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‘Fair Share’ Millionaire Tax Continues to Exceed Expectations
The Commonwealth's budget office expects that Fair Share tax collections will be $300 million higher in fiscal year 2027.
January 14, 2026
MBTA Board Greenlights Quarter-Billion Dollar Contract for Diesel Trains
William Wolfgang, the T's director of vehicle engineering, says that new battery-powered engine technology isn't sufficiently developed to be able to replace the T's aging fleet of diesel locomotives.
January 14, 2026
NYC Bus Stops Are Clearer Than Ever, Thanks to Bus-Mounted Camera Enforcement
Automated cameras are clearing up bus stops across the city.
January 13, 2026
MBTA Terminates Alewife Redevelopment Plan
"Current market conditions are not favorable to maximizing the property's value for transportation priorities," an MBTA spokesperson told StreetsblogMASS on Monday.
January 12, 2026
T Receives Additional Federal Funds to Eliminate Blind Spots On Buses
The Trump administration has formally approved only a small handful of grants under the Safe Streets for All program.
January 12, 2026
Speeding Driver Crashes, Wrecks Multiple Homes In Everett
Residents were forced to find temporary lodging after Everett building inspectors found serious structural damage to the buildings.
January 12, 2026
When the Government Says You’re ‘Weaponizing’ Your Car
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers have been brutalizing and killing people who they perceive as threats. Is mass automobility multiplying their pretext to do it?
January 12, 2026
See MassDOT’s Plans for a New Highway Interchange on the Cambridge Riverfront
On Tuesday night, MassDOT hosted a virtual public meeting to unveil their six competing designs for replacing the crumbling William Reid Overpass, located near the B.U. Bridge on the Cambridge side of the Charles River.
January 9, 2026
Family Members Lament Light Sentence for Driver Who Killed Tamar Vishlitzky
Joshua Quimby of Billerica received a two-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to motor vehicle homicide.
January 8, 2026
New Year, New Look, New Amenities for Worcester’s RTA
The Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) is rolling out a new bus tracking system, renovating its central bus waiting room at Union Station, and preparing a major agency-wide rebranding that will give Worcester's transit buses a fresh new paint job.
January 8, 2026
