Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The city of Melrose and Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) will be having a Tremont Street Corridor Visioning public meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Hall in the GAR Room.
The City of Melrose’s Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD), in conjunction with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), will be having a Tremont Street Corridor Visioning public meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Hall in the GAR Room, according to a Mayor Rob Dolan's blog. "This is a very important process as we as a community continue to try and identify smart, responsible growth for Melrose," Dolan said in the blog. "This approach can be seen throughout the community in projects such as Oak Grove Village, Stone Place, as well as infrastructure improvements at Cedar Park and Wyoming Commuter Rail Stations. My hope is that the next areas to go through this re-birth are the Tremont Street corridor as well as the …
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Memorial Hall - Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The City of Melrose’s Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD), in conjunction with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), will be hosting a Commuter Rail Corridor Visioning public meeting April 23.
The City of Melrose’s Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD), along with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), will be hosting a Commuter Rail Corridor Visioning public meeting on April 23 at 7 p.m. at Memorial Hall in the GAR Room, according to a city press statement. The visioning meeting will be a discussion about the future of the Tremont Street/Essex Street Corridor, including the areas around the Cedar Park and Highlands Commuter Rail Stations, reads the statement. OPCD and MAPC want public input from Melrose residents, businesses, customers, property owners and other constituents regarding neighborhood planning for the Tremont Street/Essex Street area, according to the statement. Participants will take part in…
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Memorial Hall - Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building
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Monday, July 16, 2012
With gasoline spilled across Route 128, Tuesday morning's commute could be affected as clean-up continued on Monday night.
A tanker truck rollover on Route 128 Monday night could affect Tuesday morning's commute, including the MBTA commuter rail line serving Melrose. Route 128 South was initially closed at 10 p.m. after a tanker truck rolled over at Exit 36 near the Route 93 cloverleaf and the Woburn Mall, unleashing a river of gasoline, as reported by Woburn Patch. The Reading to Boston commuter rail line will be closed during the fuel spill cleanup, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) said via Twitter. MBTA riders should check alerts on the MBTA's website and the MBTA's official Twitter feed for the latest updates. MassDOT also reported that all Route 128 traffic is being diverted. Northbound traffic is being detoured on Route 38 (Main …
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
A partial list of what's open and closed this holiday—if you know more, help out your neighbors by telling everyone what's open in the comments section.
Looking for what's allowed to be open and what will be closed this holiday? Here's a partial list to help you out: Melrose businesses—if you're open today, let everyone know by posting your hours in the comments below. The MBTA subway and bus lines are operating on a Sunday schedule today. The commuter rail is operating on a Saturday schedule today. If you're heading into Boston today, the Haverhill commuter train 1225, scheduled to depart at 11:30 p.m., will instead have a delayed departure at 11:45 p.m. to accomodate customers attending Fourth of July events. Bicycles are not allowed on any subway lines, all day, on the Fourth of July. Bicycles are not allowed on inbound Commuter Rail trains from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM or on outbound trains…
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
In addition to the MBTA commuter rail rate hikes that start July 1, riders will have to pay $3 more for a ticket to Boston if they do not buy a ticket in advance or use a pass.
Commuter rail riders getting onboard at Wyoming Hill, Cedar Park or Melrose Highlands stations will pay an additional $3 for a ride to Boston unless they buy a ticket or pass ahead of time, the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority announced last week. On July 1, the rate for a one-way trip to Boston from any of the three Melrose stations in Zone 1 will go from $4.25 to $5.50. But the same ride will cost $8.50 if a rider does not get on board with a ticket or pass in hand. The move is designed to reduce the amount of time that conductors spend collecting fares. Tickets can be purchased in Melrose before boarding the train at RD's Deli & Market, Shaw's Supermarket, or Foodmaster. Previously, the T charged $1 more to buy a ticket onboard …
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The MBTA is looking far and wide for a company to run its commuter rail service.
