MBTAOur ongoing coverage of Boston's public transit system, the oldest in the nation. 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, 2023The MBTA's new 'chief of stations' tackles JFK/UMass decay, prepares to visit all stationsDennis Varley, the new chief of stations joins the T after a three-decade career in transportation in New York. Varley is tasked with helping make Boston's subway, commuter rail and...ResumeBusiness02:48Sep 7, 2023Low-income T fare program gets $5 million in state funds for design and launchThe new state budget included $5 million dollars to design and launch a discounted fare program for low-income transit riders, details on how it will be implemented are still being...BusinessAug 18, 2023The MBTA's chief safety officer is resigning, transit authority leaders sayMBTA Chief Safety Officer plans to resign in late August, the transit authority announced Tuesday. The MBTA has faced increased scrutiny in recent years over safety issues affecting both passengers...BusinessAug 15, 2023The MBTA reaches agreement with its largest workers' unionThe labor agreement will cover more than 6,000 MBTA employees for the next four years. BusinessAug 2, 2023AdvertisementThe MBTA wants to include local renewable energy in new power contractThe T is the largest consumer of electricity in Massachusetts, and it is beginning the process of locking in an energy agreement for the next three to five years.BusinessJul 28, 2023T expects to reopen the Green Line B branch 'on time'The MBTA expects to complete repair work on the Green Line B Branch on July 28 as scheduled. BusinessJul 26, 2023MassDOT board approves investment spending planThe board voted on a capital investment plan that included about 700 projects focused on expanding the state's transportation system and making it more reliable and modern.BusinessJul 19, 2023Proposed bill would create new commission to oversee MBTA safetyFor years, the Department of Public Utilities has been tasked with vastly different functions, like oversight of utility companies and safety at the MBTA. A new proposal would take the...BusinessMay 9, 2023The East Boston ferry makes a comebackSeasonal ferry service connecting Downtown Boston and East Boston resumed on Monday.BusinessMar 24, 2023Lawmakers ask DPU chief to testify at hearing on MBTA safetyState lawmakers have asked the head of the Department of Public Utilities to testify on the agency’s role monitoring safety at the troubled MBTA, at a hearing slated for early...BusinessSep 2, 2022Boston-area commuter rail trips 'effectively free' during month-long Orange Line shutdownAs an alternative during the disruptive shutdown, MBTA officials will allow riders to simply show their CharlieCard or CharlieTicket for commuter rail trips within Zones 1A, 1, and 2.BusinessAug 11, 2022How to get around the MBTA’s 30-day Orange Line shutdownHere are the transit alternatives for Boston-area residents commuting in from Oak Grove, Forest Hills and every stop in between.BusinessAug 3, 2022Gov. Baker blames MBTA woes on economy, construction firmGov. Charlie Baker Monday fended off attacks from Democrats about the MBTA's recent string of safety woes and service cuts.BusinessJun 27, 2022MBTA will keep expanded service on the Fairmount Line“It’s definitely a very great benefit to this community to be able to have access to this commuter rail line.” BusinessMay 11, 2022A federal agency is looking into 'ongoing safety issues' at the TThe Federal Transit Administration is set to inspect the MBTA’s transit operations and maintenance programs, citing concerns about safety and oversight.BusinessMay 10, 2022Red Line train that dragged a man to death had a faulty safety featureA preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board found the Red Line train that dragged a passenger to his death had a fault in the door control system that...BusinessMay 2, 2022Commuter rail gets back on track as workers return to the officeMBTA data shows weekday ridership continued to rise in April, to a little more than half of what it was before the pandemic.ResumeBusiness03:15May 2, 2022Riders not ready to let go of their mask after the T drops mandateWhile some riders seem ready to show their unmasked faces on the T’s trains, buses and trolleys, many riders are hesitant to do the same.ResumeBusiness02:56Apr 20, 2022We asked, you answered: Where should the next MBTA extension go?MBTA officials are aiming to complete the Green Line Extension this summer. So, what's next? WBUR readers weighed in on where they think the next big T expansion should go.BusinessMar 23, 2022Next Page
