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As one of the most expansive land owners throughout the Commonwealth, the MBTA established a joint public-private management agency [159] for managing the MBTA's vast inventory of property holdings and land. [160] This allows the transit authority to work with entities to obtain right-of-way (ROW) grant on property which the MBTA administers.
Many of these facilities are former streetcar carhouses that were gradually converted to trackless trolley and bus use, although some like Southampton (built 2004) are of recent construction. Of the former streetcar carhouses, only Arborway and Watertown were Green Line yards during part of the MBTA era. Everett was an Orange Line yard until 1975.
All of the concepts proposed a longer vehicle than the current Type 8/9 cars, with lengths ranging from 100 to 131 ft (30 to 40 m). The MBTA's final concept for the new cars was a 114-foot (35 m) articulated low-floor light rail vehicle made up of 7 segments, riding on 4 trucks, and equipped with 5 sliding doors on each side. [4]: 30–35
The MBTA would not pay for the new network; the company would have a two-tier model with a fee for higher bandwidth. [56] [57] The MBTA canceled the plan in August 2017 due to local opposition to the erection of 320 monopoles, each 70-foot (21 m) tall, as well as the need to focus on more critical projects like the Green Line Extension. [58]
The MBTA also had a unique fleet of coaches manufactured by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB), which were designated as BTC-3 and CTC-3 cars, these had considerably less seating capacity than the BTC-1 cars, ranging from 88 to 94, but were equipped with restrooms, and would be the only cars on the fleet to host this accommodation until 2005. [1]
The MBTA began the procurement process for the Type 9 LRVs in tandem with the planning for the Green Line Extension. The MBTA sought a different manufacturer for the Type 9 than its predecessor the Type 8, which was built by Italian firm AnsaldoBreda. The Type 8 cars were prone to derailments and breakdowns, and were the subject of multiple ...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) operates 152 bus routes in the Greater Boston area. The MBTA has a policy objective to provide transit service within walking distance (defined as 0.25 miles (0.40 km)) for all residents living in areas with population densities greater than 5,000 inhabitants per square mile (1,900/km 2) within the MBTA's service district.
MBTA Kinki Sharyo Type 7 is a type of light rail vehicle owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Since 1986, the MBTA has used the Type 7 on its Green Line light rail network. It is the first rail vehicle for the United States built by Japanese rail vehicle manufacturer Kinki Sharyo. [1] [5] [2] [6]