MBTAOur ongoing coverage of Boston's public transit system, the oldest in the nation. T eyes consultant costs as it tries to close budget gapMBTA budget-writers will attempt to balance the agency's books next year by trimming spending on consultants and delaying lower-priority purchases, taking aim at a $93 million budget gap, officials said...Local CoverageMar 14, 2024Blue Hill Avenue is getting a $44 million redesign, including a center-running bus laneBlue Hill Avenue is getting a much needed and long overdue makeover. Mayor Michelle Wu on Wednesday announced a $44 million plan to redesign one of the city's busiest corridors...Local CoverageFeb 28, 2024T offers free subway rides for the afternoon as it investigates power failureLocal CoverageFeb 15, 2024Milton voters reject multifamily rezoning planThe plan would have brought the town into compliance with a state law that requires towns and cities along MBTA corridors to allow for higher density housing.ResumeLocal Coverage04:24Feb 15, 2024Approaching this February: MBTA disruptions on the Red, Green and Orange linesFebruary will bring new closures and diversion on the Red Line, Green Line, Orange Line and commuter rail, as the MBTA works on the tracks to lift all slow zones...Local CoverageFeb 1, 2024AdvertisementRecent MBTA safety incidents include passengers and bags getting stuck in train doorsMBTA Chief Safety Officer Tim Lesniak said the MBTA had about as many "door incidents" in 2023 as it did in 2022, and about half as many as the annual...Local CoverageJan 25, 2024What happens if the gas tax dries up? Mass. task force to look at new funding measuresGov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Wednesday to create a “Transportation Financing Task Force.” The group is expected to deliver a report by the end of 2024 on how...Local CoverageJan 25, 2024MBTA workforce increased by 10% last year during hiring pushFueled in large part by labor agreements that boosted wages and rolled out retention bonuses, the MBTA hired 1,480 new employees in 2023 and promoted 511 others to boost its...Local CoverageJan 11, 2024T transit police investigating after video shows duo jump off Red Line train into Neponset RiverA video shared on several social media platforms shows two people apparently leaping from the roof of a Red Line train into the Neponset River in an apparent stunt. MBTA...Local CoverageDec 18, 2023How to get around the sprawling Green Line shutdowns starting this weekMonday marks the beginning of a slew of Green Line shutdowns as the MBTA begins to repair track defects and remove slow zones across the system. Here's branch-by-branch breakdown of...Local CoverageNov 27, 2023Here's how the T plans to fix the Green Line ExtensionMBTA officials are planning two weeks of early nighttime closures of the entire Green Line Extension this fall, in order to fix tracks that were built too narrow.Local CoverageNov 17, 2023MBTA repairs could reach $25 billion, new assessment saysMBTA officials put an eye-poppingly high new price on infrastructure needs across the system Thursday, estimating that it would cost nearly $25 billion to fix everything that is not in...Local CoverageNov 16, 2023Monica Tibbits-Nutt permanently appointed MassDOT secretaryThe Massachusetts Department of Transportation has a new leader, from inside its ranks. Monica Tibbits-Nutt has officially been appointed to the position, after nearly two months serving as the department’s...ResumeRadio Boston14:02Nov 13, 2023'Short-term pain for long-term wins': MBTA unveils shutdown schedule through 2024 to lift slow zonesThe MBTA is planning a series of brief shutdowns on different portions of the system to allow for necessary repairs and eliminate the speed restrictions that have frustrated riders throughout...ResumeLocal Coverage04:27Nov 9, 2023As New Bedford area awaits South Coast Rail line, skeptics fret over costs, ridership and slow speedsConstruction on a rail project that will connect Boston to several South Coast communities is nearing completion, but questions remain about the impact and potential success of the commuter rail...ResumeBusiness04:18Nov 2, 2023Most of Green Line Extension tracks need to be fixed. Here's what that means for ridersThe MBTA says most of the newly opened Green Line Extension’s tracks will need to be fixed — an issue that top people within the agency knew about as far...Local CoverageOct 20, 2023What's so super about the Green Line's future 'supercars'? Here's a lookAfter holding a public vote, MBTA officials have announced the winning design of the future Type 10 Green Line "supercars." Here's a look at what makes them different — beyond...Local CoverageOct 17, 2023How to get around the MBTA's partial Red Line closureMBTA officials are encouraging Red Line riders in Dorchester and Mattapan to work from home (if they can) or plan for a slower commute via the alternative travel options during...Local CoverageOct 13, 2023MBTA Green Line service at Union Square reopens ahead of schedule with all slow zones liftedThe MBTA resumed service to Union Square station on the Green Line Wednesday morning following the completion of construction, two days ahead of schedule. Green Line service between Lechmere and...Local CoverageOct 11, 2023MBTA will keep ferries running until late fallThree popular routes will remain open following very positive feedback, according to the MBTA. Local CoverageOct 3, 2023Next Page
