Save the Charlestown Ferry

08/10/2021

Good morning, Rookie!

06/01/2021

That thrilling moment when the ferries cross paths!

The storms have passed and it’s another beautiful day for a ferry ride. Ride the ferry, save the ferry.

05/26/2021

Another gorgeous day for a ferry ride.

Ride the ferry, save the ferry.

Post your ferry selfies in the comments to show the ferry some love!

05/24/2021

Rookie, reporting for duty for the Monday morning commute!

05/22/2021

The ferry reopened today and we couldn’t have asked for better weather. It’s so good to be back!

05/07/2021

Welcome home, Rita! Looking forward to seeing you up close on May 22!

04/27/2021

Great news!!! Full ferry service will be restored effective May 22! Be sure to ride to show the MBTA we want and will use this service. See you on the harbor!

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03/30/2021

This article had a more positive take, stating that, "The control board approved resumption of direct ferry service from Charlestown and Hingham and more frequent service between Hull/Hingham and Boston." Other articles hedge a bit more, saying only that the control board gave the MBTA the "discretion" to resume Charlestown ferry service.

MBTA OFFICIALS said on Monday that they plan to restore bus, subway, and commuter rail service to pre-pandemic levels as soon as possible even though they are forecasting that ridership will not return to pre-pandemic levels for at least five years. The T abandoned its plan to reduce service levels....

03/30/2021

Update on today’s MBTA FMCB meeting from Boston Harbor Now (potential good news for the ferry but no firm commitment):

“On Friday, asked "If the MBTA service came back with a full schedule this spring, how would you use it?" Thanks to your comments, we submitted this letter to the fiscal management control board this morning. (based on responses before 7:00 AM)”

03/28/2021

From the folks at Boston Harbor Now:

If the MBTA ferry service came back with a full schedule this spring, how would you use it??

Let the MBTA know you want to see the ferries return by sharing your story at https://forms.gle/ML4K8ZvXTaU5L2sP8
before the 3/29 FMCB meeting. (I'll be compiling this and sharing it officially.)

On January 22, 2021, the MBTA's Boston Harbor ferry service was reduced to a limited number of trips from Hingham and Hull, and Charlestown Ferry was suspended. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, all MBTA ferry service was suspended for 14 weeks before returning with a reduced schedule for summer and f...

03/20/2021

Glad to hear they’re “re-thinking” cuts generally, but not a peep about the ferry... keep up the pressure! Ways YOU can help:

- Email the MBTA: [email protected]
- Email your state representatives: [email protected],
[email protected]
- Email U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley: https://pressley.house.gov/contact
- Email U.S. Senators Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren: https://www.markey.senate.gov/contact/share-your-opinion and https://www.warren.senate.gov/contact/shareyouropinion

The MBTA is backtracking on some of its recent budget cuts in the face of criticism from the state’s congressional delegation over the agency’s decision to reduce service despite $1 billion-plus from multiple recent federal relief bills.