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MBTA Board Updates: New Subway Cars Sidelined ‘Til May
By Christian MilNeil |
New Orange and Red Line trains “will remain out of service for at least another 3 weeks,” according to the MBTA’s Deputy General Manager Jeff Gonneville. The revelation came during Monday’s meeting of the Fiscal and Management Control Board. Gonneville told board members that the T is continuing to investigate a March 16 incident in […]
Monday’s Headlines to Start You Off
By Blake Aued |
We're still talking about President Biden's infrastructure plan! Plus all the other news.
MBTA Puts New Green Line Stations On the Map
By Christian MilNeil |
A new MBTA map installed in the newly-expanded Ruggles commuter rail station reveals how the Green Line Extension will operate when it opens later this year. The new map shows the six new stations of the Green Line extension, with the Riverside “D” branch running to Union Square, and the Heath Street “E” branch running […]
Protecting Non-Motorists Makes NTSB ‘Most Wanted List’ For the First Time
By Kea Wilson |
For the first time in its 54 year history, the transportation sector's most influential investigative agency wants America to focus on protecting vulnerable road users. What took so long?
Oregon Advocates Sue to Stop Racist Portland Highway Expansion
By Kea Wilson |
Advocates in Portland, Ore. have sued to stop the expansion of an urban renewal era highway project — and possibly writing the next page in the playbook for fighting bad urban freeway redesigns across the U.S.
What Could Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Accomplish in Massachusetts?
By Christian MilNeil |
It’s only a first draft, and many details remain to be worked out through negotiations and debates in Congress, but here’s what the plan could buy for Massachusetts.