TransitMatters
@transitmatters.bsky.social
We are a non-profit organization that uses people-focused, data-driven solutions to improve transportation in Greater Boston & across the Commonwealth.
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🚍 For the second year, we're identifying the MBTA's top 10 slowest & most bunched buses & the steps transportation decision-makers can take to improve our bus network.
➡️ Take a look at the full report here! static1.squarespace.com/static/533b9...
➡️ Take a look at the full report here! static1.squarespace.com/static/533b9...
🌟 Our annual holiday party is NEXT WEEK! Join us at Trillium – Fenway to celebrate TM' 2025 successes & look ahead to the important work still to come in the new year.
👀 We'll also be hosting our first-ever silent auction! Register here: luma.com/mgw10vew
👀 We'll also be hosting our first-ever silent auction! Register here: luma.com/mgw10vew
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🌟 Our annual holiday party is NEXT WEEK! Join us at Trillium – Fenway to celebrate TM' 2025 successes & look ahead to the important work still to come in the new year.
👀 We'll also be hosting our first-ever silent auction! Register here: luma.com/mgw10vew
👀 We'll also be hosting our first-ever silent auction! Register here: luma.com/mgw10vew
🚨 If you are a constituent of Sen. Michael Barrett, Sen. Michael Brady, Sen. John Cronin, Sen. Julian Cyr, Sen. Dylan Fernandes, or Sen. Bruce Tarr... we need your help!
🗣️ Urge your legislators to support the Freedom to Move Act, increasing our transportation options: secure.ucs.org/a/2025-freed...
🗣️ Urge your legislators to support the Freedom to Move Act, increasing our transportation options: secure.ucs.org/a/2025-freed...
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
🚨 If you are a constituent of Sen. Michael Barrett, Sen. Michael Brady, Sen. John Cronin, Sen. Julian Cyr, Sen. Dylan Fernandes, or Sen. Bruce Tarr... we need your help!
🗣️ Urge your legislators to support the Freedom to Move Act, increasing our transportation options: secure.ucs.org/a/2025-freed...
🗣️ Urge your legislators to support the Freedom to Move Act, increasing our transportation options: secure.ucs.org/a/2025-freed...
🌟 ICYMI: Our annual holiday party is on Dec. 2! Celebrate with us on Giving Tuesday: luma.com/mgw10vew
Cheer & Transit · Luma
Join us on December 2 for our annual holiday party!
As we look to 2026, we invite you to join us for Cheer & Transit on Tuesday, December 2 (Giving Tuesday),…
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November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🌟 ICYMI: Our annual holiday party is on Dec. 2! Celebrate with us on Giving Tuesday: luma.com/mgw10vew
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Buses are a crucial factor towards reducing car dependency
The Pokey/Schleppie Awards report is a must read for anybody who wants to make buses a more attractive alternative transit option
(and especially for anyone who has taken the #1 bus 🥲)
The Pokey/Schleppie Awards report is a must read for anybody who wants to make buses a more attractive alternative transit option
(and especially for anyone who has taken the #1 bus 🥲)
🚍 For the second year, we're identifying the MBTA's top 10 slowest & most bunched buses & the steps transportation decision-makers can take to improve our bus network.
➡️ Take a look at the full report here! static1.squarespace.com/static/533b9...
➡️ Take a look at the full report here! static1.squarespace.com/static/533b9...
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Buses are a crucial factor towards reducing car dependency
The Pokey/Schleppie Awards report is a must read for anybody who wants to make buses a more attractive alternative transit option
(and especially for anyone who has taken the #1 bus 🥲)
The Pokey/Schleppie Awards report is a must read for anybody who wants to make buses a more attractive alternative transit option
(and especially for anyone who has taken the #1 bus 🥲)
🚍 For the second year, we're identifying the MBTA's top 10 slowest & most bunched buses & the steps transportation decision-makers can take to improve our bus network.
➡️ Take a look at the full report here! static1.squarespace.com/static/533b9...
➡️ Take a look at the full report here! static1.squarespace.com/static/533b9...
November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
🚍 For the second year, we're identifying the MBTA's top 10 slowest & most bunched buses & the steps transportation decision-makers can take to improve our bus network.
➡️ Take a look at the full report here! static1.squarespace.com/static/533b9...
➡️ Take a look at the full report here! static1.squarespace.com/static/533b9...
🚨 Heads up, Red Line riders! The Red Line will be shut down Nov. 15–23 between North Quincy & Braintree.
