TransportationMonica Tibbits-Nutt permanently appointed MassDOT secretaryThe Massachusetts Department of Transportation has a new leader, from inside its ranks. Monica Tibbits-Nutt has officially been appointed to the position, after nearly two months serving as the department’s...ResumeRadio Boston14:02Nov 13, 2023Mass. officials hopeful billions in rail funding will advance state goalsMassachusetts officials believe the state will benefit from the slate of federal grants awarded this week to repair and modernize the busy rail corridor that runs from Boston to Washington...BusinessNov 8, 2023MBTA Green Line service at Union Square reopens ahead of schedule with all slow zones liftedThe MBTA resumed service to Union Square station on the Green Line Wednesday morning following the completion of construction, two days ahead of schedule. Green Line service between Lechmere and...Local CoverageOct 11, 2023Feds blast T for unreported 'near misses' on subway tracksFederal regulators once again ordered the MBTA to make immediate changes after a series of recent near misses put employees at risk of being struck by trains, a repeat of...Local CoverageSep 14, 2023How Boston T riders, drivers and bikers get around the cityWe call it the MBTA, or the “T,” for short. It’s got trains, almost-adorably old trolleys, buses, a bus that we pretend is a subway and ferries. It’s even got...Local CoverageSep 7, 2023AdvertisementWith the Sumner Tunnel's reopening, here's what changes on the MBTAWith the end of the two-month Sumner Tunnel closure also comes the end of a bevy of public transit perks that officials used to entice commuters to “ditch the drive.”...Local CoverageSep 1, 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, 2023How to get around the Sumner Tunnel closureThe Sumner Tunnel is closed 24/7 from July 5 through the end of August. Here are the ways to get around what officials say will be disruptive traffic, from MBTA...ResumeLocal Coverage03:28Jun 27, 2023‘It’s not fair’: T riders sound off on service woesThe ongoing effort to address a backlog of maintenance projects inside the country’s oldest subway system has created mounting headaches for riders.ResumeLocal Coverage04:04Mar 31, 2023The T opened up the world to me. Now it's stuckMiles Howard asks, what is the price of delayed trains and buses for service workers who can be fired from their jobs for being late to work? Or for students...CognoscentiMar 20, 2023MBTA offers commuter rail alternative as inspections limit subway speedsOn Monday, the T urged riders traveling into Boston to add an extra 20 minutes to their commute, as the agency works on "verifying and validating" possible track defects. As...Local CoverageMar 10, 2023How passengers teamed up to restrain a man on chaotic flight to LoganA passenger who helped restrain a threatening man on a weekend flight from Los Angeles to Boston said Tuesday that the entire chaotic episode was over within seconds thanks to...Local CoverageMar 7, 2023After safety incidents, Logan passengers wary but willing to flyPassengers traveling through Logan International Airport are not discouraged from traveling by planeBusinessMar 7, 2023The T needs dispatchers, and will continue to dangle $10,000 sign-on bonuses to hire themWith train service still running at diminished levels, staffing efforts in the MBTA's operations control center have plateaued since December, and the agency will continue to offer a $10,000 sign-on...Local CoverageFeb 9, 2023Passengers walk through tunnel after Green Line problemMore than 100 Green Line passengers had to be escorted on foot through a subway tunnel on Thursday night when three trains became stuck because of a signal problem, officials...Local CoverageJan 27, 2023Here's the new bus route approved by MBTA board of directorsThe MBTA's board of directors unanimously approved a suite of service modifications, collectively referred to as the Bus Network Redesign project, contingent upon an equity analysis that officials say will...Local CoverageNov 18, 2022Sen. Warren holds hearing in Boston to urge MBTA improvementsOngoing safety problems at the MBTA and their economic impact will be the focus on Friday of a rare Senate hearing held here in Boston.ResumeLocal Coverage04:44Oct 14, 2022Orange 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...ResumeLocal Coverage03:16Sep 19, 2022MBTA officials say Orange Line will reopen on schedule MondayOfficials said more than 80% of planned work is now complete.Local CoverageSep 14, 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.ResumeLocal Coverage04:51Sep 1, 2022Next Page
