Thomas Connor
Universal HubLong suffering T riders teased with expanded subway lines, on April 1st, of course
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/long-suffering-t-riders-teased-expanded-subway-lines-april-1st-course
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Long suffering T riders teased with expanded subway lines, on April 1st, of course
Riders at T stops in Cambridge, Somerville and Medford who were not busy staring at the platform floor or just off into space this morning were greeted with these ads today, advertising extensions to all four T subway lines proposed by "the Coolidge Commission" in a $5,000 ad buy by Cambridge City Councilor and state Senate candidate Burhan Azeem. Read more.
EvanTomorrow there is a virtual meeting and a chance to support ditching battery buses and request the trolley bus instead of the enroute charged garbage. That adds delays in service at stops to charge and the rapid charging will increase waste from all that rapid charging.
State announces summer fare cuts for commuter rail
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/state-announces-summer-fare-cuts-commuter-rail
lkngrrr š³ļøāšš³ļøāā§ļøš“āā ļøImagine being the kind of shithead who has a speaker blasting shitty pop r&b on the #MBTA red line 01805 at DTX at 2:35pm.
The Red Line was rolling on its new Tremont Street extension tonight
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/red-line-was-rolling-its-new-tremont-street-extension-tonight
Tim McCormackAt first I was intrigued at the idea of rentable cargo bikes, and then I was annoyed because they're "reserving" public infrastructure.
...but it appears that they actually have an arrangement with the MBTA to do this! I do think there's a risk of using up limited bike parking spaces but it does seem like a neat program, so let's see how it goes.
Mx Rey (Fuck ICE) š š³ļøāā§ļøI saw an #MBTA Fare Inspector waiting for a bus at Malden Center!
I thought they were fictional
Six from New Hampshire charged with robbing, stomping man at Downtown Crossing Red Line stop on Sunday
https://www.universalhub.com/crime/2026/six-new-hampshire-charged-robbing-stomping-man-downtown-crossing