MBTAOur ongoing coverage of Boston's public transit system, the oldest in the nation. Orange Line reopens on time after month-long shutdownThe MBTA Orange Line reopened for the first time in a month on Monday morning. The T's general manager said the 30 day shutdown allowed workers to make five years...PlayLocal Coverage03:16Sep 19, 2022Public utilities chief defends agency's oversight of T safety The head of the state agency that oversees MBTA safety matters took questions from legislators on Beacon Hill Wednesday, after a federal report found the Department of Public Utilities failed...Local CoverageSep 14, 2022Advertisement MBTA officials say Orange Line will reopen on schedule MondayOfficials said more than 80% of planned work is now complete.Local CoverageSep 14, 2022Lawmakers 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, 2022Feds ask MBTA to address dozens of safety issuesFor reaction to the report, WBUR's Morning Edition was joined by Jarred Johnson, chief operating officer of the of the local advocacy group Transit Matters.PlayLocal Coverage04:51Sep 1, 2022Civil rights group asks for federal review on the impacts of Orange Line shutdownAlleging that the MBTA failed to properly examine the impacts of the Orange Line shutdown on communities of color, a civil rights group on Wednesday asked federal authorities to intervene...Local CoverageAug 24, 2022MBTA officials cautiously optimistic after first weekday commute during shutdownsMonday marks the first workday commute since closures began for those who rely on the Orange Line or a newly shutdown part of the Green Line to get to work....Local CoverageAug 22, 2022Orange Line, partial Green Line shutdowns beginMassachusetts Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about how area roads might accommodate these closures.PlayLocal Coverage05:02Aug 22, 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, 2022Timeline: Safety incidents on the MBTAThe MBTA has had one safety incident after another over the past year. Passengers have experienced agonizing delays, personal traumas, injuries and even deaths while using the system.Local CoverageAug 9, 2022MBTA will shut down Green Line service from downtown Boston to Somerville for nearly a monthGreen Line service from Government Center headed north to the newly opened Union Square station in Somerville will be replaced by buses. Also, the opening of the Green Line's planned...Local CoverageAug 5, 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, 2022Reports: Orange Line could shut down for 30 daysTo talk more about this, WBUR's Morning Edition host was joined by Jim Aloisi, former Massachusetts transportation secretary and transit advocate.PlayLocal Coverage05:12Aug 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 pulls new Orange, Red Line cars after battery failureA spokesperson for the T said the car was not in service at the time, and that engineers and technicians were working to determine the cause of the failure.Local CoverageJun 22, 2022Feds fault T's 'lax safety culture' and state's lack of robust oversightThe Federal Transit Administration is calling out the MBTA for what it calls a "lax safety culture" following a series of train-car mishaps, injuries and deaths that landed the agency...Local CoverageJun 15, 2022Investigator says Green Line train was speeding, didn't stop at signal before crashOne of the trains involved in a crash on the Green Line that sent four workers to the hospital earlier this month did not stop at a red signal and...Local CoverageJun 14, 2022MBTA: 'No evidence' that infrastructure caused Green Line crashInvestigators have found "no evidence" so far that vehicle or infrastructure issues played a role in a Wednesday night collision between two Green Line trains and are looking at possible...Local CoverageJun 3, 2022Green Line crash sends 4 train operators to the hospital, disrupts serviceA Green Line train carrying two dozen passengers collided with another train Wednesday night at Government Center, the MBTA said.Local CoverageJun 2, 2022Orange Line trains back in service after braking issueThe six-car trains were taken off the tracks last week after one of them had a problem breaking.Local CoverageMay 23, 2022Next Page
Orange Line reopens on time after month-long shutdownThe MBTA Orange Line reopened for the first time in a month on Monday morning. The T's general manager said the 30 day shutdown allowed workers to make five years...PlayLocal Coverage03:16Sep 19, 2022
Public utilities chief defends agency's oversight of T safety The head of the state agency that oversees MBTA safety matters took questions from legislators on Beacon Hill Wednesday, after a federal report found the Department of Public Utilities failed...Local CoverageSep 14, 2022
MBTA officials say Orange Line will reopen on schedule MondayOfficials said more than 80% of planned work is now complete.Local CoverageSep 14, 2022
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
Feds ask MBTA to address dozens of safety issuesFor reaction to the report, WBUR's Morning Edition was joined by Jarred Johnson, chief operating officer of the of the local advocacy group Transit Matters.PlayLocal Coverage04:51Sep 1, 2022
Civil rights group asks for federal review on the impacts of Orange Line shutdownAlleging that the MBTA failed to properly examine the impacts of the Orange Line shutdown on communities of color, a civil rights group on Wednesday asked federal authorities to intervene...Local CoverageAug 24, 2022
MBTA officials cautiously optimistic after first weekday commute during shutdownsMonday marks the first workday commute since closures began for those who rely on the Orange Line or a newly shutdown part of the Green Line to get to work....Local CoverageAug 22, 2022
Orange Line, partial Green Line shutdowns beginMassachusetts Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about how area roads might accommodate these closures.PlayLocal Coverage05:02Aug 22, 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
Timeline: Safety incidents on the MBTAThe MBTA has had one safety incident after another over the past year. Passengers have experienced agonizing delays, personal traumas, injuries and even deaths while using the system.Local CoverageAug 9, 2022
MBTA will shut down Green Line service from downtown Boston to Somerville for nearly a monthGreen Line service from Government Center headed north to the newly opened Union Square station in Somerville will be replaced by buses. Also, the opening of the Green Line's planned...Local CoverageAug 5, 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
Reports: Orange Line could shut down for 30 daysTo talk more about this, WBUR's Morning Edition host was joined by Jim Aloisi, former Massachusetts transportation secretary and transit advocate.PlayLocal Coverage05:12Aug 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 pulls new Orange, Red Line cars after battery failureA spokesperson for the T said the car was not in service at the time, and that engineers and technicians were working to determine the cause of the failure.Local CoverageJun 22, 2022
Feds fault T's 'lax safety culture' and state's lack of robust oversightThe Federal Transit Administration is calling out the MBTA for what it calls a "lax safety culture" following a series of train-car mishaps, injuries and deaths that landed the agency...Local CoverageJun 15, 2022
Investigator says Green Line train was speeding, didn't stop at signal before crashOne of the trains involved in a crash on the Green Line that sent four workers to the hospital earlier this month did not stop at a red signal and...Local CoverageJun 14, 2022
MBTA: 'No evidence' that infrastructure caused Green Line crashInvestigators have found "no evidence" so far that vehicle or infrastructure issues played a role in a Wednesday night collision between two Green Line trains and are looking at possible...Local CoverageJun 3, 2022
Green Line crash sends 4 train operators to the hospital, disrupts serviceA Green Line train carrying two dozen passengers collided with another train Wednesday night at Government Center, the MBTA said.Local CoverageJun 2, 2022
Orange Line trains back in service after braking issueThe six-car trains were taken off the tracks last week after one of them had a problem breaking.Local CoverageMay 23, 2022
