Worcester Film Screening to Discuss the Realities of ‘Biking While Black’
"When there's a disenfranchised community with unsafe streets – how can you tell a kid to go out and ride a bike when they could be killed?" asks filmmaker Yolanda Davis-Overstreet. "The wellness and the joy that bicycling brings, it’s missing for so many households."
April 24, 2023
Gov. Healey Shakes Up MBTA Board, Replacing Three Baker Nominees
With these three new appointments, Gov. Healey will have replaced a plurality of the MBTA board of directors with her own appointees.
April 21, 2023
House Budget Proposal Would Shift More Funds From Highways to Transit
The House proposes a $70 million increase in state funding for regional transit authorities – a 74 percent increase in state support – to fund better bus service and potentially expand popular fare-free policies.
April 20, 2023
Worcester’s Buses Will Remain Fare-Free Through 2024
Worcester's transit system will be the longest-running fare-free transit network in the United States.
April 20, 2023
Featured Reader Comment: The T’s Boss Got A Big Pay Raise; What About Bus Drivers?
The Healey administration gave a huge pay increase to the MBTA General Manager's position to lure Phillip Eng to Boston. When will her administration take a similar approach to recruit bus drivers, whose real wages have declined in the past two years?
April 17, 2023
An Evening Cruise With Phillip Eng, the MBTA’s New Boss
During his first week in the Boston area, Eng has been riding the Blue Line regularly, and he noted that he's been experiencing some of the T's reliability issues first hand.
April 14, 2023
The MBTA’s Bus Driver Shortage Is (Still) Getting Worse
The MBTA currently has 365 vacant bus operator positions, up from 349 in January.
April 13, 2023
Main Street Project Would Widen Sidewalks, Create Protected Bike Lanes In Downtown Northampton
Later this month, the City of Northampton and MassDOT will present plans to renovate one of the most walkable Main Streets in western Massachusetts with widened sidewalks and protected bike lanes.
April 12, 2023
Running Low On Pandemic Relief Funds, Fare-Free Buses Need Gov. Healey’s Help
The WRTA has been one of the few agencies that's maintained a continuous fare-free policy since March 2020, and its ridership last year was over 20 percent higher than it was in 2019, before the pandemic began, according to federal data.
April 11, 2023
Mayor Wu’s 2024 Budget Proposal Includes $1.4 Million for Electric Bluebikes
Mayor Wu wrote that "we have included $550,000 to support $5 Bluebikes passes for 10,000 residents, expanding Bluebike usage and encouraging mode shift, plus $1.4 million to introduce electric Bluebikes across the system."
April 10, 2023
