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T Promises Championship-Caliber Transit Service for Friday’s Celtics Parade
Riders and tourists will get a glimpse of the MBTA's potential on Friday when the agency pulls out all the stops to deliver higher-than-average service for the Boston Celtics championship parade.
June 20, 2024
New Somerville Safe Streets Ordinance Mandates 30-Mile Protected Bike Lane Network By 2030
Last week, the Somerville City Council unanimously endorsed a new Safe Streets Ordinance that will set a 2030 deadline for the city to build out a 30-mile network of new protected bike lanes across the city.
June 18, 2024
Open Streets Come to Blue Hill Ave. This Saturday
Boston's open streets program is coming to Roxbury this weekend on Blue Hill Avenue, between Warren Street and West Cottage Street from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
June 16, 2024
MBTA Delays Fall River/New Bedford Rail Service ‘Til 2025
The expanded commuter rail service is forecast to add considerable expense in the T's operating budget – which is also facing a $700 million shortfall in 2025.
June 14, 2024
Declining Infrastructure Funding From Healey Admin. Puts T’s ‘State of Good Repair’ Further Out of Reach
In spite of inflation and growing maintenance backlogs, the T is facing a bleak future of dwindling infrastructure funding from the Healey administration.
June 12, 2024
T Knocks Out 10 More Slow Zones On the Orange Line
Editor's note: this article is an edited copy of an MBTA press release.
June 12, 2024
Watch: Can You Put a Price on Congestion in Boston?
After years of advocacy and planning, the Board of NYC's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) had, until recently, been poised to implement the city's congestion pricing program, which would have helped the city finance major upgrades to its transit system.
June 11, 2024
Will A New Rail Bridge Across the Charles Include a Long-Promised Walkway to North Station?
The MBTA appears to be moving ahead with plans to replace a major drawbridge next to North Station without a long-planned bike and pedestrian path that would have connected riverfront parks in Boston and Cambridge.
June 5, 2024
Three Reasons Why NY Gov. Hochul’s Cancelation of Congestion Pricing is Bad for America
The plan was always controversial, but supporters have rightly pointed out that politicians need to act boldly, lest our society fail to meet its stated goals.
June 5, 2024
Downtown Salem Gets Lots of Foot Traffic; Its Cops Want to Fence It In
Last month, the Salem Police Department announced a controversial new plan to manage the dense crowds of pedestrians that visit the Witch City every autumn. Police are proposing to erect two temporary fences across a major downtown crosswalk, effectively turning two busy sidewalks into enclosed corrals.
June 5, 2024