➡️ During this shutdown, the T will perform regular maintenance work. Learn more here: www.mbta.com/news/2025-11...
➡️ During this shutdown, the T will perform regular maintenance work. Learn more here: www.mbta.com/news/2025-11...
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🚨 Heads up, Red Line riders! The Red Line will be shut down Nov. 15–23 between North Quincy & Braintree.
➡️ During this shutdown, the T will perform regular maintenance work. Learn more here: www.mbta.com/news/2025-11...
➡️ During this shutdown, the T will perform regular maintenance work. Learn more here: www.mbta.com/news/2025-11...
📆 Mark your calendars! Our annual holiday party is on Dec. 2—Giving Tuesday 👀
🎉 This is your chance to celebrate TransitMatters' 2025 successes with your fellow supporters & look ahead to the important work still to come in the new year. luma.com/mgw10vew
🎉 This is your chance to celebrate TransitMatters' 2025 successes with your fellow supporters & look ahead to the important work still to come in the new year. luma.com/mgw10vew
Cheer & Transit · Luma
Join us on December 2 for our annual holiday party!
As we look to 2026, we invite you to join us for Cheer & Transit on Tuesday, December 2 (Giving Tuesday),…
luma.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
📆 Mark your calendars! Our annual holiday party is on Dec. 2—Giving Tuesday 👀
🎉 This is your chance to celebrate TransitMatters' 2025 successes with your fellow supporters & look ahead to the important work still to come in the new year. luma.com/mgw10vew
🎉 This is your chance to celebrate TransitMatters' 2025 successes with your fellow supporters & look ahead to the important work still to come in the new year. luma.com/mgw10vew
Another tabling season has come & gone!
From Brookline to Mattapan, thank you to everyone who stopped by our table—we hope you learned something about the T & TransitMatters. Until next year 👋
From Brookline to Mattapan, thank you to everyone who stopped by our table—we hope you learned something about the T & TransitMatters. Until next year 👋
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Another tabling season has come & gone!
From Brookline to Mattapan, thank you to everyone who stopped by our table—we hope you learned something about the T & TransitMatters. Until next year 👋
From Brookline to Mattapan, thank you to everyone who stopped by our table—we hope you learned something about the T & TransitMatters. Until next year 👋
🚨 Attention, Green Line riders! From 8:00pm tomorrow through the end of service on Nov. 13, there will be no service from Medford/Tufts & Union Sq to Park St.
➡️ During this shutdown, the T will install GLTPS infrastructure. Learn more here: boston.gov/mbta-shutdowns
➡️ During this shutdown, the T will install GLTPS infrastructure. Learn more here: boston.gov/mbta-shutdowns
November 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
🚨 Attention, Green Line riders! From 8:00pm tomorrow through the end of service on Nov. 13, there will be no service from Medford/Tufts & Union Sq to Park St.
➡️ During this shutdown, the T will install GLTPS infrastructure. Learn more here: boston.gov/mbta-shutdowns
➡️ During this shutdown, the T will install GLTPS infrastructure. Learn more here: boston.gov/mbta-shutdowns
Reposted by TransitMatters
finally got a physical copy of this gem! amazing work by the @transitmatters.bsky.social team
November 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
finally got a physical copy of this gem! amazing work by the @transitmatters.bsky.social team
🚨 Heads up, Green Line riders! The D Branch will be shut down between Riverside & Kenmore from 8:00pm tomorrow through end-of-service on Oct. 31.
➡️ During this shutdown, the T will install Green Line Train Protection System (GLTPS) infrastructure. Learn more here: boston.gov/mbta-shutdowns
➡️ During this shutdown, the T will install Green Line Train Protection System (GLTPS) infrastructure. Learn more here: boston.gov/mbta-shutdowns
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🚨 Heads up, Green Line riders! The D Branch will be shut down between Riverside & Kenmore from 8:00pm tomorrow through end-of-service on Oct. 31.
➡️ During this shutdown, the T will install Green Line Train Protection System (GLTPS) infrastructure. Learn more here: boston.gov/mbta-shutdowns
➡️ During this shutdown, the T will install Green Line Train Protection System (GLTPS) infrastructure. Learn more here: boston.gov/mbta-shutdowns
📈 Some TransitMatters Labs applications may be experiencing issues today, along with a lot of the Internet, due to issues with our web host.
🙏 They should hopefully be back up soon!
🙏 They should hopefully be back up soon!
October 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
📈 Some TransitMatters Labs applications may be experiencing issues today, along with a lot of the Internet, due to issues with our web host.
🙏 They should hopefully be back up soon!
