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Wu Admin Expands Open Newbury Events Into December
Editor's note: the following is a lightly-edited adaptation of a City of Boston press release.
November 5, 2024
6-Day Service Interruption Near JFK/UMass Aims to Fix the Last Slow Zones On the Red Line
Shuttle buses are replacing Red Line subway service between Broadway and North Quincy stations from Tuesday, November 5th until Sunday, Nov. 10, for track work – one of the last scheduled service interruptions in the MBTA's year-long blitz to eliminate slow zones across the subway system.
November 5, 2024
Make A Plan to Vote in Tuesday’s Election
We've got details on how to look up your polling place and check your registration status.
November 4, 2024
Bluebikes and ValleyBike Will Offer Free Rides For Election Day
The Commonwealth's two biggest bikesharing networks are aiming to make it easier for people to get to the polls – and everywhere else they need to go – for Election Day on Tuesday.
November 4, 2024
The Orange Line Is Running At Full Speed For the First Time in 15 Years
The MBTA reopened the full length of the Orange Line on Saturday morning after a week-long closure for track work, and for the first time since Deval Patrick was the Governor of Massachusetts, the line's trains are running at full speed, without any speed restrictions.
November 2, 2024
Photos: The MBTA’s New Green Line Train, Arriving 2027
This week, under a party tent on City Hall Plaza, the MBTA has been inviting riders to tour a life-sized mockup of its new Green Line "Type 10" light rail vehicles, which will increase passenger capacity and improve accessibility when they arrive in 2027.
October 30, 2024
City of Boston Will Add Modest Traffic-Calming Measures For Columbia Road
The city is hosting another open house for its Columbia Road Action Plan tonight at the Strand Theater.
October 30, 2024
Report: Confronting Car Dependence Won’t Just Help With Climate Change; It’s a $6.2 Trillion Opportunity
Making driving truly optional can save the planet — and save American households trillions of dollars.
October 30, 2024
Minnesota, Nice – How Governors Walz and Healey Stack Up On Transportation Issues
Earlier this summer, Vice President Kamala Harris took the reins of the Democratic Party and chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate.
October 29, 2024
Feds Commit More Funding For Springfield Passenger Rail Improvements
The 2024 round of grants from a federal railroad infrastructure program will send more money to add track capacity at Springfield Union Station, where several proposed new Amtrak routes would converge under the state's "Compass Rail" plan.
October 29, 2024