T eyes consultant costs as it tries to close budget gapMBTA budget-writers will attempt to balance the agency's books next year by trimming spending on consultants and delaying lower-priority purchases, taking aim at a $93 million budget gap, officials said...Local CoverageMar 14, 2024
Blue Hill Avenue is getting a $44 million redesign, including a center-running bus laneBlue Hill Avenue is getting a much needed and long overdue makeover. Mayor Michelle Wu on Wednesday announced a $44 million plan to redesign one of the city's busiest corridors...Local CoverageFeb 28, 2024
T offers free subway rides for the afternoon as it investigates power failureLocal CoverageFeb 15, 2024
Milton voters reject multifamily rezoning planThe plan would have brought the town into compliance with a state law that requires towns and cities along MBTA corridors to allow for higher density housing.ResumeLocal Coverage04:24Feb 15, 2024
Approaching this February: MBTA disruptions on the Red, Green and Orange linesFebruary will bring new closures and diversion on the Red Line, Green Line, Orange Line and commuter rail, as the MBTA works on the tracks to lift all slow zones...Local CoverageFeb 1, 2024
Recent MBTA safety incidents include passengers and bags getting stuck in train doorsMBTA Chief Safety Officer Tim Lesniak said the MBTA had about as many "door incidents" in 2023 as it did in 2022, and about half as many as the annual...Local CoverageJan 25, 2024
What happens if the gas tax dries up? Mass. task force to look at new funding measuresGov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Wednesday to create a “Transportation Financing Task Force.” The group is expected to deliver a report by the end of 2024 on how...Local CoverageJan 25, 2024
MBTA workforce increased by 10% last year during hiring pushFueled in large part by labor agreements that boosted wages and rolled out retention bonuses, the MBTA hired 1,480 new employees in 2023 and promoted 511 others to boost its...Local CoverageJan 11, 2024
T transit police investigating after video shows duo jump off Red Line train into Neponset RiverA video shared on several social media platforms shows two people apparently leaping from the roof of a Red Line train into the Neponset River in an apparent stunt. MBTA...Local CoverageDec 18, 2023
How to get around the sprawling Green Line shutdowns starting this weekMonday marks the beginning of a slew of Green Line shutdowns as the MBTA begins to repair track defects and remove slow zones across the system. Here's branch-by-branch breakdown of...Local CoverageNov 27, 2023
Here's how the T plans to fix the Green Line ExtensionMBTA officials are planning two weeks of early nighttime closures of the entire Green Line Extension this fall, in order to fix tracks that were built too narrow.Local CoverageNov 17, 2023
MBTA repairs could reach $25 billion, new assessment saysMBTA officials put an eye-poppingly high new price on infrastructure needs across the system Thursday, estimating that it would cost nearly $25 billion to fix everything that is not in...Local CoverageNov 16, 2023
Monica Tibbits-Nutt permanently appointed MassDOT secretaryThe Massachusetts Department of Transportation has a new leader, from inside its ranks. Monica Tibbits-Nutt has officially been appointed to the position, after nearly two months serving as the department’s...ResumeRadio Boston14:02Nov 13, 2023
'Short-term pain for long-term wins': MBTA unveils shutdown schedule through 2024 to lift slow zonesThe MBTA is planning a series of brief shutdowns on different portions of the system to allow for necessary repairs and eliminate the speed restrictions that have frustrated riders throughout...ResumeLocal Coverage04:27Nov 9, 2023
As New Bedford area awaits South Coast Rail line, skeptics fret over costs, ridership and slow speedsConstruction on a rail project that will connect Boston to several South Coast communities is nearing completion, but questions remain about the impact and potential success of the commuter rail...ResumeBusiness04:18Nov 2, 2023
Most of Green Line Extension tracks need to be fixed. Here's what that means for ridersThe MBTA says most of the newly opened Green Line Extension’s tracks will need to be fixed — an issue that top people within the agency knew about as far...Local CoverageOct 20, 2023
What's so super about the Green Line's future 'supercars'? Here's a lookAfter holding a public vote, MBTA officials have announced the winning design of the future Type 10 Green Line "supercars." Here's a look at what makes them different — beyond...Local CoverageOct 17, 2023
How to get around the MBTA's partial Red Line closureMBTA officials are encouraging Red Line riders in Dorchester and Mattapan to work from home (if they can) or plan for a slower commute via the alternative travel options during...Local CoverageOct 13, 2023
MBTA Green Line service at Union Square reopens ahead of schedule with all slow zones liftedThe MBTA resumed service to Union Square station on the Green Line Wednesday morning following the completion of construction, two days ahead of schedule. Green Line service between Lechmere and...Local CoverageOct 11, 2023
MBTA will keep ferries running until late fallThree popular routes will remain open following very positive feedback, according to the MBTA. Local CoverageOct 3, 2023