The 15-passenger van comes in a paratransit configuration and qualifies as a super-ultra-low-emission vehicle (SULEV II), which means, on average, 90 percent cleaner than the average new model-year vehicle.
The open platform feature, shared with the old Routemaster design, allows the reinstatement of a hop-on, hop-off service. Three doors and two staircases will aid speedier and smoother boarding.
Watson and Finn addressed community questions, including how they would regain the public's trust and improve service, during a public forum
The agency reported that its 10 hybrid equipped buses got an average of 6.4 miles per gallon (MPG) compared with 4.1 MPG for their standard buses.
The goal is to expand opportunity among all people in any given metro region by ensuring that metropolitan communities plan together and collaborate on such common challenges as affordable housing, infrastructure investments, education and job creation.
After a survey conducted by a community organization shows tension between teens and MBTA transit police officers, the organization asked the Transit Police to create an officer-youth advisory board and institute regular, mandatory training workshops for officers.
Two low-floor Bombardier Flexity streetcars, carried over 550,000 passengers, and made over 13,000 one-way trips with zero equipment failures, zero station delays and zero injuries, according to company officials.
The three-year contract begins May 22 and will provide vehicle and equipment maintenance, parts procurement and inventory management for 44 vehicles responsible for transporting more than 1.6 million passengers a year.