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Easy commute, no place to live: the MTBA commuter rail station at West Hingham on the Greenbush Line.

Who’s Allowed to Live Near Transit?

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 21, 2020 | No Comments

Wellesley is the kind of place lots of people would love to call home – it’s got great schools, beautiful parks, and three commuter rail stations that give the town’s residents an easy 45-minute ride into downtown Boston. Unfortunately, Wellesley’s town government has enacted policies that make it almost impossible for ordinary people to move […]

A bus driver at Sullivan Square. Courtesy of the MBTA.

Labor, Environment, and Business Groups Call on Lawmakers to Forestall Transit Cuts

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 19, 2020 | No Comments

A coalition of over 30 organizations is calling on lawmakers on Beacon Hill to support the T with the funding it needs to avoid shutting down critical services.

An MBTA bus, heading to bed at a reasonable hour. Photo by Osman Rana.

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Study: Transit Is Failing Non-White Night Shift Workers

By Kea Wilson | Oct 9, 2020 | No Comments

Washington Street in Somerville, looking east towards Union Square, in October 2020.

Somerville Plans New Bus, Bike Lanes on Washington Street

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 7, 2020 | No Comments

The new roadway layout would benefit bike and bus riders traveling between Harvard and Union Squares.

A transit shelter with a solar roof in Portland, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Trimet.

New 100% Clean Electricity Contract Will Save MBTA $3 Million a Year In Electric Bills

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments

The switch to all-renewable electricity, which would take effect on January 1, 2021, will immediately slash the T's carbon footprint by 36 percent.

A new Orange Line train at Assembly Station in summer 2019. Courtesy of the MBTA.

MBTA Board Update: What Happened to Our New Orange Line Trains?

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 5, 2020 | No Comments

The MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board met today with an agenda that included more discussion of expected 2021 budget cuts and an update on the agency’s stalled procurement of new Orange and Red Line train cars. Those new cars have struggled with design problems, including issues with doors opening while the new trains were […]

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