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Carpooling Program North Shore Transportation Management Association

Work continues on the interchanges between Routes 128 (north & sound bound) and Routes 62 and 35 in Danvers
Estimated daily lane closures, detours, and rolling roadblocks between Monday thru Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM during Winter 2012.
For full project details for this period, click here.
January 9, 2012
 

North Shore TMA Forum: Solutions to Traffic, Congestion, Access, & Sustainability
Thank you attending in the North Shore TMA Forum: Solutions to Traffic, Congestion, Access, & Sustainability on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 in Salem, MA. Your participation contributed to making this event a success. We hope you found the Forum informative! The North Shore TMA is looking forward to hosting another transportation event in 2012 to follow-up its success in 2011.

Interested in joining the NSTMA?
November 2011
 


SERVICE ADVISORY:
The Salem Ferry to Boston Commuter Service
will be switching to a 3-day schedule starting September 19th.

New schedule is as follows:
Fridays: 9:00am-10:00pm
Saturdays: 9:00am-10:00pm
Sundays: 9:00am-8:00pm
Monday, Columbus Day: 9:00am-8:00pm
Monday, HALLOWEEN: 9:00am-10:00pm

Click here for the schedule & fares.
October 2011


Bay State Bike Week 2011/Mass Commuter Challenge was a Huge Success – Thank you Cyclists!

Over 30 employees registered for this year’s events – pledging to pedal 2,125 miles during Bay State Bike Week. Considering an average automobile fuel economy of 25 miles per gallon, cyclists saved approximately 85 gallons of gasoline, and more than $327.25 in fuel costs ($3.85 average cost per gallon) during Bay State Bike Week.

Click here for photos from the Kick-off Party at Harpoon Brewery

Click here for photos from Bay State Bike Week breakfast/check-in locations

Click here for fellow cyclists who participated from NSTMA member companies

Click here for Press Release
Summer 2011


The 93 Fast 14 Project 

ALL 14 BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURES COMPLETE!
 
This historic project replaced 14 bridges in Medford in just 10 weekends between June and August, 2011.  Between now and the end-of-the year MassDOT will be performing some associated work, such as barrier installation, final paving, and lane striping, that will occur during off-peak and overnight hours on I-93 Northbound and Southbound.
Click here for Live Information and Overview of the Entire Project.


Estimated I-93 Northbound & Southbound daily left lane closures between Monday thru Friday 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM continues -
weekly updates - click here.
Summer 2011

Work continues on the interchanges between Routes 128 (north & sound bound) and Routes 62 and 35 in Danvers
Estimated daily lane closures, detours, and rolling roadblocks between Monday thru Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM during summer 2011.
For full project details for this period, click here.
August 10, 2011

Emmaus/Cycle for Shelter Ride
Sign-up for the Emmaus/Cycle for Shelter Ride on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at the discounted rate. All NSTMA participants can register for the Emmaus/Cycle for Shelter at the Early-Bird Rate.
July 2011


2011 Winter/NuRide Promotion contest winner
The NSTMA's 2011 Winter/NuRide Promotion contest winner is Julia Medina of the City of Salem, receiving a $200 AMEX Gift Card and 1,000 NuRide points were deposited into her NuRide account. Congratulations and thank you for participating. > Read more

Work continues on the interchanges between Routes 128 (north & sound bound) and Routes 62 and 35 in Danvers

Estimated daily lane closures, detours, and rolling roadblocks between Monday thru Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM during summer 2011.
For full project details for this period, click here.
March 11, 2011

Work continues on the interchanges between Routes 128 (north & sound bound) and Routes 62 and 35 in Danvers

Estimated daily lane closures between Monday thru Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM from during the weeks of 2/21/2011 and 2/28/2011.
For full project details for this period, click here.
February 21, 2011

Work continues on the interchanges between Routes 128 (north & sound bound) and Routes 62 and 35 in Danvers

Estimated daily lane closures between Monday thru Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM from Monday, 1/24/2011 to Saturday, 2/5/2011.
For full project details for this period, click here.
January 31, 2011

Congress extends the commuter pre-tax transit benefits program at $230 per month for TMA participants who take transit and/or vanpool. Click here for more information.
January 13, 2011

NSTMA Holiday promotion winner is Susan Dubois from Middle Oak.
Prize - $150 Spafinder.com Gift Card. Click here for photo.
Holiday 2010

North Shore TMA welcomes our newest member Axcelis.
December 2010

Work continues on the interchanges between Routes 128 (north & sound bound) and Routes 62 and 35 in Danvers
Estimated daily lane closures between Monday thru Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM from Sunday, 12/26/2010 to Saturday, 1/8/2011.
For full project details for this period, click here.
December 31, 2010

Temporary speed limit reduction to 45 MPH through Summer 2012
Danvers - Route 128 Temporary speed limit reduction and traffic pattern changes. Click here for more information.
December 17, 2010

Planned and Current Construction Events on MassDOT Roadways
Click here for more information.

The North Shore TMA Celebrates Mr. John Cross of OSRAM Sylvania as the NSTMA’s $500.00 Green to Work Annual Raffle Winner.
Congratulations John! Click here for more information.
December 3, 2010
 
The North Shore TMA's 2010 Fall Promotion Car-Free Day Contest winners:
Estrella Kim from Sylvania receiving a $100 REI Gift Card.
Thanks to our ETAs for promoting the Car-Free Day
Challenge so successfully – the ETA winner are:
Tori Leitz & Marci Piper from Sylvania receiving
a $25 Gift Card of their choice

How did your company do? Click here.


