

- How to Ride the Bus
from "The Underground Newton Transportation Site"

- Rob's Transit Trips & Buses of the MBTA

- MBTA Railfanning
Guide for transit fans interested in experiencing the MBTA firsthand

- Boston Hiking Guide
Hikes near Boston reachable by the MBTA!

- Weekend Daytrips on Commuter Rail
Close your eyes, point at the map, and climb aboard for a commuter rail adventure (Globe 5/99)

- Musica Subterrania - the subway music scene
- Seeing Boston by the T
- massbike.org - bikes on the T
- Complete MBTA Frequency List - for scanners
- Underground Newton Public Transportation Site
- MA Public Transportation Web Directory


History
- A Chronicle of the Boston Transit System - long!
- From mbta.com - 11 pages (text-only version)
- Riding the MBTA into the past
- www.nycsubway.org - also hundreds of photos
- Quick Overview
- A Brief History
- See articles from NETransit, below. Especially:
"Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district, 1964-2000 (It's HUGE! 634k)


Info from NETransit
- Various MBTA Articles
- Abandoned Stations, Tunnels, Station Entrances
- MBTA Vehicle Inventory
- Vintage MBTA Maps


Photos
- MBTA Commuter Rail
- From lightrail.com
- The MBTA Control Room
- The Virtual Streetcar Project - 3D MBTA models
- Joseph Korman's MBTA Photos


Non-MBTA Commuting Alternatives
- MASSPORT - Logan Airport Shuttle, Logan Express (Park & Ride)
- MassBike/MetroBoston & MassBike.org
- MassCommute.com - Transport. Mngmt. Assocs.
- Commute.com - MA Vanpools (888-4-COMMUTE)
- WalkBoston
- East Coast Greenway passes through MBTA territory


Expansion & Extension Studies/Efforts/Projects

- Warwick, RI - TF Green Airport (via Providence)
- Fall River/New Bedford (via Stoughton?)
- Greenbush (via Braintree, Old Colony Line)

- Nashua/Manchester, NH (via Lowell) discuss
- Buzzards Bay (via Lakeville)
- Worcester (expand, from WMRB)
- See also: Community & Non-Profit Groups


Other
- T-Trip - T route and timing finder
- Some T info at bigdig.com
- Architect for Airport & North Stations
- Another MBTA - Morongo Basin, California
- Route finder at subwaynavigator.com
- Bus Schedules on your Palm Pilot (another)
- Subway lines & stations - GIS datalayer for Arcinfo
From MassGIS (Brookline GIS)

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