Civic - Services - Transport - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston offers a variety of transit options; it is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country and is part of the transit-rich eastern seaboard corridor including
New York City,
Philadelphia, and
Washington, DC
- MBTA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; provides commuter rail, subway (the "T"), bus, and boat transit services
- Massport: Massachusetts Port Authority; independent public authority overseeing Boston-area airports, seaport, and transportation infrastructure; including Logan International Airport (BOS), Port of Boston
- Airport BOS: Logan International Airport (BOS)
- MassCommute: Commuting information; from Massachusetts Transportation Management Associations; transit connections
- Hubway: Bicycle sharing
- Bicycling: Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition; promotes bicycling as a means of transportation
- Walking: WalkBoston; promotes walking for transportation; advocates safe walking environments
- Amtrak: Amtrak passenger train service; from Boston's South Station; train service to destinations around the region and USA
- Greyhound: National, commercial bus transit company; offers connections from Boston to the United States, Canada, and Mexico
- GotoBus: Bus reservation system; buses connecting many cities including Boston
- Peter Pan: Regional, commercial bus transit company; offers connections from Boston to northeast cities including Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and DC
- Plymouth & Brockton: Bus service from Boston to the Cape; includes Boston, Logan, Braintree, Rockland, Hanover, Duxbury, Kingston, Plymouth, Sagamore, Barnstable, Hyannis, and Provincetown
- Harbor Cruises: Boston Harbor Cruises; commuter service as well as tourism cruises
- Car Free: Possible in Boston; with great walkability and extensive transit systems, you could easily live without a car in Boston
- Car Sharing: Avoid owning a car; be car-free as much as possible, but keep the idea that you can rent or borrow a car only when you need it--for a big project or trip to far-out areas, for example
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