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November Transit Advisory Committee November TAC meeting - Venue | MIT Stata Center

We look forward to seeing you at TAC meeting in November. We are planning to have a discussion on the Transit Strategic Plan, updates on bus service planning, and updates on the Transit Advisory Committee. View November meeting agenda View September's notes View October's notes Attending the November TAC Meeting? LOCATION MIT Stata Center, Room 32-144, 32 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA 02139

DATE AND TIME 11/06/19 5:30pm - 11/06/19 7:30pm

November Transit Advisory Committee meeting at MIT Stata Center I'll be there! Maybe I can't make it Upcoming TAC meetings

We welcome comments from the public during two public comment periods at the beginning and end of every TAC meeting. Agendas are posted online and are included in each Transit Bulletin e-mail newsletter. Future meetings of the TAC are as follows:

December 4, 2019 at 5:30 PM | Citywide Senior Center

Transit service updates New! - Shuttles replace Red Line service from Kendall through Broadway on weekends beginning Friday, November 16 due to the Building a Better T Project

From November 16 to December 15, shuttles will replace Red Line service on Fridays beginning at 8:45 PM and all day Saturday and Sunday. Normal service begins at the start of service Monday.

The following stops will be affected: Kendall/MIT, Charles MGH, Park St, Downtown Crossing, South Station, Broadway. This is the result of the MBTA's work on the Red Line Improvement Project.

View MBTA's alerts webpage View more information about the Building a Better T project Change! - Buses move from lower to upper level of Harvard busway tunnel

On Monday, October 21, the MBTA closed the lower busway and relocated Routes 72, 74, 75, 77, 78, 86, and 96 to the upper busway. Routes 71 and 73 continue to board passengers on Mount Auburn Street at Story St. Visit MBTA's Harvard Station Busway Improvements website Multiple Cambridge routes will be affected by the Better Bus Project in December

The MBTA plans to implement the additional changes proposed in the Better Bus Project later this year during the winter schedule change in late December. Among many other changes in the region, the following bus routes in Cambridge are planned to have additional changes in December: Route 1 Route 64 Routes 70/70A Routes 72, 74, 75

The December edition of the Transit Bulletin will have more details on these route changes. View more information about the Better Bus Project changes Escalator and elevator closures  The MBTA has closed the following escalators: Central - #360 - Up from the Alewife platform to street level for maintenance Alewife - #353 - Unavailable due to maintenance

The MBTA has closed the following elevators: Central - #861 - between the Ashmont/Braintree platform and street level - through spring 2020 for replacement. Alternative access available by travelling to Kendall/MIT station and requesting then boarding an accessibility shuttle. Harvard - #821 - between the main lobby and street level - through end of 2019 for replacement. Alternate route available using Harvard elevator #973. Alewife - #815 - between the main lobby and parking garage - through the winter of 2019-20 while it is being replaced. Use the adjacent Alewife Elevator 814 as an alternative. Visit the MBTA's accessibility alerts page

Actions & events First Public Meeting on the West Station Area Transit Study

The West Station Area Transit study is a new scenario planning analysis to determine the land use and transit future of West Station in Allston. At this forum, learn more about the study and give feedback on how we should evaluate transportation scenarios in the study. Doors will open at 6 PM and the forum will fun from 6:30 to 8 PM.

Thursday November 14 6-8PM Jackson-Mann Community Center 500 Cambridge St, Allston MA Learn more about the West Station Area Transit Study Tell us how River Street works (or doesn't work) for you today  The River Street Reconstruction project will refresh outdated infrastructure above and below the street surface. Tell us your perceptions and thoughts about River Street today. Your answers will inform how the City designs the street and the City will compare responses before and after reconstruction. This survey should take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. Take the River Street survey Vacancies on several city commissions and boards  The City seeks members of the Cambridge community to participate in several boards and commissions. The following commissions and boards are accepting applications: Affordable Housing Trust Citizen's Committee of Civic Duty City Manager's Digital Equity Working Group Library Board of Trustees Recycling Advisory Committee Apply for City Boards and Committees Transit Employment Opportunities

Transportation Project Planner - City of Cambridge

The Transportation Project Planner will manage and oversee the City's public transit program, multi-modal and sustainable transportation infrastructure projects, regional transportation planning processes and other projects or initiatives as needed. View job description for Transportation Project Planner

Active Transportation/Vision Zero Planner - City of Boston

The Boston Transportation Department (BTD) is seeking a highly motivated Vision Zero/Active Transportation Planner to work on projects that will realize the City’s vision to create streets and public spaces that are vibrant, multi-modal, resilient, and technologically advanced. The selected individual will work to lower the number of fatal and serious crashes on Boston’s roadways and increase the number of people bicycling and walking in the City. View job description for Active Transportation Planner

Corridor/Transportation Planner - City of Boston

The Boston Transportation Department (BTD) is seeking a highly motivated Transportation Program Planner to lead a community process for revitalization of Blue Hill Avenue and Columbia Road, two of the City's most iconic and diverse boulevards. View job description for Corridor/Transportation Planner

Boston Program Sr. Associate - Institute for Transportation & Development Policy

The Boston Program Sr. Associate will play a key role in overseeing the conceptualization, design and implementation of sustainable transport solutions. The primary work area will be technical project management in greater Boston, specifically developing a BRT Roadmap planning document that considers infrastructure, operational, financial and communications components. The Manager must have a strong command of BRT service and infrastructure planning as well as a willingness to learn the latest international best practices for implementation in greater Boston. View job description for Program Sr. Associate

