Another Week-Long Green Line Closure Begins Saturday, and There Are Still More to Come
The T has closed the central Green Line tunnel for signal work four times in the past year, and MBTA officials say that there will be more shutdowns to come.
November 3, 2026
Boston Residents Fume As Mayor Wu Fails to Deliver Promised Traffic-Calming to Neighborhood Streets
A city engineer warned, in a 2025 internal email message, that the mayor's abrupt turn against speed hump installations would put the public's safety at risk: "We know there will be excessive speeding... This decision has caused an incredible amount of internal conflict for me, I don't think it's the right choice."
November 2, 2026
Gov. Healey Cuts the Ribbon On Fall River’s Waterfront Highway-to-Boulevard Conversion
The Commonwealth has received bids from three development companies, ranging from $10.3 million to $15.2 million, for the 20 acres of empty land that the project has freed up on Fall River's riverfront.
October 30, 2026
Eyes On the Street: DCR Tames Traffic Next to Boston’s Arnold Arboretum
This autumn, workers are putting the finishing touches on a major reconfiguration of Walter Street and Centre Street in West Roxbury, at the western edge of the Arnold Arboretum.
October 28, 2026
Eyes On the Street: Somerville’s ‘Corridor of Death’ Gets Less Deadly
Drivers haven't killed anyone in the "Corridor of Death" since 2021, and the number of driver-inflicted injuries in the area has declined nearly 80 percent since 2021, according to MassDOT crash data.
October 22, 2026
This Sunday: ‘Ride For Your Life’ Event Brings Safety Demands to Beacon Hill
Sunday's event will begin at noon in the Boston Common for the ride and the walk, followed by a 1 p.m. rally in the Common.
October 22, 2026
The T’s New Subway Car Contract Enters Its Awkward Teen Years
Under a 2014 contract, the MBTA was supposed to have an all-new fleet of Red Line trains delivered by 2023. At current rates of production, the trains won't be finished until 2030.
October 21, 2026
MassDOT Wins More Federal Funds to Build Springfield Amtrak Station Expansion Project
The proposed new tracks and platforms at Springfield Union Station are necessary for the Commonwealth's plans to run more passenger rail service between Boston and western Massachusetts.
October 16, 2026
Driver Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Prison for 2024 Homicide of John Corcoran
"The defendant deprived my family of a man who wanted nothing more than to be part of their lives – our lives," said Jack Corcoran, the victim's son.
October 15, 2026
Teen Driver Kills Father of Three In Boston’s Arborway Park
The Department of Conservation and Recreation, which controls the Arborway, has been promising safety improvements on the roadway for nearly seven years now.
October 13, 2026
