Transportation | Kendall Square

MXD Substation Open House

The MXD Substation project will relocate the Eversource substation to the site of the current Blue Parking Garage, located between Binney Street, Galileo Galilei Way, and Broadway. The project will...

12:30 PM
4:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Transportation

‘You can’t cure cancer when you’re sitting in traffic’: The MBTA poses a problem for Mass. competitiveness

Transportation

MBTA Expands Pay- Per-Use Limited Fare Program to Local Employers

Cold-Weather Bike Tips

Kendall Square is no stranger to healthy and sustainable commutes. This fall, 20% of Kendall employees reported they’re biking or walking to work, according to survey data. As the temperature continues to drop...

CONNECTING WITH CAMBRIDGE: Transportation and Sustainability

Here at the KSA, we’re on a journey to understand how best to identify solutions to Kendall’s Greatest Challenges by connecting with our City leaders and the broader Cambridge community....

Transportation

Massachusetts is in need of a new creative and robust transportation leader after the departure of Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack. This marks a perfect time for us to think big on how we can bring real change to Massachusetts transportation policy.

Transportation

New York Times editorial board published an op ed detailing the urgent need to fund public transit across the country. Public transit systems urgently need more funding so they can continue to provide this important public service: getting to and from where they need to go.

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With the drastic drop in ridership of public transportation due to the pandemic, the MBTA has proposed major service cuts. Many transportation advocates argue that a pandemic is a short-term crisis that should not dictate long-term policy.

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The MBTA will announce which services will be prioritized and protected for the year ahead and which will have proposed changes.

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To keep riders informed during the COVID-19 outbreak, the MBTA is piloting new real-time information on crowding.

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Transit on the Grand Junction is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a sustainable, equitable, and connected future for the Commonwealth—one we’ll need sooner than later.

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Business leaders continue to debate the necessity of revenue raising legislation in the Senate's Bond Bill for funding the transportation system for our future economy.

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Transit on the Grand Junction is the future so we must move beyond the infrastructure of our past.

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Seeing Red

We’re hooked on cars, despite the gridlock. Only powerful incentives will change that, but major employers make it too easy to drive. “You can’t find the cure for cancer while sitting in traffic.” It’s become a persistent refrain for the booming biotech companies of Kendall Square.

Transportation

Funding the Transportation System the Massachusetts Economy Needs

Massachusetts is a global economic leader because of our culture of innovation, but our transportation system is holding us back. Employee commutes are becoming longer and more unpredictable. Our status...

Transportation

Kendall businesses to try a different kind of experiment — fixing traffic

The geniuses in Kendall Square created the microwave oven, invented the instant camera, and synthesized penicillin.

Transportation

Boston’s Frustrations With Transit Mount After Derailment

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, a state agency that runs the system, estimates it will take about $10.1 billion and 13 more years to modernize it, with costs expected to rise as equipment ages. The agency said the fare increase was aimed at helping cover a budget deficit and making system improvements.

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Business Leaders Get Smart on Transportation Funding

On Tuesday, June 11th at 6:00 am a Red Line train at JFK/UMass Station derailed, and much of the Massachusetts economy got temporarily derailed with it. For days, our workforce...

Grow your network, up your game, change the world in Kendall Square

As a Kendall Square Association (KSA) member, you can get things done that simply cannot be done alone. Our Learning Communities (formerly known as Committees) provide a forum to collaborate...

Transportation

You Can’t Find the Cure for Cancer While Sitting in Traffic

Rather than drive the 10 miles to his home in Lexington, one Kendall Square employee sometimes runs the distance, to avoid rush hour traffic. He says it takes the same...