Episode 26: Corridors Where Bus is King

Rennert serves on the city’s first-ever transit team, formed as a result of the 2017 transportation master plan, Go Boston 2030. On the podcast, she describes projects currently underway, from upgrades to the Fairmount Line to bringing bus priority and improved bike infrastructure to the Warren Street corridor in the historically black Roxbury neighborhood of Boston.

Five different bus routes run along this segment of Warren Street, including the route with highest ridership in the MBTA system. But, they are stuck in congestion and delay. Rennert describes how the city has worked with the local community to devise solutions, including teaming up with local advocacy groups and sharing data about bus ridership and parking utilization. She also shares how the city is working directly with teams at MBTA to move projects faster.