MBTA Adopts ‘Historic’ New Labor Deal With Carmen’s Union
On Thursday morning, the MBTA Board of Directors authorized a new labor contract that's aimed at tackling the agency's persistent shortage of key workers with increased wages and improved benefits.
August 2, 2023
Legislature’s Budget Compromise Includes Big Funding Increase for Regional Transit Authorities
The proposed budget includes dedicated funds to continue fare-free service at the state's regional transit authorities and a new discounted fare program for low-income riders at the MBTA.
July 31, 2023
In Spite of Growing Repair Needs, the T’s Newly-Approved Capital Budget Won’t Keep Up With Inflation
The MBTA's Board of Directors held their monthly meeting on Thursday. Here's our roundup of the board's decisions and MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng's monthly report.
July 28, 2023
Emails Reveal State Officials’ Flawed Excuses For Taking Away Riverbend Park Access in Cambridge
Emails obtained under the Massachusetts Public Records law reveal how Governor Healey's newly-hired Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Rebecca Tepper, decided to restrict access to public parkland by cancelling her agency's popular car-free Saturdays on Memorial Drive in Cambridge earlier this year.
July 26, 2023
MassDOT Seeking Funds to Add More Frequent, Faster Worcester-Springfield Passenger Rail Service
MassDOT estimates that its proposed track improvements could enable Amtrak trains to run up to 80 mph, and reduce the time for passenger rail trips between Boston and Springfield to 2 hours and 10 minutes – roughly the same amount of time it takes to drive.
July 24, 2023
Springfield Librarians Protest City’s Failure to Fix Deadly Pedestrian Crossing on State Street
Library workers in the City of Springfield are organizing protests this weekend over the city's negligence in addressing safety hazards on the deadly four-lane roadway at the library's front entrance.
July 21, 2023
The T Expects A Do-Over Groundbreaking for Its New Quincy Bus Garage This Summer
The MBTA expects to resume work on a new bus garage in Quincy later this summer after escalating costs forced the agency to put the project on hold last year.
July 19, 2023
T Declares Victory Over Notorious ‘Tufts Curve’ Slow Zone On the Orange Line
The MBTA says that it's finally fixed a section of worn-out subway tracks near downtown Boston that has been slowing down Orange Line trains since 2019.
July 18, 2023
A Streetsblog Field Guide to Sidewalk Wildflowers
Learn how to identify common plants of the concrete jungle.
July 14, 2023
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Man On Route 6 In Wellfleet
Wellfleet police identified the victim as 59-year-old Jeffrey Richardson, from Brookfield, CT.
July 13, 2023
