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.
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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
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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)