Boston Program Intern - Institute for Transportation & Development Policy

The Boston Program Intern will work on a variety of projects related to work on the program's BRT initiatives in the Boston area. They will conduct research on sustainable transport best practices and policies, conduct literature review and data gathering/entry, and assist with social media updates and event planning. View job description for Program Intern

Traffic Engineering Director - City of Boston

The Boston Transportation Department is searching for a Director of Engineering who is well versed in state of the art tools and practices to create sustainable and multi-modal transportation networks including bicycle, pedestrian and transit focused street design and cutting edge safety treatments. View job description for Traffic Engineering Director

Bus Traffic Signal Systems Fellow - MBTA

The Bus Traffic Signal Systems Fellow will play a critical role supporting the MBTA and municipalities in developing and integrating the MBTA's transit signal priority system into existing or planned traffic signal networks and working with the MBTA and municipalities on other bus transit supportive signal improvements.

This position is project-specific and limited to June 2021. Employment beyond the two-year term is left to the discretion of the MBTA. View job description for Bus Traffic Signal Systems Fellow

Municipal Engagement Fellow - MBTA

The Municipal Coordination Fellow will work directly with cities and towns to advocate for bus transit priority improvements, manage communication for technical assistance from the MBTA, provide general project management to support the development of a bus transit speed and reliability program, and coordinate the implementation of multimodal priorities of the MBTA, municipalities, and other relevant agencies.

This position is project-specific and limited to June 2021. Employment beyond the two-year term is left to the discretion of the MBTA. View job description for Municipal Engagement Fellow

Program Manager of Bus System Enhancements - MBTA

The Manager Bus System Enhancement is responsible for managing and coordinating the Better Bus Project (BBP), which is a multi-year plan to improve frequency, reliability, and connectivity of bus service through optimizing existing service, investing additional resources, and redesigning the overall network.

This position is project-specific and limited to June 2021. Employment beyond the two-year term is left to the discretion of the MBTA. View job description for Program Manager of Bus Systems

Transit news Unexpected MBTA Orange Line closure on 10/21 causes chaotic commute On Monday 10/21, an construction-related incident caused extended closures between Sullivan Square and Tufts Medical Center stations on the Orange Line. The unexpected delay overwhelmed service on the parallel Green Line and many bus routes until stations reopened at 2:30 PM that day. The incident involved two construction vehicles colliding between the Community College and North Stations. The MBTA investigating the incident. Scenes from a disaster: today's surprise Orange Line shutdown [10/21] Boston.com Major rush hour disruption on Orange Line [10/21] Boston herald After Orange Line closure, more apologies from the T [10/21] Commonwealth Service resumes on Orange Line after messy commute [10/21] NBC10 VIDEO Orange Line service resumes after injury leads to closure [10/21] WCVB VIDEO Needing a protocol for unexpected MBTA shutdowns [10/23] Commonwealth Advocates demand better emergency response to subway fails [10/24] StreetsBlog MBTA: Several actions to be implemented to ensure regularly scheduled Orange Line service will resume Monday morning post construction weekend [10/25] MBTA Rep Ayanna Pressley on making the MBTA fare free to tackle low income accessibility and congestion Representative Ayanna Pressley and Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu wrote an article for the Boston Globe on 10/18 about rethinking transit policies. The article mentioned Boston's latest #1 ranking in rush hour congestion and the inequities of the Boston transit network to the black and low income communities. Rep Ayanna Pressley on the paradigm of transport policy [10/23] boston.com Michelle Wu on making the T free [1/31] Boston Globe

Other transit news Red Line ridership slow to recover since derailment [10/7] Commonwealth Report: The T should hire more workers faster [10/7] WBUR T struggling to meet budget targets [10/7] Commonwealth Property values increase with easy access to transit in last four years [10/16] Boston business journal Storm causes commuter rail delays [10/17] Boston business journal MBTA "Rail vision" comes into focus [10/21] StreetsBlog MIT agrees to pay $22M for new Kendall Red Line T entrance [10/28] Commonwealth Businesses plead for solution to alleviate traffic congestion [10/30] Boston Globe Opinions and letters Four solutions to Boston transportation woes [10/8] WCVB VIDEO Why we shouldn't be doing subway car business with China [10/15] Commonwealth The case for "Environmental Justice Corridor" train service [10/18] Commonwealth TransitMatters: our plan for regional rail [10/27] Commonwealth

November meetings MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board 11/4/2019, 12:00 PM Board Room, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116

Municipal Elections 11/5/2019, 7AM - 8PM Locations throughout Cambridge - find your polling location here.

Transit Advisory Committee Meeting 11/6/2019, 5:30 PM Room 32-124, MIT Stata Center, 32 Vassar

Planning Board Meeting 11/12/2019, 6:30 PM 2F Conference Room, 344 Broadway

MassDOT Finance and Audit Committee Meeting 11/13/2019, 9:30 AM Board Room, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116

MassDOT Capital Programs Committee Meeting 11/13/2019, 10:30 AM Board Room, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116

Bicycle Committee Meeting 11/13/2019, 5:30 PM 4F Conference Room, 344 Broadway

Joint Meeting MassDOT Board and MBTA FMCB 11/18/2019, 12:00 PM Board Room, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116

Planning Board Meeting 11/19/2019, 6:30 PM 2F Conference Room, 344 Broadway

Pedestrian Committee Meeting 11/21/2019, 6:00 PM 4F Conference Room, 344 Broadway

MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board 11/25/2019, 12:00 PM Board Room, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116

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