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Healey Budget Bill Would Balance MBTA Budgets for One More Year
Governor Healey has drawn up a plan to fix the MBTA's budget problems for one more year with a stash of unspent Fair Share revenues – a plan that would postpone a more permanent budget solution until her re-election campaign ends later this year.
January 28, 2026
Another Year, Another Budget Gap: Gov. Healey Still Needs A Long-Term Solution for Funding the T
The MBTA's Chief Finance Officer and transit advocates are in agreement: the T will need a major, sustained infusion of state funds within the next two years to avoid major service cuts, and the higher-than-expected "Fair Share" transportation funding that rescued the T's budget last year won't be enough.
January 22, 2026
MBTA Communities Act Holdouts Are Losing State Funding
"We will take action as appropriate by the end of the month" against towns that maintain segregationist zoning rules in violation of state law, warns Attorney General Andrea Campbell.
January 16, 2026
Should the Orange Line to Roslindale Be The T’s Next Rapid Transit Expansion?
New housing, crowded buses, and underutilized commuter rail tracks help make the case to expand the Orange Line beyond Forest Hills, advocates argue.
December 19, 2025
Lawmakers Say Infrastructure Needs More Funding, and Congestion Pricing Should Be On the Table
"We shouldn't be scared to have these conversations,” says Sen. Brendan Crighton, co-chair of the legislature's Joint Committee on Transportation.
December 9, 2025
Rep. Pressley Lobbies for Stronger Transit Funding, Fare-Free Programs In Next Federal Transportation Bill
"We urge you to invest in public transit as a public good," writes Rep. Pressley to her colleagues in Congress.
December 5, 2025
Guest Column: Lawmakers Eviscerate Philadelphia’s Transit System
"Cutting almost half of a transit system is not a way to make it more efficient. It more like asking whether you’d like to keep your heart or your lungs."
August 27, 2025
Gov. Healey’s Environmental Bond Bill Would Surrender Dept. of Conservation ‘Parkways’ to State Highway Agency
A DCR spokesperson said that the parkways, several of which were originally designed by the Olmsted brothers to be scenic links in a regional parks system, "no longer served a park purpose."
August 5, 2025
Roadblocked: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Eliminates Most Federal Funding For Allston Highway Realignment
Without a formal project agreement in place, MassDOT will receive only $8 million out of a $335 million "reconnecting communities" grant that the Biden administration had pledged.
July 10, 2025
The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Is About Our Transportation Future, Too
Transportation didn't get a lot of mention in the public discussion of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. But it's everywhere.
July 8, 2025
