Category: Transportation – Page 14

What do half a million bike-share trips look like to YOU?

Posted on October 5, 2012 at 1:27 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Calling all data geeks, designers, students, and bike-share lovers! Get started on your entry in the first-ever Hubway Visualization Contest, co-sponsored by MAPC and Hubway. For the first time, Hubway’s […]

Make your voice heard on our state’s transportation future!

Posted on October 2, 2012 at 3:50 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

The threat of increased fares and cuts in service for the MBTA was enough to mobilize people across the state who come out in droves earlier this year and voiced […]

Running down a dream: MA Mayors rally for transportation reform

Posted on June 15, 2012 at 12:03 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

On Monday, June 11–just weeks before the July 1 deadline for MBTA fare hikes and service cuts–mayors from across the state gathered at South Station to show their support for […]

Hubway in Boston – A big success!

Posted on June 14, 2012 at 10:23 am. Written by Amanda Linehan

Originally posted by Lisa Jacobsen on YPT Voice, the Young Professionals in Transportation blog. Hubway, Boston’s almost one-year old bikeshare program, is all the buzz in Boston. Only 10 weeks after its […]

Our trailmap, your trailmap

Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:48 am. Written by Amanda Linehan

Part of our work to support healthier transportation modes is to collect and publish information about walking and cycling facilities (paths, bike lanes, cycle tracks, Hubway stations, etc.) in our […]

Walk This Way: Tips for pedestrian etiquette

Posted on April 19, 2012 at 2:37 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

These days the streets of Boston (and most metropolitan areas) are full of pedestrians connected to smartphones –following the latest news, music, emails, or Facebook post–while tuning out their surroundings. This […]

Fix the T Calculator: Tell us how YOU would fill the MBTA’s budget gap

Posted on March 8, 2012 at 1:05 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

How should the MBTA fill next year’s $161 million budget gap? You tell us! MAPC just launched our online MBTA Budget Calculator. This tool allows you to mix and match […]

Charlie's Corner: Federal smart growth legislation roundup

Posted on March 5, 2012 at 4:06 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

February was another key month for the transportation reauthorization, with quite a bit of activity packed into its 29 days. However, not all of this action brought us closer to […]

MBTA's fiscal crisis hinders economic growth and harms the evironment

Posted on January 26, 2012 at 5:09 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Originally posted on BostInno The MBTA is facing a fiscal crisis today, but the resolution to that crisis will have repercussions for many years. Drastic service cuts and fare increases […]

Make your voice heard on proposals for increased fares and cuts to T service

Posted on January 5, 2012 at 12:46 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Earlier this week, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation began the process to raise fares and implement service cuts throughout the MBTA system. The current proposals include eliminating ferry service, some bus routes, […]