Boston's Green Line at Cleveland Circle in January 2025. That was fun to watch the tram/metro heading back to Government Center. #publictransport #publictransit #masstransit #transit #boston #öpnv #tram #train #pufferküsser #trainspotting #trainspotter #mbta
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@harryprayiv yeah, that may be. looking at your other posts, like regarding the #mbta, red line etc. I can understand your resentment. All that has been like that for frippin' decades lol.
my sentiment was in regards to immigration policy, dealing with homan and the like.
Redline memories hahaha, what a shitshow (still lol), good luck lol. There have been way worse mayors there in the past... lol smh
Taxing billionaires works, even better than anyone imagined. The Massachusetts "Fair Share" tax generated $2.46 billion in revenue, well over estimates...which means the MBTA and other transit now has funding. #MBTA #mapoli #TaxBillionaires
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/14/gov-healey-to-make-major-announcement-on-transport-funding-tuesday
mass.streetsblog.org · Gov. Healey Budget Proposal Fixes MBTA Budget Shortfall With Fair Share Funding - Streetsblog Massachusetts"This is a game-changer for the agency," said MBTA General Manager Phil Eng.
honestly this is the most boston-ass approach to contactless payment on mass transit, well done everyone https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/08/01/mbta-charliecard-fare-contactless-payment-credit-card-phone-tips-newsletters
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Is the problem some teenagers ducking their #subway fare, or a bureaucracy insistent on shoveling huge amounts of money to a private vendor for fare collection machinery and to law enforcement to punish Those Undeserving Poors?
"Just asking questions," as one says 
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It seems at least possible that it would be cheaper to just make the #MBTA free than to invest hundreds of millions into a new generation of turnstiles, fareboxes, vending machines, and cash collection... not to mention transit cops to pursue "fare evasion".
Has anyone done this analysis? If not, why not?
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So now when I see the #MBTA talking about their "ring of steel" plan and their "next generation #CharlieCard" plan, I have to ask... why are they bothering?
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Turns out,
-Maintaining fareboxes and farecard machines (owned by a notoriously unreliable and uncooperative third party, natch)
-Validating and issuing reduced fare cards for elderly, disabled, and low income riders
-Collecting, depositing, and accounting for cash fares
-Customer service and refunds for farecard failures
*COST* the RTA about $4M a year.
So really, to make the system free only cost $3M a year, not $7M.
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Now for the interesting thing the RTA discovered:
(These numbers are from memory and probably not exact, but generally the gist of it.)
The #Worcester RTA was collecting about $7M in fares pre-COVID. So it was assumed we'd need to come up with an annual $7M budget increase to keep the system free.
But.
Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 48F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.
#Massachusetts shelters have hit capacity, sending new migrant families to waitlist #housing #immigration
#MBTA chief Phil Eng issued a plan to eliminate slow zones by the end of 2024. #transit
#WestVirginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat, has announced he will not run in 2024, making Dems' path to keeping control of the Senate narrower.
Thanks to a reader who had a copy of the file downloaded on his phone, we've got a copy of the #MBTA's #samizdat podcast.'
Listen here, and if you have insights about why this was too controversial for the Healey administration, sound off in the comments:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2023/10/06/we-got-a-copy-of-the-samizdat-mbta-podcast-listen-here
mass.streetsblog.org · We Got A Copy of the Samizdat MBTA Podcast – Listen Here - Streetsblog MassachusettsLast night, after we published our story on how the Healey administration sloppily deleted a new MBTA podcast that had billed itself as an example of “transparency” and “open communication,” we asked our readers if anyone had downloaded a copy before the state sent it down the memory hole. And as it turned out, someone […]
Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 66F at Logan Airport and visibility is 1.25 miles.
The #MBTA's Red Line has the most extreme slowdowns in the system -- and the agency announces it will shut branches altogether for repair in October. #transit
Former President #Trump posed for a mug shot in Georgia yesterday, as he was booked on charges of interfering with the 2020 election. He posted the photo on Twitter shortly afterwards.
Hello #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 85F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.
Hollywood actors are poised to join writers in their #strike as talks with the Writers' Guild break down. #union
The FDA is poised to approve the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which won't require a prescription.
Red Line #MBTA service was disrupted this morning because of a car fire at Charles/MGH station. #transit
Dinner tonight:
#Introduction
Howdy, I'm #Knizer - the janitor here at #TootBoston, my tiny #hometown flavored mastodon instance. I live in #SomervilleMA & generally try to boost/promote #Boston #NewEngland #MAPoli #MBTA area events, news, and #a11y tagged photos.
Its smart to build #community - get to know your #neighbors & how your local #politics machine runs!
I encompass multitudes, and also share the #art, #music, & #books that speak to me.
I grew up riding public #buses in San Antonio, in an area that saw hourly bus service and now only does on-demand. My first bit of advocacy was when I was in 9th or 10th grade, asking VIA to change the bus schedule so the bus didn't come 5 minutes before the end of school.
I loved buses, I just hated waiting for buses.
Anyway, I've signed some paperwork so that it's probably official enough...I start as Senior Product Manager of the #MBTA bus dispatching app, Skate, in a month. 
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Federal #transit safety regulators are demanding that the #MBTA level up, saying their plan for employee safety isn't good enough. They have until Monday to file a new plan. https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2023/05/30/citing-employee-risks-feds-demand-new-mbta-safety-plan #boston #massachusetts
NewsCiting employee risks, feds demand new MBTA safety planThe FTA rejected a work plan from the T.