BOSTON — A lawyer for suspended MBTA safety director Cynthia Gallo is calling the suspension “retaliation” for Gallo’s complaints about gender pay inequity at the T.
BOSTON — The MBTA’s director of safety was suspended on Thursday, according to a state transportation official familiar with the matter.
BOSTON — Fare hikes are not unique to contemporary rail riders. Folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes, who died this week at 88, spoke to the frustrations of money-conscious commuters back in the ’40s with the now-legendary song “Charlie on the MTA.”
BOSTON — The MBTA is taking its first significant step towards offering realtime information on where its buses are, and when they’ll get to the next stop.
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.
BOSTON — An electrical fire at the South Station train stop forced the MBTA to suspend downtown service on two subway lines Wednesday night.
BOSTON — 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.
BOSTON — It may not be long before your iPhone knows exactly where your MBTA train is — and when it will get to your stop.
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick is pulling the plug on the MBTA’s remaining fare hike hearings. A day after lawmakers and citizens argued against an increase at the first of what was to be a dozen hearings this month, the governor announced Tuesday he was suspending them.
BOSTON — The general manager of the MBTA has been forced to resign. It’s a controversial move that has many people wondering why the debt-ridden transit agency was so anxious to see Daniel Grabauskas go.
BOSTON — The Patrick administration staged a costly takeover of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on Thursday, buying out General Manager Daniel Grabauskas’s contract for $327,000 and vowing to install a new chief it said would be more focused on customer service and safety.
BOSTON — The MBTA board of directors is split 4-4 on whether to remove the T’s general manager, Daniel Grabauskas. Transportation Secretary James Aloisi worked late into Wednesday night to round up enough votes to suspend or remove the general manager, but the panel remained at a 4-4 split.
BOSTON — Citing two major trolley accidents in the past 14 months and the deep budget crisis at the T, Gov. Deval Patrick is questioning the competence of MBTA General Manager Dan Grabauskas.
BOSTON — Operator error and the lack of automated safety systems caused a May 2008 crash on the MBTA Green Line in Newton, according to official findings from the National Transportation Safety Board.
BOSTON — The MBTA proposes increasing fares 19.5 percent overall, raising the cost of a Charlie Card bus ride from $1.25 to $1.50, and subway trips from $1.70 to $2.00. The authority announced the proposal in a document released Wednesday afternoon.
