by James Fuccione | Apr 23, 2019 | News and Updates
The MassDOT Transit Unit has announced that the FY2020 Community Transit Grant Program Application Cycle is scheduled to open in May 2019. The Community Transit Grant Program is MassDOT’s annual competitive grant program to distribute Federal Transit Administration...
by James Fuccione | Apr 9, 2019 | News and Updates
MassDOT and the MBTA are announcing a one-year pilot program that will begin today, Monday, April 1, 2019, that provides financial incentives to transportation network companies (TNCs) in an effort to increase availability of wheelchair-accessible vehicles (WAVs)....
by James Fuccione | Apr 3, 2019 | Systems and Best Practices
Two Massachusetts communities won Gold-level National Planning Achievement Awards from the American Planning Association. Boston won for its “Climate Ready Boston Report,” and Stoneham won for its Transportation Advocacy Committee. The Massachusetts...
by James Fuccione | Mar 20, 2019 | Conferences
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative will join the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, UMass-Boston, Dementia Friendly Massachusetts and the City of Salem for a presentation on Age- and Dementia Friendly Transportation at the upcoming Transportation Innovation...
by James Fuccione | Mar 13, 2019 | News and Updates
MassDOT recently announced $5.1 million in additional funding awards for Regional Transit Authorities (RTA) across the Commonwealth to implement best practices and innovative services to benefit customers. The full announcement of the RTA award winners are available...