The Town of Arlington Department of Planning & Community Development held a public meeting to share information and gather feedback about changes to bus stops on Park Ave and Wachusett Ave proposed by the MBTA. At the meeting, the MBTA and their design consultant will present information about the proposed changes and take questions and comments.

If you missed the meeting, you may watch it in the video below.

The MBTA has notified the Town of Arlington of a proposal to complete accessibility upgrades and potentially relocate, eliminate, and consolidate bus stops within the town as part of the MBTA’s Bus Stop Accessibility and Safety Improvements Program. The MBTA has reviewed the bus stops for Routes 78 and 62/76 along the Park Ave corridor between Mass Ave and Route 2, as well as along Wachusett Ave, as part of the MBTA’s goals to address major access barriers at bus stops and improve bus service along these corridors.

To create safe and accessible stop locations for all riders that meets the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as improve bus service and reliability, the MBTA proposes to make changes to the existing bus stops including improving bus stops for ADA-access, consolidating bus stops too close to one another into new stops, and eliminating high-barrier and low-ridership stops. The MBTA requires concurrence from the Town of Arlington Select Board to make these changes. The purpose of this meeting is to gather public feedback on these proposed changes in advance of a staff recommendation to be brought to the Board at a later date.

The Town has also developed a survey to collect feedback. Residents can fill out this survey until December 24, at 5:00 pm: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ParkAveBusStops 

The following materials have been developed by the Town to help residents understand the proposed changes:

• Map showing bus network before-and-after of proposed changes
• List of bus stops and proposed changes for Routes 62/76 and 78

This meeting will be conducted remotely. Please register in advance for this meeting:

https://town-arlington-ma-us.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUucumsrDktHt1HvDq4o37jEZ2LJsychuGk

Meeting ID: 813 5042 2749

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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