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
The MBTA's new 'chief of stations' tackles JFK/UMass decay, prepares to visit all stationsDennis Varley, the new chief of stations joins the T after a three-decade career in transportation in New York. Varley is tasked with helping make Boston's subway, commuter rail and...ResumeBusiness02:48Sep 7, 2023
Low-income T fare program gets $5 million in state funds for design and launchThe new state budget included $5 million dollars to design and launch a discounted fare program for low-income transit riders, details on how it will be implemented are still being...BusinessAug 18, 2023
The MBTA's chief safety officer is resigning, transit authority leaders sayMBTA Chief Safety Officer plans to resign in late August, the transit authority announced Tuesday. The MBTA has faced increased scrutiny in recent years over safety issues affecting both passengers...BusinessAug 15, 2023
The MBTA reaches agreement with its largest workers' unionThe labor agreement will cover more than 6,000 MBTA employees for the next four years. BusinessAug 2, 2023
The MBTA wants to include local renewable energy in new power contractThe T is the largest consumer of electricity in Massachusetts, and it is beginning the process of locking in an energy agreement for the next three to five years.BusinessJul 28, 2023
T expects to reopen the Green Line B branch 'on time'The MBTA expects to complete repair work on the Green Line B Branch on July 28 as scheduled. BusinessJul 26, 2023
MassDOT board approves investment spending planThe board voted on a capital investment plan that included about 700 projects focused on expanding the state's transportation system and making it more reliable and modern.BusinessJul 19, 2023
Proposed bill would create new commission to oversee MBTA safetyFor years, the Department of Public Utilities has been tasked with vastly different functions, like oversight of utility companies and safety at the MBTA. A new proposal would take the...BusinessMay 9, 2023
The East Boston ferry makes a comebackSeasonal ferry service connecting Downtown Boston and East Boston resumed on Monday.BusinessMar 24, 2023
Lawmakers ask DPU chief to testify at hearing on MBTA safetyState lawmakers have asked the head of the Department of Public Utilities to testify on the agency’s role monitoring safety at the troubled MBTA, at a hearing slated for early...BusinessSep 2, 2022
Boston-area commuter rail trips 'effectively free' during month-long Orange Line shutdownAs an alternative during the disruptive shutdown, MBTA officials will allow riders to simply show their CharlieCard or CharlieTicket for commuter rail trips within Zones 1A, 1, and 2.BusinessAug 11, 2022
How to get around the MBTA’s 30-day Orange Line shutdownHere are the transit alternatives for Boston-area residents commuting in from Oak Grove, Forest Hills and every stop in between.BusinessAug 3, 2022
Gov. Baker blames MBTA woes on economy, construction firmGov. Charlie Baker Monday fended off attacks from Democrats about the MBTA's recent string of safety woes and service cuts.BusinessJun 27, 2022
MBTA will keep expanded service on the Fairmount Line“It’s definitely a very great benefit to this community to be able to have access to this commuter rail line.” BusinessMay 11, 2022
A federal agency is looking into 'ongoing safety issues' at the TThe Federal Transit Administration is set to inspect the MBTA’s transit operations and maintenance programs, citing concerns about safety and oversight.BusinessMay 10, 2022
Red Line train that dragged a man to death had a faulty safety featureA preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board found the Red Line train that dragged a passenger to his death had a fault in the door control system that...BusinessMay 2, 2022
Commuter rail gets back on track as workers return to the officeMBTA data shows weekday ridership continued to rise in April, to a little more than half of what it was before the pandemic.ResumeBusiness03:15May 2, 2022
Riders not ready to let go of their mask after the T drops mandateWhile some riders seem ready to show their unmasked faces on the T’s trains, buses and trolleys, many riders are hesitant to do the same.ResumeBusiness02:56Apr 20, 2022
We asked, you answered: Where should the next MBTA extension go?MBTA officials are aiming to complete the Green Line Extension this summer. So, what's next? WBUR readers weighed in on where they think the next big T expansion should go.BusinessMar 23, 2022
