The MBTA, in development of its Strategic Plan, invited MASCO to offer comments and insight. MASCO President and CEO Marilyn Swartz-Lloyd offered the following to the board regarding the T and the LMA:

"The effective staunching of escalating operating costs by $192 million in two years is very impressive. These activities have begun to restore the public’s faith in the MBTA system and the Fiscal and Management Control Board’s term should be extended through FY2020 in order to continue this rigorous forward momentum.

Mayor Walsh and his Transportation officials released their vision and action plan for the city's future. 

So what does this mean for the LMA? Well, the GoBoston recommends 58 projects worthy of pursuing, several of which may add transit to the LMA including our very own Transit Hub. The plan emphasizes improving access and transportation in an equitable, economically supportive and climate resilient manner.

The Verb Hotel Bus Stop is officially moving Monday February 6th.

Starting Monday, the Fenway Shuttles will pick up and drop off at the corner of Boylston and Yawkey at the MBTA Bus Stop in front of 1295 Boylston. For the first week, Fenway Shuttles will make pick ups and drop offs at both the old and the new locations, but effective Monday February 13th, only the new bus stop will be serviced. See graphic below. 

Earlier this month The Dimock Center in Roxbury — a nationally recognized community health center affiliated with BIDMC — broke ground on a state-of-the-art inpatient detox center. The Dr. Lucy Sewall Center for Acute Treatment Services will help meet a rising need for addiction and recovery services.

George Q. Daley, an internationally recognized leader in stem cell science and cancer biology and a longtime member of the Harvard Medical School (HMS) faculty who spans the fields of basic science and clinical medicine, began his newest role as the dean of the Faculty of Medicine earlier this month. 

Whether you are a cyclist or a driver, sharing the road can be confusing in our beloved yet congested city of Boston. 

We offer a big THANK YOU to Mass Art employee and local cycling enthusiast Bekka Wright who has penned her second book about cycling in the city.

#KarmaCommuting and our KarmaCommuting.com campaign is back in full swing and we have some pretty great prizes.

Just ask Mike from DFCI who won a $50 gift card to Target for taking our quiz and signing the pledge!

The “New Ideas in Music and Sound” series continues its second exciting season of cutting-edge original works by outstanding student composers and sound artists from colleges in the Fenway and Mission Hill areas on Thursday December 8th at 6pm at the
Parker Hill Branch of the Boston Public Library. The concert is free and open to the general public.

Masters student from New England Conservatory Anastasiya Dumma will perform her unique guitar improvisations influenced by twentieth century classical music, American jazz and Russian folk music.