🙏 They should hopefully be back up soon!
Thank you to everyone who visited our table at Open Streets Mattapan this weekend! See you next month in JP 🚲🧑🦽🛹🛼🚶🛴
October 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Thank you to everyone who visited our table at Open Streets Mattapan this weekend! See you next month in JP 🚲🧑🦽🛹🛼🚶🛴
🧐 Are you planning to go to an Open Streets event this fall? We are!
🎉 We'll be out in Mattapan TOMORROW & JP in November. Learn more here: www.boston.gov/calendar/ope...
🎉 We'll be out in Mattapan TOMORROW & JP in November. Learn more here: www.boston.gov/calendar/ope...
October 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🧐 Are you planning to go to an Open Streets event this fall? We are!
🎉 We'll be out in Mattapan TOMORROW & JP in November. Learn more here: www.boston.gov/calendar/ope...
🎉 We'll be out in Mattapan TOMORROW & JP in November. Learn more here: www.boston.gov/calendar/ope...
We are grateful to Sec. Tibbits-Nutt for her unwavering advocacy for transit justice & for delivering concrete gains for riders.
We trust new leadership will deliver a safe, reliable multimodal transportation network that supports the region. transitmatters.org/blog/stateme...
We trust new leadership will deliver a safe, reliable multimodal transportation network that supports the region. transitmatters.org/blog/stateme...
Media Statement: Leadership Transition at MassDOT — TransitMatters
We trust new leadership will deliver a safe, reliable, and multimodal transportation network that supports communities and the region.
transitmatters.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
We are grateful to Sec. Tibbits-Nutt for her unwavering advocacy for transit justice & for delivering concrete gains for riders.
We trust new leadership will deliver a safe, reliable multimodal transportation network that supports the region. transitmatters.org/blog/stateme...
We trust new leadership will deliver a safe, reliable multimodal transportation network that supports the region. transitmatters.org/blog/stateme...
🚍 TY to everyone who attended our pre-launch party for 2025's Pokey/Schleppie Awards report 2 weeks ago!
🙌 Also, TY to Ethan from the Boston Region MPO for teaching us about recent funding for bus priority & the MPO’s goals for supporting more reliable transit in the region.
🙌 Also, TY to Ethan from the Boston Region MPO for teaching us about recent funding for bus priority & the MPO’s goals for supporting more reliable transit in the region.
October 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🚍 TY to everyone who attended our pre-launch party for 2025's Pokey/Schleppie Awards report 2 weeks ago!
🙌 Also, TY to Ethan from the Boston Region MPO for teaching us about recent funding for bus priority & the MPO’s goals for supporting more reliable transit in the region.
🙌 Also, TY to Ethan from the Boston Region MPO for teaching us about recent funding for bus priority & the MPO’s goals for supporting more reliable transit in the region.
🚘 3 out of 4 adults in the US who rely on cars say they have no choice but to drive as much as they do.
📈 The cost is enormous: the average household with cars spends $14,545/year on transportation. #WeekWithoutDriving weekwithoutdriving.org/join
📈 The cost is enormous: the average household with cars spends $14,545/year on transportation. #WeekWithoutDriving weekwithoutdriving.org/join
September 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🚘 3 out of 4 adults in the US who rely on cars say they have no choice but to drive as much as they do.
📈 The cost is enormous: the average household with cars spends $14,545/year on transportation. #WeekWithoutDriving weekwithoutdriving.org/join
📈 The cost is enormous: the average household with cars spends $14,545/year on transportation. #WeekWithoutDriving weekwithoutdriving.org/join
🚍 Do you walk, ride your bike, or take a bus on the Lynnway? The MBTA & the City of Lynn want to hear from you!
➡️ The Lynnway Multimodal Corridor Project team seeks public feedback about traveling along the Lynnway. Take their survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LynnwayMul...
➡️ The Lynnway Multimodal Corridor Project team seeks public feedback about traveling along the Lynnway. Take their survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LynnwayMul...
MBTA Hosts Its First Public Hearing for Lynnway Redesign Project - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Nearly three years after winning a $20 million federal grant, the MBTA hosted its first public forum on Wednesday evening for a proposed transit-focused redesign of the Lynnway, a major highway that s...
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September 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🚍 Do you walk, ride your bike, or take a bus on the Lynnway? The MBTA & the City of Lynn want to hear from you!
➡️ The Lynnway Multimodal Corridor Project team seeks public feedback about traveling along the Lynnway. Take their survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LynnwayMul...