Monica Tibbits-Nutt permanently appointed MassDOT secretaryThe Massachusetts Department of Transportation has a new leader, from inside its ranks. Monica Tibbits-Nutt has officially been appointed to the position, after nearly two months serving as the department’s...ResumeRadio Boston14:02Nov 13, 2023
Mass. officials hopeful billions in rail funding will advance state goalsMassachusetts officials believe the state will benefit from the slate of federal grants awarded this week to repair and modernize the busy rail corridor that runs from Boston to Washington...BusinessNov 8, 2023
MBTA Green Line service at Union Square reopens ahead of schedule with all slow zones liftedThe MBTA resumed service to Union Square station on the Green Line Wednesday morning following the completion of construction, two days ahead of schedule. Green Line service between Lechmere and...Local CoverageOct 11, 2023
Feds blast T for unreported 'near misses' on subway tracksFederal regulators once again ordered the MBTA to make immediate changes after a series of recent near misses put employees at risk of being struck by trains, a repeat of...Local CoverageSep 14, 2023
How Boston T riders, drivers and bikers get around the cityWe call it the MBTA, or the “T,” for short. It’s got trains, almost-adorably old trolleys, buses, a bus that we pretend is a subway and ferries. It’s even got...Local CoverageSep 7, 2023
With the Sumner Tunnel's reopening, here's what changes on the MBTAWith the end of the two-month Sumner Tunnel closure also comes the end of a bevy of public transit perks that officials used to entice commuters to “ditch the drive.”...Local CoverageSep 1, 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
How to get around the Sumner Tunnel closureThe Sumner Tunnel is closed 24/7 from July 5 through the end of August. Here are the ways to get around what officials say will be disruptive traffic, from MBTA...ResumeLocal Coverage03:28Jun 27, 2023
‘It’s not fair’: T riders sound off on service woesThe ongoing effort to address a backlog of maintenance projects inside the country’s oldest subway system has created mounting headaches for riders.ResumeLocal Coverage04:04Mar 31, 2023
The T opened up the world to me. Now it's stuckMiles Howard asks, what is the price of delayed trains and buses for service workers who can be fired from their jobs for being late to work? Or for students...CognoscentiMar 20, 2023
MBTA offers commuter rail alternative as inspections limit subway speedsOn Monday, the T urged riders traveling into Boston to add an extra 20 minutes to their commute, as the agency works on "verifying and validating" possible track defects. As...Local CoverageMar 10, 2023
How passengers teamed up to restrain a man on chaotic flight to LoganA passenger who helped restrain a threatening man on a weekend flight from Los Angeles to Boston said Tuesday that the entire chaotic episode was over within seconds thanks to...Local CoverageMar 7, 2023
After safety incidents, Logan passengers wary but willing to flyPassengers traveling through Logan International Airport are not discouraged from traveling by planeBusinessMar 7, 2023
The T needs dispatchers, and will continue to dangle $10,000 sign-on bonuses to hire themWith train service still running at diminished levels, staffing efforts in the MBTA's operations control center have plateaued since December, and the agency will continue to offer a $10,000 sign-on...Local CoverageFeb 9, 2023
Passengers walk through tunnel after Green Line problemMore than 100 Green Line passengers had to be escorted on foot through a subway tunnel on Thursday night when three trains became stuck because of a signal problem, officials...Local CoverageJan 27, 2023
Here's the new bus route approved by MBTA board of directorsThe MBTA's board of directors unanimously approved a suite of service modifications, collectively referred to as the Bus Network Redesign project, contingent upon an equity analysis that officials say will...Local CoverageNov 18, 2022
Sen. Warren holds hearing in Boston to urge MBTA improvementsOngoing safety problems at the MBTA and their economic impact will be the focus on Friday of a rare Senate hearing held here in Boston.ResumeLocal Coverage04:44Oct 14, 2022
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...ResumeLocal Coverage03:16Sep 19, 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
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.ResumeLocal Coverage04:51Sep 1, 2022
