MBTA ROC Issues Letter of Support for the MBTA FY2025-29 Draft Capital Investment Plan

The MBTA Rider Oversight Committee has submitted a letter to the MBTA Board of Directors expressing their enthusiastic support for the MBTA FY2025-29 Draft Capital Investment Plan, while also offering some suggestions for the future. The letter is provided below:

MBTA ROC Issues Letter of Support for MBTA’s 2024 Fare Change Proposals

The MBTA Rider Oversight Committee has issued a letter expressing their support for the MBTA’s 2024 fare change proposals. “[The MBTA Rider Oversight Committee knows] that despite the significant impact on the MBTA’s operating budget, making access to transit more equitable also provides a great benefit to everyone in the region, and more importantly, it upholds the social contract we have with each other as residents of the Commonwealth.” The entirety of the letter is provided below:

MBTA ROC Issues Letter of Support for the MPO’s FFY 2023-27 Long-Range Transportation Plan

The MBTA Rider Oversight Committee has submitted a letter to the Boston Region MPO expressing their support for the FFY 2023-27 Long-Range Transportation Plan, highlighting specific elements of the plan. The letter is provided below:

MBTA ROC Issues Letter of Support for Regional Rail Transformation

The MBTA Rider Oversight Committee has submitted a letter declaring that they fully support efforts to deliver a transformative approach to Regional Rail and has encouraged the MBTA to pursue a plan that will make TransitMatters’ vision a reality. The letter is provided below:

MBTA ROC Provides Stance on 2019 Fare Increase to FMCB

The MBTA Rider Oversight Committee has submitted a letter to the FMCB indicating their stance on the 2019 fare increase. The letter is provided below:

MBTA ROC Submits Commentary on the Draft Report of the Massachusetts Autonomous Vehicle Working Group

The MBTA Rider Oversight Committee has submitted their comments regarding the draft report of the Massachusetts Autonomous Vehicle Working Group. The commentary is provided in the letter below:

MBTA ROC Submits Commentary Regarding MassDOT’s Focus40 Draft Plan

The MBTA Rider Oversight Committee submitted comments to MassDOT regarding their Focus40 draft plan. The commentary is provided in the letter below:

MBTA ROC Subcommittee Submits Commentary on the Boston MPO’s FY 2019 Draft UPWP

The MBTA ROC Capital Investment & Finance Subcommittee submitted comments to the Boston Region MPO regarding their FY 2019 Draft Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). The commentary is provided in the letter below:

MBTA ROC Subcommittee Submits Commentary Regarding the FY 2019-23 Draft TIP

The MBTA ROC Capital Investment & Finance Subcommittee submitted comments to the Boston Region MPO regarding their FY 2019-23 Draft Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The commentary is provided in the letter below:

MBTA ROC Urges Massachusetts Legislature to Restore District Local Technical Assistance

The MBTA ROC has submitted a letter to the Massachusetts Legislature urging all senators and representatives to support Representative Donato’s amendment #282 to restore Direct Local Technical Assistance (DLTA). The thirteen Massachusetts Regional Planning Agencies (RPAs) that provide DLTA bring an expertise that assists leaders in their communities with attaining a comprehensive outlook which can encompass better public transit options as well as provide them with the means to do studies and present proposals for consideration in the statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). The letter to the legislature is provided below:

Help Ensure Funding for All Thirteen Massachusetts Regional Planning Agencies

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is asking for our help and your help in ensuring funding for all thirteen Massachusetts Regional Planning Agencies (RPAs). Please ask your MA State Representative to support Rep Donato’s Amendment #282, which would restore District Local Technical Assistance (DLTA) funding for all of the state’s Regional Planning Agencies.

Link to details on how to help: https://www.mapc.org/announcement/urgent-call-to-action-needed/

Upcoming Educational Forum on Autonomous Vehicles

The MBTA Rider Oversight Committee encourages the public to attend an upcoming forum on autonomous vehicles hosted by the city of Arlington, Massachusetts. Details about the forum are provided below:

Educational Forum on Autonomous Vehicles
Arlington Town Hall Auditorium
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
7:00-8:30PM

Link to Agenda: https://www.arlingtonma.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=40078

Link to Calendar Invite: https://www.arlingtonma.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/17101

MBTA ROC Proposes Action Items for MassDOT Autonomous Vehicle Working Group

The MBTA Rider Oversight Committee has submitted a letter to the MassDOT Autonomous Vehicle Working Group (AVWG) to issue its support for the working group, but to also propose two action items for the AVWG to explore. Our letter is provided below:

MBTA ROC Issues Support for Massachusetts State Autonomous Vehicle Bills

The MBTA Rider Oversight Committee has submitted a letter expressing our strong support for the bills proposed by Senator Jason Lewis (S.1945) and Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier (H.1829). Our letter can be viewed below:

Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier to Discuss Safe Implementation of AGVs at the July General ROC Meeting

At the July General ROC meeting (which takes place this coming Tuesday, July 25th at 5pm in the usual 10 Park Plaza conference rooms), we will welcome Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier from the Massachusetts State Legislature. She will discuss H.1829, a bill to promote the safe integration of autonomous vehicles into the transportation system of the Commonwealth. This bill was created by her and Representative Jason M. Lewis at the beginning of 2017. Please join us for this conversation on AGVs, which follows-up our April forum on the same subject.