➡️ The Lynnway Multimodal Corridor Project team seeks public feedback about traveling along the Lynnway. Take their survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LynnwayMul...
🚍 Happening TONIGHT! Join us at Lamplighter - Broadway for a preview of which bus routes made the 10 slowest & most bunched lists.
➡️ RSVP here: luma.com/j8hen7q4
➡️ RSVP here: luma.com/j8hen7q4
Pokey/Schleppie Awards II Pre-Launch Party · Luma
You're invited to the soft launch of TransitMatters’ second annual Pokey/Schleppie Awards report! Join us for a relaxed evening at Lamplighter’s Broadway…
luma.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🚍 Happening TONIGHT! Join us at Lamplighter - Broadway for a preview of which bus routes made the 10 slowest & most bunched lists.
➡️ RSVP here: luma.com/j8hen7q4
➡️ RSVP here: luma.com/j8hen7q4
🚍 Join us on Wednesday at Lamplighter - Broadway for the soft launch of our second annual Pokey/Schleppie Awards report!
➡️ RSVP to learn more! luma.com/j8hen7q4
➡️ RSVP to learn more! luma.com/j8hen7q4
Pokey/Schleppie Awards II Pre-Launch Party · Luma
You're invited to the soft launch of TransitMatters’ second annual Pokey/Schleppie Awards report! Join us for a relaxed evening at Lamplighter’s Broadway…
luma.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🚍 Join us on Wednesday at Lamplighter - Broadway for the soft launch of our second annual Pokey/Schleppie Awards report!
➡️ RSVP to learn more! luma.com/j8hen7q4
➡️ RSVP to learn more! luma.com/j8hen7q4
Thank you to everyone who visited our Open Streets Dorchester & Brookline Day tables yesterday! See you next month for Open Streets Mattapan 🚲🛼🚶🛹🛴🧑🦽
September 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Thank you to everyone who visited our Open Streets Dorchester & Brookline Day tables yesterday! See you next month for Open Streets Mattapan 🚲🛼🚶🛹🛴🧑🦽
🎉 We will be at Brookline Day for the first time ever THIS SUNDAY!
☀️ Stop by our table in Coolidge Corner—we'll be there all day. Learn more here: www.brooklinema.gov/CivicAlerts....
☀️ Stop by our table in Coolidge Corner—we'll be there all day. Learn more here: www.brooklinema.gov/CivicAlerts....
September 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🎉 We will be at Brookline Day for the first time ever THIS SUNDAY!
☀️ Stop by our table in Coolidge Corner—we'll be there all day. Learn more here: www.brooklinema.gov/CivicAlerts....
☀️ Stop by our table in Coolidge Corner—we'll be there all day. Learn more here: www.brooklinema.gov/CivicAlerts....
🧐 Are you planning to go to an Open Streets event this fall? We are!
🎉 We'll be out in Dorchester THIS SUNDAY & Mattapan in October. Learn more here: www.boston.gov/calendar/ope...
🎉 We'll be out in Dorchester THIS SUNDAY & Mattapan in October. Learn more here: www.boston.gov/calendar/ope...
September 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🧐 Are you planning to go to an Open Streets event this fall? We are!
🎉 We'll be out in Dorchester THIS SUNDAY & Mattapan in October. Learn more here: www.boston.gov/calendar/ope...
🎉 We'll be out in Dorchester THIS SUNDAY & Mattapan in October. Learn more here: www.boston.gov/calendar/ope...
🚨 Heads up, Green Line riders! The D Branch will be shut down from Sept. 3 through Sept. 11 between Riverside & Kenmore.
➡️ During this shutdown, the T will install Green Line Train Protection System infrastructure & perform regular maintenance work. Learn more here: boston.gov/mbta-shutdowns
➡️ During this shutdown, the T will install Green Line Train Protection System infrastructure & perform regular maintenance work. Learn more here: boston.gov/mbta-shutdowns
August 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🚨 Heads up, Green Line riders! The D Branch will be shut down from Sept. 3 through Sept. 11 between Riverside & Kenmore.
➡️ During this shutdown, the T will install Green Line Train Protection System infrastructure & perform regular maintenance work. Learn more here: boston.gov/mbta-shutdowns
➡️ During this shutdown, the T will install Green Line Train Protection System infrastructure & perform regular maintenance work. Learn more here: boston.gov/mbta-shutdowns
🧵 Here’s what you missed at July & August’s MBTA board meeting ↓
August 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🧵 Here’s what you missed at July & August’s MBTA board meeting ↓