▲ 44 r/mbta

Redesigning the Redesign: The T Tweaks Its Bus Network Plan With 11 New Route Adjustments

Now, the T is seeing and responding to post-pandemic travel patterns and rider feedback by adjusting some lower-ridership routes around its service area. The changes aim to maintain and but extend its services at non-peak hours, increasing frequency, extending routes, preserving connections to key transit corridors, and restoring previous routes that were once on the chopping block.

The 11 proposed updates (that in reality affect 21 routes) include the following:

Routes 411, 426, 442, and 455 in Revere

Routes 119, 120, 712, and 713 in Winthrop

Route 85 in Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville

Routes 67, 80, 94, 96, and 350 in Medford, Cambridge, Somerville, and Arlington

Routes 11 and 42 in South Boston

Route 43 in Back Bay

Route 504 in Boston and Newton

Route 44 in Roxbury

Route 202 in Dorchester

Route 18 in Dorchester

Routes 435 and 465 in Danvers

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u/justarussian22 — 3 days ago

switching to cricket from att postpaid

I want to switch a family member from att to cricket but they dont know their account pin. Do they need it to switch to cricket or is a transfer pin enough? They know the att account number . Would it matter what physical store they go to for help?

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u/justarussian22 — 5 days ago
▲ 20 r/mbta

Merrimack Valley bus drivers strike over schedule change dispute

According to the union, the strike centers on a proposed scheduling change. Drivers have traditionally picked up Saturdays as an overtime shift, allowing them to opt in to working the weekend and make extra money. Merrimack Valley Transit has proposed working Saturdays into regular schedules for some drivers, meaning they will lose the overtime pay.

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u/justarussian22 — 5 days ago
▲ 40 r/Amtrak

Horizon coaches expand capacity on Downeaster corridor

In a statement to Trains, Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority Executive Director Patricia Quinn says, “Two of the rebuilt Horizons were deployed earlier this month, and one Amfleet was removed from our service. As such, Downeasters are being operated with two consists which have three Amfleet coaches each and one consist which has two Amfleet coaches and two Horizon coaches (four coaches total).” She adds, “The larger set is being slotted where higher demand is anticipated. We do not have a schedule for any additional changes or Horizon deployments at this time.”

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u/justarussian22 — 5 days ago

10 gb plan recs

I have a friend who's getting kicked off their family plan on at&t & they're looking at crickets 10 gig plan. Is there a better option they should look at? They're open to any network.

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u/justarussian22 — 9 days ago
▲ 8 r/mbta

Worcester line interlocking project

I saw a video a few months ago about bottlenecks on the commuter rail & it was mentioned that the Worcester line has a 10 mile section of double track with no interlockings. From control point 21 to control point 11 there's no way to pass trains if there's a breakdown or other issue. If you go on google street view you can see they've been taking out trees near the street to accommodate the work. Head to the intersection of route 135 & pond rd in Wellesley near the natick town line to see the changes. There's no project page online about it but I hope they can make the changes for future frequency improvements. They've been saying for a while now they want to improve headways on the line & they need to act on that soon with the planned upgrades to Newtonville.

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u/justarussian22 — 12 days ago

How do you handle cards with overlapping categories?

Im looking to eventually get prime visa as a card but I noticed that it offers some categories that overlap with my elan card. For example they both have gas & similar transit/ground transportation as 2% categories. I don't know what the technical differences are between transit & ground transportation but it seems similar enough. Both are no af but some might count the price of prime as an af. Elan charges a ftf while chase doesn't. Cash back can be redeemed to an account or statement credit on both cards. For people that have cards with overlapping categories, how do you manage them? Do you close the card that's least useful or just sockdraw it?

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u/justarussian22 — 17 days ago
▲ 5 r/Buick

What makes these models different from each other?

Im interested in buick sedans & see them listed online all the time. I've seen a ton of models & they all seem to be really similar. Can someone here breakdown the differences between the models & what their advantages & disadvantages are? The models I've seen are:

lesabre

park avenue

lacrosse

lucerne

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u/justarussian22 — 17 days ago

Other flexible plans like tello?

Im unhappy with mint & don't plan on staying after my year is over. I value flexible month to month plans like tello. Are there other options similar to tello that allow flexibility month to month?

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u/justarussian22 — 17 days ago
▲ 150 r/mbta

MBTA boss Phillip Eng accused of pulling employee's hair

Phillip Eng, the state's top transportation official, is accused of pulling the hair of another MTBA employee as they were saying goodbye after a work function at a brewery, sources tell 5 Investigates. The incident happened in 2024, during a team dinner with other employees and their spouses.

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u/justarussian22 — 18 days ago
▲ 130 r/CambridgeMA+2 crossposts

Alewife daycare to close after MBTA does not renew lease, 60 families…

A longtime daycare center at Alewife Station is closing next month after the MBTA declined to renew its lease, leaving parents only a few weeks to find a new facility for their children.Jeffrey Werrick, president of Sunrise Learning Academy, said the early education center has been at the Red Line station for 18 years and touted it as the least expensive daycare provider in the Cambridge area.

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u/justarussian22 — 18 days ago

New Hampshire man hospitalized for weeks after contracting tick-borne illness

Concord man has become seriously ill after contracting a tick-borne illness. John Reagan, 66, is an avid outdoorsman, but a tick bite has put him in the hospital with Powassan virus for the past few weeks. Reagan's friend, Tom Wright, said Reagan felt worn down the day he went to Concord Hospital for the tick bite. The next day, he couldn't speak and had a hard time moving. After two weeks, he was moved to Massachusetts General Hospital and has needed a ventilator to help him breathe.

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u/justarussian22 — 19 days ago
▲ 402 r/Cheese+1 crossposts

Multistate Listeria Outbreak Linked to Cheese Leaves 1 Dead, 8 Hospitalized

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u/goog1e — 18 days ago
▲ 85 r/mbta

MBTA ferry Champion evacuated at Castle Island

The Boston Police Department confirmed a fire was reported aboard the ferry at approximately 2:31 p.m. Sky5 was overhead as people wearing life jackets disembarked from the MBTA ferry Champion on Castle Island. Fire Department vessels kept the ferry pinned against the shore while crews wearing safety gear appeared to work aboard the vessel.

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u/justarussian22 — 21 days ago