We are a non-profit organization that uses people-focused, data-driven solutions to improve transportation in Greater Boston & across the Commonwealth.
Boston, MA
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You are invited to the TransitMatters FRAME campaign launch event! Share your transportation needs, learn about our initial recommendations, and help us advance key projects to transform the region. RSVP here: buff.ly/nDJZ2O9.
Last week, we released our third annual Pokey/Schleppie report, ranking the top 10 slowest and most unreliable bus routes in the MBTA.
Swipe through to learn about this year’s results and recommendations, and read our full report at buff.ly/V9J8Rv2!
TransitMatters is thrilled to welcome Chris Friend as our Interim Executive Director! A longtime Board Member, Treasurer & Labs Lead, Chris helped create our Data Dashboard and Slow Zone Tracker and brings deep knowledge of our organization, operations & goals.
Our current Executive Director, Caitlin Allen-Connelly, will step down at the end of September to relocate to London where she'll continue work on transportation. TransitMatters is immensely grateful for Caitlin's leadership and relentless advocacy.
Her impact is felt far beyond our team, a testament echoed by advocates and partners throughout the region.
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Join us at Dani’s Queer Bar on September 15, 2026, from 6-8 PM for the 3rd annual presentation of the Pokey/Schleppie Awards! We’ll be presenting the top 10 slowest and most bunched MBTA bus routes and hearing from a range of guest speakers (below). RSVP: luma.com/pa9nde48.
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For more information on @transitmatters FRAME The Future Campaign, check out the links below, and fill out the feedback form to help inform the MBTA's Long-Range Planning!
Feedback form: forms.gle/nRMs49WArgWPnmqu7
Website: transitmatters.org/frame
Advocacy Toolkit: static1.squarespace.com/stat…
We’re down to the final hours of our Summer Fundraising Push! Right now, daily transit riders pay the price when bus lanes stall and safety redesigns are paused.
Help us cross the finish line: 1 Report Sponsor, 2 Route Champions, and 8 Route Adopters! buff.ly/gnw1Ts1
TransitMatters is making a difference: over the past year, we have been engaging with riders, leading coalitions, and demanding action on overdue projects to improve bus frequency and reliability. Contribute to this work today with a donation! buff.ly/gnw1Ts1
For $100, champion a neighborhood corridor to power our advocacy for frequent and reliable bus service, and the protective infrastructure riders deserve. Safer streets are a collective responsibility, and we need Route Champions to make them happen. transitmatters.org/donate
4 more days to help us raise $10K to unpause bus lanes and fix failing routes! Every Dollar Counts!
Adopting a Pokey or Schleppie route ($250) supports our work to conduct localized data tracking and grassroots organizing needed to target failing corridors. Donate today: transitmatters.org/donate
Join/renew your TransitMatters Membership for just $40. Your membership fuels public accountability campaigns to push critical transit projects past the finish line. Become part of our collective voice that city and state leaders cannot ignore! buff.ly/dTk90BJ
Donate to TransitMatters’ Fundraising Campaign to support the bus service that riders deserve! buff.ly/dTk90BJ
$500: Report Sponsors
$250: Adopt-a-Route
$100: Route Champion
$40: Grassroots Membership
Your support funds essential projects for safer streets for all
We’re looking for riders to send in their experiences with these bus routes for our Pokey/Schleppie report! Use this form to share a testimonial: forms.gle/k6a7vKSxDgqrLXGe6
ALT Do you ride any of these buses? (1, 23, 39, 47, 57, 66, 92, 93, 111, CT3, SL4, SL5) We're looking for rider testimonials on these routes for our upcoming Pokey/Schleppie Awards report. Share your experiences and tell us what you'd like to see improved through this form!
Awareness saves lives. System safety requires both smart agency action and an informed public—and when riders know where that red stop button is, stay alert, and look out for one another, quick action prevents tragic events. @MBTA
⚠️Safety Reminder:
In case of an emergency, push the red emergency stop button located at the top and bottom of all escalators. Please notify T personnel for further assistance.
Find this and more safety tips at mbta.com/RideSafer