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The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) convened the Transit Working Group to help improve coordination among transit providers in the Boston region and represent transit more fully in MPO activities and decisions. MPO staff have asked transit providers and organizations that support transit service in the Boston region to participate. These entities include, but are not limited to, regional transit authorities, transportation management associations, municipalities that operate transit services, and state transportation agencies. Advocacy groups and members of the public are welcome to attend working group meetings.
Transit Working Group meetings, usually held quarterly throughout the year, may include (1) group discussion of transit-related topics, concerns, and solutions; (2) information sharing among transit providers; (3) and/or presentations by MPO staff about the MPO’s transit-related activities and decisions. Transit Working Group meeting formats and content may evolve in response to emerging needs, participant feedback, and lessons learned.
The Transit Working Group also holds periodic informal coffee chats on specific topics or themes of interest to regional transit stakeholders. Notices of coffee chats are posted here and on the MPO meeting calendar, and they are emailed to the working group email list. Coffee chats are capped at 20-30 participants.
Upcoming Meetings
Until further notice, all Transit Working Group meetings and coffee chats will be held virtually on Zoom.
The Transit Working Group is hosting the following upcoming events. Other events will be announced soon.
- A coffee chat with Eddie Sporn on the Berkshire Flyer and marketing a new transit service, on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 4:00 PM. Register on Zoom.
- A coffee chat with Michelle Scott and Betsy Harvey of MPO staff on the MPO’s Long-Range Transportation Plan and Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan, on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at 4:00 PM. Register on Zoom.
Past Meetings
You can watch video recordings of past Transit Working Group meetings and events through the links provided or on the YouTube playlist:
Transit Working Group Meeting 9, September 20, 2022
- Video recording of Transit Working Group Meeting 9, September 20, 2022
- September 20, 2022 Transit Working Group materials
Transit Working Group Meeting 8, May 31, 2022
- Video recording of Transit Working Group Meeting 8, May 31, 2022
- May 31, 2022 Transit Working Group materials
Transit Working Group Meeting 7, February 10, 2022
- Video recording of Transit Working Group Meeting 7, February 10, 2022
- February 10, 2022 Working Group meeting materials
Transit Working Group Meeting 6, October 12, 2021
- Video recording of Transit Working Group meeting 6, October 12, 2021
- October 12, 2021, Working Group Meeting Materials (agenda and slides)
Transit Working Group Meeting 5, July 9, 2021
- Video recording of Pilot Transit Working Group Meeting 5, July 9, 2021
- July 9, 2021, Working Group Meeting Materials
Transit Working Group Meeting 4, March 19, 2021
- Video recording of Pilot Transit Working Group Meeting 4, March 19, 2021
- March 19, 2021, Working Group Meeting Materials
Transit Working Group Meeting 3, November 12, 2020
- Video recording of Pilot Transit Working Group Meeting 3, November 12, 2020
- November 12, 2020 Working Group Meeting Summary (PDF) November 12, 2020 Working Group Meeting Summary (HTML)
- November 12, 2020, Working Group Meeting Materials
Transit Working Group Meeting 2, July 20, 2020
- Video recording of Pilot Transit Working Group Meeting 2, July 20, 2020
- July 20, 2020, Working Group Meeting Summary (PDF) July 20, 2020, Working Group Meeting Summary (HTML)
- July 20, 2020, Working Group Meeting Materials
Transit Working Group Meeting 1, January 30, 2020
- January 30, 2020, Working Group Meeting Summary (PDF) January 30, 2020, Working Group Meeting Summary (HTML)
- January 30, 2020, Working Group Meeting Materials
Coffee Chat Recordings and Summaries
Note: Recordings or summaries are not available for all coffee chats.
- August 23, 2022: Bus Drivers in Crisis
- June 13, 2022: MBTA Community Engagement
- April 27, 2022: Transit and Schools
- April 6, 2022: Confronting the Driver Recruitment Shortfall (2)
- March 10, 2022: Human Services Transportation
- February 28, 2022: Transit Fleet Electrification
- February 16, 2022: Travel Demand Management
- January 11, 2022: Human Services Transportation
- December 9, 2021: COVID-19 Recovery
- November 17, 2021: Confronting the Driver Recruitment Shortfall
- November 8, 2021: Closing Gaps in the Regional Transit System
- November 5, 2021: Regional Rail Station Access
- October 26, 2021: Human Services Transportation
Other Events
About the Development of the Transit Working Group
The MPO conducted a pilot of the Transit Working Group during calendar years 2020 and 2021.
For more information
- Transit Working Group Pilot Findings (PDF) Transit Working Group Pilot Findings (HTML)
- MPO Transit Committee Outreach Results and Staff Recommendations (PDF) MPO Transit Committee Outreach Results and Staff Recommendations (HTML)
Transit Resources from Past Meetings
- Bus Stops and Perceived Safety Through a Gender Lens (by Grecia White) Report and Bus Stops and Perceived Safety Through a Gender Lens (by Grecia White) interactive map
- Transportation Recovery Guidebook for Commercial Business Districts (PDF) Transportation Recovery Guidebook for Commercial Business Districts (HTML)
- Managing Curb Space in the Boston Region: A Guidebook
- Recording of Fostering Equity in the Practice of Travel Demand Management
- Park-and-Ride Data Dashboard
- Recording of Travel Demand Management in a Post-COVID World Forum
- MPO Community Connections Program
- Operating a Successful Community Shuttle Program: A Guidebook
- Transit Signal Priority in the Boston Region: A Guidebook
- Study Summary: The Future of the Curb
- Study Summary: Reverse Commute
Other MPO transit resources are available on the Recent Publications and Regional Transit Service Planning Technical Support pages.
Contact
Sandy Johnston, Senior Transportation Planner
857.702.3710
sjohnston@ctps.org