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Customers parking in MBTA-owned and operated lots with existing cash "honor boxes" can pay for parking online or via phone while in their cars or once they board a train, bus, or commuter boat. [79] [80] As of February 2014, the MBTA switched from ParkMobile to PayByPhone as its provider for mobile parking payments by smartphone. [75]
On September 18, 2008, two 150-bike parking cages were made available at the Alewife station, next to the MBTA parking garage. Since then, a number of MBTA stations have been provided with secure, monitored bicycle parking cages. Previously, access to these cages required a free special Bike CharlieCard.
In October 2006, the MBTA added four short turn round trips that terminated at Anderson RTC. [12] By 2012, the parking lot was still underused. [12] Until December 2020, a small number of Haverhill Line trains ran via the Wildcat Branch and the inner Lowell Line, making stops including Anderson/Woburn.
Unlike most MBTA stations, credit cards and even E-ZPass transponders are accepted for payment of parking fees. [14] [15] The station area and platforms are owned by Amtrak, but the MBTA owns the parking garage and tracks. [1]
The parking permits are free to Boston residents, however, and the program is overused; permitted spaces remain scarce. [33] Meters citywide are priced at $1.25 per hour, and metered spaces are also often difficult to find. The number of public parking spaces downtown has been capped since the mid-1970s. [34]
In late 2015, the MBTA added 24 parking spaces off Grimes Lane as an interim measure. [23] In April 2017, the MBTA announced $1.5 million in funding to expand parking at the station, with between 43 and 109 additional spaces. [24] As of August 2019, the MBTA planned for an increase of 60 spaces. [25]
Newburyport station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Newburyport, Massachusetts. It is located between Parker Street and U.S. Route 1 south of downtown Newburyport, and serves the Newburyport/Rockport Line. The station is the terminus of the Newburyport Branch of the line, with three parking lots totalling over 800 spaces.
"Starting in summer 2024, you’ll be able to pay by tapping your contactless debit/credit card, phone, or watch with a mobile wallet—making it easier for you to get going," the MBTA said. Where ...