A Belmont High School student was killed by a commuter train on the tracks behind the school Thursday afternoon.
Boston University researchers who studied how many alcohol ads young people see on the MBTA on a typical day are calling for a ban on alcohol advertising on the T.
A sweeping review of MBTA finances found the largest transportation provider in Massachusetts has relied on an overly optimistic and unsustainable financing model that now is compromising safety because it cannot fund critical maintenance and equipment replacements.
Controversy and criticism greeted the new Massachusetts Department of Transportation as it opened its doors Sunday. It is widely hailed as one of the largest governmental reorganizations undertaken by the state in the past 50 years.
Gov. Deval Patrick is preparing to lay off anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000 state workers before the end of the year. The cuts come as the state grapples with another surprise budget deficit. This time, Patrick has to plug a $600 million hole in the budget.
After being ousted from his post in August, the former head of the embattled MBTA will join the non-partisan think tank MassINC as a senior fellow for public policy.
Officials say a power outage at Logan International Airport caused flight delays and some cancellations and temporarily required baggage to be checked by hand at security checkpoints.
A massive restructuring of the state’s transportation agencies is on track to reach a major milestone next month. The new Massachusetts Department of Transportation will officially launch on Nov. 1, according to Jeffrey Mullan, the incoming state transportation secretary. But major concerns over labor unions remain.
Boston isn’t known as the most bicycle-friendly city. It’s been ranked not once, not twice, but three times as one of the worst places in the country to ride a bike. But now the city is trying to change its reputation. And it plans to do that by — guess what? — putting more bikes on the city’s streets.
A threatening note forced a Boston-bound airplane to return to a Miami airport about 40 minutes after takeoff, but nothing suspicious was found.
An electrical fire at the South Station train stop forced the MBTA to suspend downtown service on two subway lines Wednesday night.
A top administration aide tells The Associated Press on Tuesday that Jeffrey Mullan is being named to the job to replace James Aloisi. The person spoke on condition of anonymity before the formal announcement.
Fifteen to 20 people were hurt after a commuter rail train coming into Boston’s South Station had a slow-speed collision with a bumper at the end of the track.
A top state transportation official said Massachusetts Transportation Secretary James Aloisi planned to deliver the news to his senior staff during a mid-afternoon meeting.
The MBTA board of directors is scheduled to vote on a contract that would extend commuter rail service in Rhode Island to T.F. Green Airport in Warwick and South Kingstown.