The North Shore TMA's 2010 Summer Promotion Contest winners are:
Jennifer Dowling from Middle Oak and Bill Woolley from City of Salem, MA. Both winners receiving an Apple Ipod Shuffle. Show Us Your Commute! - Click here to view contest participants pixs and videos of their commutes.

Planned and Current Construction Events on MassDOT Roadways

Click here for more information.

MBTA Launches Expansion of Real-time Bus Information via Smart Phones

MBTA launches real-time apps for the subway & real-time train location and arrival information.
Click here to read more and download a MBTA app.
 
Work continues on the interchanges between Routes 128 (north & sound bound) and Routes 62 and 35 in Danvers
Estimated daily lane closures between Monday thru Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM from Friday, 10/31 to Saturday, 11/13. For full project details for this period, click here.
October 31, 2010

The North Shore Transportation Management Association Celebrates MassCommuter Challenge/Bike to Work 2010
To promote biking as a healthy, clean, quiet, efficient means of getting to and from work, the North Shore Transportation Management Association (TMA) in conjunction with MassCommute and participating member companies sponsored the MassCommuter Challenge/Bike to Work 2010. Click here to read more.

TMA's Facebook Challenge Promotion Winner
Congratulations to Beth Melillo from Cummings Center winner of the TMA's Facebook Challenge promotion. Beth won a $100 gfit card to the Cummings Center restaurant of her choice!

MassCommuter Challenge Early Bird Registration Raffle Winner
Congrats to Patty Dillon  of Monetric/Cummings Center for winning the Early Bird Bike to Work Raffle!

Salem Ferry - Welcome Aboard!
Ride the Popular Salem Ferry to Boston Commuter Service running from May 28th thru Oct. 31st for the 2010 season. Click here for more information.

Gloucester Times reports: Zipcars May Arrive in Salem.
Read full article here.

If workers lived closer they’d drive less!
High Cost of Transportation in the Suburbs: NSTMA's own Andrea Leary explains to the Boston Globe how transportation costs outweigh housing savings in suburbs. How do housing and transportation costs in your community compare to other Massachusetts municipalities? Click here for a link to the Urban Land Institutes cost calculator.

Dascomb Rd - Andover/Tewksbury Park & Ride Closing
February 8, 2010
MassDOT announces Dascomb Ride Park & Ride lot to close on February 8, 2010.  Click here for additional information.
Google Maps Directions to alternate Park & Ride facility.

 


 


Attention Bay State Bike Commuters

Tue Sept 9, 2008

Check out and post to our new bike commuting blog about your bike commuting tales, woes, foibles, routes, plans, triumphs, experiments, technical difficulties, fears of getting "doored," traffic nightmares, hopes, dreams and blissed out moments of rolling along beside a steady stream of cars, stopped dead in traffic.

 

 


Letter: A friend to the roads, a friend to clean air

By Staff reports
Thu Aug 14, 2008, 09:47 PM EDT

"The city of Salem’s own Bill Woolley has the North Shore TMA flirting with first place among 10 teams, statewide, in the Fire Up Your Foot Power campaign, sponsored by MassCommute and the North Shore TMA."

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Taking environmental consciousness to next level

By Amy Tetreault/ Green scene
Fri Aug 08, 2008, 03:03 PM EDT

"We’re always told that small steps help create big changes, like recycling or bringing your own bag to the grocery store or bicycling to work.

Sure, they’re great habits to fall into during your everyday life. But what about when you’re looking to go that extra inch? Consider volunteering with a local environmental organization."

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By David Rattigan, Globe Correspondent
August 7, 2008

"Salem is a great walking city, and residents and people who work there have traditional transportation options: commuter rail, bus line, Salem State shuttle, and a ferry to Boston. But its roads still overflow with traffic, particularly at peak periods.

So it's not surprising that the city became the first municipal partner for the North Shore Transportation Management Association, a new group that is trying to reduce gridlock and the region's carbon footprint through alternative commuting methods."

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Salem goes green: City's first energy fair draws thousands

By Dori Phillips/dphillip@cnc.com
Fri Jun 20, 2008

"Salem - More than 1,200 people flowed through the doors of Old Town Hall last weekend for the Salem Living Green and Renewable Energy Fair. With more than 40 vendors and exhibitors, lectures, a film, storytelling, Segways and one very bright green car, there was something for everyone at the June 14 event. The fair was the first of its kind in Salem.

Adopting a greener lifestyle can start by making small steps — sometimes literally."

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Breaking the vicious cycle: Organizations promote safer streets and bike commuting

By Kristin D'Agostino/kdagosti@cnc.com
May 2008

"SALEM - As gas prices push past $3.50 per gallon, local bicycling enthusiasts and a new green-focused nonprofit are working to create a bike-friendly city where more people leave their cars at home when they’re going to work."

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North Shore Transportation Management Association  |  120 Washington Street, 3rd Floor  |  Salem, MA 01970
Andrea Leary, Executive Director  |  Al Marrone, Outreach Manager
P: 603-702-2156  |  F: 781-639-6263  |  Email NSTMA
Satellite office: 100 Cummings Center, Suite 342G, Beverly, MA 01915

 

The North Shore Transportation Management Association is a non‑profit organization,
working to address transportation issues in Beverly, Danvers, Lynn, Peabody and Salem.