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Healey Admin. Announces Summer Fare Discounts, Including Free Fridays, on Commuter Rail System
Editor's note: This report is an edited version of an MBTA press release.
March 30, 2026
Wheels Start Turning For the Lower Broadway – Alford Street Transit Priority Corridor Project
Because it would connect multiple destinations where transit demand is high, the T's models predict that an extended Silver Line would serve more than 15,000 additional daily bus riders.
March 26, 2026
Wu Administration Delays Columbus Ave. Transit Project; City Hall Planners Told to Cancel Meetings With MBTA
A public records request reveals that Boston transportation planners were "directed to not participate in external meetings, including meetings with partner agencies, without express approval" from City Hall leadership.
March 25, 2026
MBTA’s Phillip Eng Says T Will Exceed Pre-Pandemic Levels of Bus Service This Spring
After years of driver shortages, the T has finally has enough bus operators to be able to exceed its pre-pandemic levels of bus service, according to MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng.
March 20, 2026
Natick’s Rail Trail Now Connects to Its Downtown MBTA Station
The MBTA has opened up the final component of its new regional rail station in Natick Center: a trail connection that connects the outbound train platform directly to the the Cochituate Rail Trail.
March 12, 2026
Congress Allocates $80 Million to Build Blue Hill Ave. Busway
The project is now fully funded for construction.
March 5, 2026
Washington Pledges $8.7 Million to Support World Cup Transit Service In Mass.
In its February spending bill, Congress re-allocated $100 million in funding from other transit programs to help subsidize World Cup transit services this summer.
March 3, 2026
Signal Work Shuts Down Forest Hills-Back Bay Segment of the Orange Line ‘Til March 8
The MBTA will close the southern end of the Orange Line south of Back Bay station for nine days to conduct signal upgrades and modernization work from Saturday, Feb. 28th through Sunday, March 8.
February 27, 2026
MBTA Teaming Up With Maryland to Procure New Battery-Electric Locomotives
The MBTA and the Maryland Transit Administration have issued a joint "request for proposals" to procure at least 25 new locomotives, more than half of which would operate on electric power from existing overhead wires on the MBTA's Providence Line and the MARC Penn Line.
February 25, 2026
Volkswagen’s Crimes Help Finance New Electric Buses In Massachusetts
In 2017, Volkswagen paid $2.9 billion into a nationwide clean air fund as punishment for its scheme to violate and evade U.S. air quality regulations.
February 17, 2026
