MBTA sets up a public online performance monitor

BOSTON – For many, commuting to work can be an unpleasant experience, especially when it means trying to squeeze into an over-packed trolley or being left stranded in inclement weather waiting for a long time for a bus to arrive. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority hopes to ease some of that discomfort by setting up a way for the general public to track on-time performance of greater Boston's subway and trolley lines and its 170 bus routes, using something called a performance dashbo

BOSTON – For many, commuting to work can be an unpleasant experience, especially when it means trying to squeeze into an over-packed trolley or being left stranded in inclement weather waiting for a long time for a bus to arrive. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority hopes to ease some of that discomfort by setting up a way for the general public to track on-time performance of greater Boston's subway and trolley lines and its 170 bus routes, using something called a performance dashbo…