MBTA to update its ‘outdated’ system maps

BOSTON – Transportation officials last week kicked off a program to replace the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s “outdated” system maps and signage. The agency said that the updated system maps include a variety of customer improvements, including the display of connections to key bus routes to and from subway stations.
One of Boston’s busiest stations, Government Center station, is the first to showcase three new maps, including: a line map identifying current stations along the Green Line that will replace a sign with outdated Green Line stops; a system map depicting connections to the subway and key routes; and a neighborhood map identifying places of interest in the surrounding Government Center area that has not been updated since station modernization in 1967.
The map initiative marks the beginning of a larger effort to provide customers with the tools necessary to better plan their commute, MBTA said in a news release. •