Newton Transportation Advisory Group virtual meeting Wed. 6/12/2024 4-6PM

[Michael Halle]

The Transportation Advisory Group welcomes members of the public with interest in issues related to transportation, parking, safety, and streetscape design in the city of Newton.

Contact: Michael Halle, Chair, m...@halle.us .

This month’s agenda will focus on general updates on projects and plans in Newton.

Zoom meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84685117532?pwd=dWd3VS94emlSVitKbE1NL1pqZlR4dz09
Meeting ID: 846 8511 7532
Passcode: 393093

AGENDA
Wednesday, June 12, 2024, 4-6PM
Virtual Zoom Meeting
4:00 Welcome and introductions 4:05 Agenda additions, announcements, and updates
4:20 Updates and discussion with Jenn Martin, Director of Transportation Planning
· Washington Street Pilot
· Walk, Ride and Roll plan
· Paving schedule
· Newton 311
· Other projects
· Safe Routes to School transition
5:00 Follow-up from last month’s discussion about Commuter Rail
5:20 Discussion
5:55 Next meeting plans
6:00 Adjourn

[Lucia Dolan]

For the Commuter Rail discussion, I'd suggest reading the MBTA  Advisory Board's Comments on the FY25-29 Capital Improvement Plan. I believe to receive a Federal grant, Massachusetts has to put up some money for the project too:

According to The MBTA Advisory Board, the MBTA requested $11 billion for new initiatives in the FY 25-29 CIP, of which $843 million, or 7.7%, was funded. The Advisory Board stated: “This amount is simply insufficient for maintaining existing equipment/infrastructure in a level of good repair, supporting replacement-type capital projects for existing MBTA services, or supporting expansion-type capital projects to add new MBTA service.” 

The MBTA Advisory Board’s FY25-29 Capital Investment Program Oversight Report 

The CIP includes funding for the design of Newtonville CR. However, the Governor’s Proposed MBTA FY 25-29 Capital Improvement Plan did not include funds for intermediate or long-term improvements to Newton Corner. MBTA FY 25-29 Capital Improvement Plan.

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Lucia Dolan

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[Nedeljkovic, Srdjan S.,MD]

Hi all,

Here is some fun reading, in case you haven't seen it. You all know my feelings about the need to make the MBTA fare-free and implement a new more sustainable and progressive method of funding operating costs for transit outside of farebox revenues. 

Nonetheless, the MBTA is spending $1 billion on a system that will be obsolete before it is even put into effect! And that's not including the annual costs of maintenance and to operate the system itself.

Srdj

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