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Reforming a 44-Year-Old Insurance Law Could Prevent Thousands of Deadly Truck Crashes a Year
Insurance minimums for trucking companies haven't been raised in 44 years. Victims and survivors are paying the price.
January 30, 2024
Driver Kills Pedestrian On Route 1A In East Boston
On Saturday afternoon, a driver struck and killed a pedestrian on Route 1A (also known as the McClellan Highway) near Curtis Street in East Boston.
January 29, 2024
More From Gov. Healey’s Budget Proposal: RTA Cuts and E-Bikes
Funding the MBTA was the big transportation news from the Governor's big reveal of her 2025 budget proposal last week (it's complicated).
January 29, 2024
Two Massachusetts Projects Rank Among ‘America’s Best New Bike Lanes’
These are the best of the best in America. We wish there were 1,000 entries on this list, but, alas only 20.
January 26, 2024
‘Double’ Meanings: What Gov. Healey’s 2025 Budget Proposal Means For the MBTA
During her State of the Commonwealth speech last week, Healey pledged to "double our support for MBTA operations" in next year's budget.
January 24, 2024
Driver Strikes and Kills Pedestrian Outside Boston Medical Center
A driver struck and killed an unidentified woman on Massachusetts Avenue outside Boston Medical Center in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
January 24, 2024
The T’s Bus Driver Shortage Persists, In Spite of New Labor Contract
But expanded bus operator training programs and reduced attrition could start turning the tide in 2024.
January 23, 2024
At Long Last, Another New Train Is Rolling On the Red Line
Your odds of catching a new CRRC-manufactured Red Line train just doubled: three years after the first new Red Line train hit the tracks in December 2020, the MBTA started running a second set of new Red Line cars earlier this month.
January 23, 2024
MBTA Plans to Offer Half-Priced Fares for Low-Income Riders Later This Year
During Friday's Audit and Finance Subcommittee meeting of the MBTA board of directors, MBTA officials announced their intention to implement a new half-priced fare for low-income riders within the next few months.
January 19, 2024
Gov. Healey Pledges to Double Operating Support for the T, Seek Replacement for Gasoline Taxes
Governor Maura Healey delivered her first State of the Commonwealth address, which included a few brags about her administration's accomplishments in turning around the MBTA, and a few new promises for transportation policies her administration would like to take on in 2024.
January 18, 2024
