{"id":777,"date":"2024-04-21T00:43:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T04:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teban54transit.com\/migrate\/?page_id=777"},"modified":"2024-04-21T01:13:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T05:13:43","slug":"thoughts-from-everyone-mbta-buses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teban54transit.com\/?page_id=777","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts from Everyone: MBTA Buses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>&#8220;Thoughts from Everyone&#8221;<\/strong> series is a collection of discussions and analyses of the current system contributed by other transit fans that I personally find interesting. For a full index with ideas on all topics, see <a href=\"https:\/\/teban54transit.com\/migrate\/?page_id=225\" title=\"Others\u2019 Ideas: Overview\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This post includes discussions of <strong>public buses operated by MBTA<\/strong> in Greater Boston. Topics include bus routes and terminals, operations, infrastructure, planning, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> If a discussion is largely about a systemwide topic, but also has a particular focus on a region that it serves, it may be listed in both this page and another relevant &#8220;Thoughts from Everyone&#8221; page, with a brief note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Last updated:<\/strong> April 20, 2024 (created page)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-aioseo-table-of-contents\"><ul><li><a href=\"#aioseo-mbta-owned-infrastructure\">MBTA-Owned Infrastructure<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#aioseo-bus-garages-and-maintenance-facilities\">Bus Garages and Maintenance Facilities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aioseo-mbta-owned-infrastructure\">MBTA-Owned Infrastructure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aioseo-bus-garages-and-maintenance-facilities\">Bus Garages and Maintenance Facilities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/archboston.com\/community\/threads\/i-90-interchange-improvement-project-west-station-allston.4807\/post-477186\" title=\"\"><strong>Discussion of costs of bus garage rebuilds and renovations<\/strong><\/a>, and later comments <em>(archBoston, Apr 2024)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The debate concerned rising costs of a few bus garages that MBTA was planning to rebuild, such as the Quincy and Arborway garaged, including charging facilities of battery-electric buses (BEBs).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Users mentioned that the T <a href=\"http:\/\/archboston.com\/community\/threads\/i-90-interchange-improvement-project-west-station-allston.4807\/post-477210\" title=\"\">plans a $4.5 billion investment<\/a> in bus garages with charging equipments; the rebuild of Quincy Garage <a href=\"http:\/\/archboston.com\/community\/threads\/i-90-interchange-improvement-project-west-station-allston.4807\/post-477186\" title=\"\">costs around $500 million<\/a>, though the bids were so high that <a href=\"http:\/\/archboston.com\/community\/threads\/i-90-interchange-improvement-project-west-station-allston.4807\/post-477205\" title=\"\">a re-bid was required<\/a>; and that Arborway&#8217;s 15% design estimated a cost of <a href=\"http:\/\/archboston.com\/community\/threads\/i-90-interchange-improvement-project-west-station-allston.4807\/post-477210\" title=\"\">$495 million<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Operations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bus Operators and Hiring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MBTA has been facing a shortage of bus operators in recent years, partly due to a hiring freeze during the Covid-19 pandemic. The shortage had forced MBTA to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcvb.com\/article\/mbta-cutting-fall-bus-service-on-43-lines-amid-driver-shortage\/40983956\" title=\"\">reduce service<\/a> on many bus routes systemwide since 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Delvin4519&#8217;s analysis of bus operator shortages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ArchBoston user Delvin4519 has been keeping track of the shortage situation through MBTA&#8217;s official reports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archboston.com\/community\/threads\/general-mbta-topics-multi-modal-budget-massdot.971\/post-474755\" title=\"\">February and March 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Thoughts from Everyone&#8221; series is a collection of discussions and analyses of the current system contributed by other transit fans that I personally find interesting. 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