MBTAOur ongoing coverage of Boston's public transit system, the oldest in the nation. 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, 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, 2022Advertisement 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, 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.PlayBusiness03:15May 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.PlayBusiness02:56Apr 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, 2022Service on two MBTA commuter rail lines will be back on track after a staff shortage“This is the type of flexibility and on the fly action that we need to be able to take to deal with some of the pressures with workforce availability related...BusinessJan 27, 2022Study: Driver's license suspensions could boost depression and unemploymentMassachusetts residents can have their driver's license suspended for a wide range of reasons that have nothing to do with driving, such as failing to pay their taxes. But a...BusinessJan 26, 2022All-door boarding could could be costly for the T, new study saysA new study from the Pioneer Institute says the MBTA could be facing fare evasion costs of $35 million. BusinessJan 20, 2022Poll finds most Mass. voters support free bus service for low income communitiesMassInc Polling Group surveyed more than 1,000 voters to gauge consensus on issues including free public transportation and a November ballot measure that would change the state constitution to allow...BusinessJan 13, 2022Rollins opens investigation into T over Green Line crash“The agency failed to fulfill its legal obligation to take meaningful action in light of the real safety risk these acts created. We will be looking into whether the T’s...BusinessJan 6, 2022MBTA may resume COVID testing for employees as omicron threatens staffingUp until last month, the T offered workers free testing at its Everett facility. A spokesperson said the program ended because demand decreased as more workers were vaccinated.BusinessJan 3, 2022MBTA trimming bus service amid driver shortageAbout 5% of currently scheduled MBTA bus trips will be eliminated when a new winter schedule takes effect this month, part of the agency's response to what its leaders described...BusinessDec 8, 2021Boston City Council green lights Wu's plan for 3 free bus routesThe $8 million program to provide fare free service on routes 23, 28, and 29 would come from federal COVID-19 relief funding.BusinessDec 1, 2021City councilors ask Wu administration for long-term plan for fare-free buses planCity Councilor Frank Baker expressed concern about the lack of a sustainable funding source to keep the three bus routes free after the first two years are up.BusinessNov 29, 2021Buoyed by early results, Boston and Worcester push to extend free public transit"It’s amazing. About time they try to do something for us.”BusinessNov 18, 2021The Green Line extension is hit with another delayThe MBTA will postpone the opening of a Green Line Extension stop in Somerville by three months, and the already-delayed May 2022 goal for the remainder of the megaproject may...BusinessOct 21, 2021
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.PlayBusiness03:15May 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.PlayBusiness02:56Apr 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
Service on two MBTA commuter rail lines will be back on track after a staff shortage“This is the type of flexibility and on the fly action that we need to be able to take to deal with some of the pressures with workforce availability related...BusinessJan 27, 2022
Study: Driver's license suspensions could boost depression and unemploymentMassachusetts residents can have their driver's license suspended for a wide range of reasons that have nothing to do with driving, such as failing to pay their taxes. But a...BusinessJan 26, 2022
All-door boarding could could be costly for the T, new study saysA new study from the Pioneer Institute says the MBTA could be facing fare evasion costs of $35 million. BusinessJan 20, 2022
Poll finds most Mass. voters support free bus service for low income communitiesMassInc Polling Group surveyed more than 1,000 voters to gauge consensus on issues including free public transportation and a November ballot measure that would change the state constitution to allow...BusinessJan 13, 2022
Rollins opens investigation into T over Green Line crash“The agency failed to fulfill its legal obligation to take meaningful action in light of the real safety risk these acts created. We will be looking into whether the T’s...BusinessJan 6, 2022
MBTA may resume COVID testing for employees as omicron threatens staffingUp until last month, the T offered workers free testing at its Everett facility. A spokesperson said the program ended because demand decreased as more workers were vaccinated.BusinessJan 3, 2022
MBTA trimming bus service amid driver shortageAbout 5% of currently scheduled MBTA bus trips will be eliminated when a new winter schedule takes effect this month, part of the agency's response to what its leaders described...BusinessDec 8, 2021
Boston City Council green lights Wu's plan for 3 free bus routesThe $8 million program to provide fare free service on routes 23, 28, and 29 would come from federal COVID-19 relief funding.BusinessDec 1, 2021
City councilors ask Wu administration for long-term plan for fare-free buses planCity Councilor Frank Baker expressed concern about the lack of a sustainable funding source to keep the three bus routes free after the first two years are up.BusinessNov 29, 2021
Buoyed by early results, Boston and Worcester push to extend free public transit"It’s amazing. About time they try to do something for us.”BusinessNov 18, 2021
The Green Line extension is hit with another delayThe MBTA will postpone the opening of a Green Line Extension stop in Somerville by three months, and the already-delayed May 2022 goal for the remainder of the megaproject may...BusinessOct 21, 2021