Before the T shells out billions on a new long-term, commuter-rail-service contract, it's first spending nearly $3 million on an international search to attract the best applicants, according to the Boston Herald. The T is looking for a company to run its commuter-rail-service operations over the next five to possibly 30 years, as its current, roughly $250 million-per-year contract with the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co. (MBCR) expires June 2013. MBCR plans to bid aggressively for the new deal, according to the Huffington Post. The company, which has been in place since 2003, has received some criticism during its tenure, primarily for weather-related delays. However, MBCR officials defended their record in January. Half of the …
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Group holds People's Assembly inside State House.
The sound of “No” echoed through the halls of the State House Wednesday as more than 100 protestors affiliated with Occupy Boston gathered at the base of the Grand Staircase to protest the MBTA’s budget plan. The MBTA Board voted 4-1 today to approve the plan, which boosts fares by 23 percent, but spares Melrose's MBTA service from any cuts. The group, which began its rally outside on Beacon Street, declared public transportation a civil right and said that protests at recent MBTA hearings had gone unheard. “[So,] we are creating our own hearing, and we’re having it inside the State House,” said Katie Gradowski. She and Noah McKenna led the rally from the front steps, joined by a giant-sized puppet of “Charlie” bearing a “99%” button. …
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The MBTA faces a budget deficit heading into the next fiscal year which begins July 1.
After all of the talk, public hearings, and protests over the past three months, the MBTA Board voted Wednesday afternoon to boost fares 23 percent and cut back service in an attempt to close a projected $161 million deficit in the next fiscal year. Board members approved a plan in a 4-1 vote that will raise most subway fares by 30 cents, bus fares by 25 cents, and commuter rail fares by at least $1.25. Single-ride commuter rail fares for Melrose's three stops, all in Zone 1, will rise from $4.25 to $5.50. The cost of a monthly Zone 1 pass will increase from $135 to $173. Meanwhile, some cuts in service—mainly involving bus routes, The Ride, and the commuter rail—were also approved. The five bus routes with stops in Melrose would all …
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MBTA Cedar Park Station
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MBTA Melrose Highlands Station
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Fares will increase by 23 percent next year under the MBTA's latest plan to fill next year's budget deficit.
Editor's note: This article was updated at 12:35 p.m. The MBTA announced a new plan to tackle next year's budget deficit that would increase fares by 23 percent and make $15 million in service cuts—but none affecting Melrose's bus or commuter rail service. According to a press release from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) emailed Wednesday morning, the MBTA would eliminate four bus routes and modify 14 others, but the five bus routes with stops in Melrose—106, 131, 132, 136 and 137—would all remain unchanged, according to the MBTA. (PDF of proposed bus route cuts attached.) Melrose's weekend commuter rail service would remain intact; it would be eliminated on the Kingston-Plymouth, Needham and Greenbush lines. …
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MBTA Wyoming Hill Station
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MBTA Cedar Park Station
Cedar Park & W Emerson St, Melrose, MA
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MBTA Melrose Highlands Station
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The official public comment period on the proposed fare hikes and service cuts ended last night, but the Metropolitan Area Planning Council still has a point to make.
After months of debate over the MBTA's two proposed scenarios for cutting services and raising fares to meet their projected $161 million budget deficit, the period of public comment ended last night at the MBTA's final public hearing, held at a senior center in Brighton. In a Boston Globe article on the meeting, MBTA GM Jonathan Davis explained how they were going to move forward. According to him and the Globe, "neither of the two previously released scenarios will be selected by the agency’s board," but, "Instead, the committee that drafted those two proposals will take testimony from all of the hearings’ speakers and feedback from more than 5,600 e-mails and draft new recommendations." The decision comes with little surprise. …
Daniel DeMaina
3:48 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The MBTA has released an open letter from MassDOT Secretary Richard Davey and MBTA Acting General Manager Jonathan Davis. It's available here: http://www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/news_events/?id=24023&month=&year= ... here are some key outtakes: "Since January, nearly 6,000 of you attended our 31 public meetings, with nearly 2,000 individuals offering public comment. In addition, we received 5,850… more ›