Get it Rolling - A brief guide to mobilize bus

During the pandemic, the bus has supported the highest ridership of all MBTA modes and will continue to be a pillar of transit in the region. [...] Thanks to Everett’s extensive public process for the plan, which highlighted the need for improvements along the Broadway corridor, the city was able to go straight into a pilot project at the conclusion of the study. [...] And when it was time to implement a permanent lane, the town had planned to put down red glass bead aggregate, a material used for bus lanes throughout the region, on only portions of the lane, due to the high cost of the material. [...] In addition to the block grant funding and the City’s budgeted funds, the MBTA agreed to reimburse the city for the red aggregate. [...] It can be helpful to draft and agree on a set of project goals and outcomes at the beginning of the project to ensure that as the project progresses, it continues to meet these expectations.