Deskripsyon
I wrote about this issue in January 2016 with post #2181908. I am not sure if any progress has been made.
Since we have a shopping mall on Furlong Drive it would be a great help to many people if the 119 bus could stop at Stop & Shop before it makes the Beachmont Loop. In a perfect world it would be nice if the 119 bus could stop at the Furlong Drive mall in both directions, but at the least stop on it's return to Beachmont to pick up people who have done their food shopping at Stop & Shop and are returning to their homes in Beachmont. It would be a great help for people who live in Beachmont when they are carrying home their groceries. Especially in the winter when the streets and sidewalks are covered in ice and snow. So anything that could be done on this is appreciated.
Obviously, it would add a couple of minutes to the bus route and the route times would have to be adjusted but I think it is worth the effort. Thank you.
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Mayor Arrigo's Office (Rehistradong User)
Philip (Rehistradong User)
Philip (Rehistradong User)
Philip (Rehistradong User)
Isinara Reuben Kantor (Rehistradong User)
Reopened Philip (Rehistradong User)
Well I can contact the MBTA directly and I will. However, I thought Mayor Arrigo's office would recognize this as a very inexpensive way to help the citizen's (read that voters) of the Beachmont section of Revere. Although the MBTA may have to rearrange the bus schedule to add in the extra few minutes it would take the 119 bus to make the loop by the Stop & Shop before heading toward the Beachmont train station and then into Beachmont. Having the ability to catch the bus while waiting inside the Stop & Shop, especially in the winter, would make a great difference to residents who can't afford a car and have to carry their groceries home. In the winter the sidewalks between the Stop & Shop and the Beachmont area are not cleaned very well and it is very difficult to do grocery shopping and carry bundles while walking on icy sidewalks or worse. Especially if one is old or is trying to push a baby stroller.
This idea seemed like a simple way to make the lives of the residents of Beachmont better without any real increase in costs that would require the need to raise taxes. These are the ideas that the city should be looking for to make our lives better without serious expense.
Please keep this request open a while longer. Thank you.
Isinara RevereDPW1 (Rehistradong User)
Thank you for reporting this issue. Your Service Request is actually on state property, and not City of Revere property. Though we are closing the request here, we do very much care that this issue is addressed right away. We have communicated the specifics of your request to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. For even better service, we would urge you to follow up directly with the state by one of three means:
(1) Calling MassDOT at 877-MA-DOT-GOV (877-623-6846);
(2) Completing the MassDOT Comment Form at https://www.massdot.state.ma.us/ContactUs.aspx
(3) Completing the MBTA Comment Form at http://www.mbta.com/customer_support/feedback/ . Thank you.
Reopened Philip (Rehistradong User)
Isinara Mayor Arrigo's Staff (Rehistradong User)
Philip, last February the Mayor sent a letter an place a phone call to MBTA officials requesting this change. The City Council also drafted and passed a motion to which was sent via mail to the MBTA GM's office as well. The City has made its opinion known on this and formally advocates for modifications to this route.
That said the MBTA has its own process for modifying routes and the city does not control this process. Having personally spoken with T staff about this issue I can tell you that they are generally very slow to modify bus routes. Modifications usually come in batches in conjunction with publication of new system schedules that get published. They also generally study extensively the timing and schedule impacts of any proposed changes. The nature of a massive system like the T is that operations are slow to change.
In response to resident and council requests the city has reached out to the T about a number of proposed changes within the city, such as extending service further up ocean Ave for routes that terminate at wonderland. The final analysis and decision on these issues ultimately rests with the T, which is why it would be helpful if residents with concerns also contacted the T directly to express their opinions.
The issue is marked closed in SeeClickFix because this particular app is designed to process service requests for city departments such as DPW. This is more of a policy question than a service request as it does not fall within a purview of a city department.
While that does not mean it's not an issue we obviously research intently and take seriously, this is not the kind of issue designed to be processed through the city's SeeClickFix.
Philip (Rehistradong User)
First let me thank the City, the Mayor's office and City Council for taking up this issue. I will try to get people in the area to call the T to support these changes.
Second, let me say there was some confusion on this ticket. The response I wrote above when I asked to keep this issue open was a reply to the reply above it. I think that reply wasn't for this bus issue because it reads more like it is talking about the Beachmont street crossing issue I have on another ticket. At least that is how I read it at the time.
In any event I am glad this bus issue is on someone's list for possible future action. I am sure the residents of Beachmont will appreciate the change when it occurs.