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MBTA Seeking Upgrades to Station Bike Parking
The MBTA is seeking vendors who could provide a regional system of modular bike parking facilities.
February 12, 2024
Mayor Wu Pledges Two More Years of Fare-Free Operations On Routes 28, 29, and 23
On Tuesday, Mayor Michelle Wu formally announced the City of Boston would continue to support fare-free operations on three Dorchester and Mattapan bus routes until March 2026.
February 6, 2024
MBTA to Suspend Harvard-Alewife Red Line Service Starting Monday
The MBTA will suspend Red Line service for 10 days from Monday, February 5th to Wednesday, February 14th between Alewife and Harvard stations.
February 2, 2024
January Closure Fixes 16 More Slow Zones on the Green Line
On Monday, service on the Green Line resumed with 16 fewer slow zones after the MBTA was able to repair track defects and other outstanding safety hazards during a 23-day closure of the central segment between Kenmore and North Station.
January 30, 2024
The T’s Bus Driver Shortage Persists, In Spite of New Labor Contract
But expanded bus operator training programs and reduced attrition could start turning the tide in 2024.
January 23, 2024
At Long Last, Another New Train Is Rolling On the Red Line
Your odds of catching a new CRRC-manufactured Red Line train just doubled: three years after the first new Red Line train hit the tracks in December 2020, the MBTA started running a second set of new Red Line cars earlier this month.
January 23, 2024
Gov. Healey Pledges to Double Operating Support for the T, Seek Replacement for Gasoline Taxes
Governor Maura Healey delivered her first State of the Commonwealth address, which included a few brags about her administration's accomplishments in turning around the MBTA, and a few new promises for transportation policies her administration would like to take on in 2024.
January 18, 2024
T Closing Central Green Line Tunnel for Most of January to Fix More Slow Zones
Today, the MBTA is suspending service on the central segments of all four branches of the Green Line for most of January to try and fix some of the track defects that slow down trains between Kenmore Square and North Station.
January 3, 2024
MBTA Knocks Down 22 More Slow Zones, Including Lechmere Viaduct
A nine-day shutdown of the Green Line's D branch between Kenmore Square and Riverside has let the MBTA repair enough track to remove 22 more speed restrictions from the rapid transit network.
December 22, 2023
New Transit-Oriented Housing Law Has Yet to Produce Much New Housing In Boston’s Suburbs
Earlier this week, the Healey-Driscoll administration touted the Town of Lexington and the City of Salem as the first two municipalities to be certified under the new MBTA Communities Law, which will compel suburbs in the MBTA service area to legalize more multi-family housing near transit stations.
December 14, 2023
