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Boston, MBTA Plan New Center-Running Transitway On Huntington and South Huntington Avenue

Buses would also use the proposed new Green Line E branch transitway to bypass traffic between Heath Street and Brigham Circle.

August 25, 2025

T Begins Running Faster Orange Line Service In Medford and Malden

Starting this week, trains between Oak Grove and Assembly will operated with a maximum speed of 55 mph, compared to 40 mph before.

August 25, 2025

MBTA In Negotiations to Acquire Former Beer Warehouse In Medford for A New Electric Bus Garage

Background materials provided to the MBTA board of directors suggest that the garage would replace the agency's existing Fellsway and Lynn bus garages.

August 13, 2025

Fall MBTA Service Improvements Add More Frequent-Service Bus Routes, Late-Night Service

To promote the later-night service, the T will offer fare-free service on all modes after 9 p.m. for five weekends this fall, starting on Friday, Sept. 5.

August 11, 2025

MBTA Proposes Fines, Rules for Its New Bus Camera Enforcement Systems

The proposed fines for blocking a bus lane start at $25 and become incrementally more expensive for subsequent offenses, with higher fines for commercial vehicles.

July 29, 2025

The T’s Bus Driver Shortage Is Easing, But Increasing Traffic Is Delaying Benefits

The T's growing roster of bus drivers is wasting more time stuck in traffic.

July 28, 2025

Another Bus Lane Bites the Dust: Wu Administration Forces Chelsea, Charlestown Transit Riders to Wait In More Traffic

The change comes just weeks before the MBTA rolls out a new bus lane enforcement system, which is expected to improve bus service considerably – at least on the dwindling number of streets where dedicated bus lanes still exist.

July 8, 2025

Balanced For Now – But Beacon Hill Is Putting the T Back On the Edge of Another Fiscal Cliff

The state's final budget gives the T about $80 million less than it had planned to spend in the coming fiscal year to cover its payroll and other transit operating costs.

July 7, 2025