Focus40 Wants To Hear From You!
We all have our personal gripes when it comes to riding the MBTA- Boston has one of the longest public transit commuting times in the country. Focus40 is the 25 year investment plan to help better position the MBTA to equitably serve the Greater-Boston community- please participate and let your voice be heard!
“The Focus40 Street Team has been out at stops and stations around the system, collecting your ideas for the MBTA’s future. The Street Team is made up of MassDOT staff, community members, and partner organizations. We have already engaged with over 1,000 MBTA customers and received more than 1,500 ideas. The MBTA will be using these ideas to generate investment strategies to better serve the Boston region in the future.
If you missed the Street Team in your neighborhood, you can submit your ideas online until December 23. Please help us spread the word — share this link with anyone who may be interested. We want to hear from everyone who has a stake in the success of the MBTA — from everyday riders to those who live and work in the region but do not currently choose to use the system.
One idea that we’ve heard repeatedly is the need for faster and more reliable bus service. We are pleased to announce that the City of Everett is moving forward with a pilot project to help achieve this with a dedicated bus lane on portions of Broadway. This pilot, which was a recommendation of MassDOT’s recent Everett Transit Action Plan, could benefit the 5,000 daily riders in the corridor. Focus40 hopes to leverage municipal partnerships like this to advance bus improvements throughout the region.
If you have any questions or comments, or would like someone from the Focus40 Project Team to present at a community meeting, please contact MassDOT’s Project Manager, Scott Hamwey, at 857–368–9800 or via email at focus40@dot.state.ma.us.
Please forward this email to anyone you think may be interested in this important project. If you have been forwarded this email and wish to sign up for project updates, please sign up here.
We look forward to hearing from you,
The Focus40 Project Team”
