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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.

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 […]

A City of Boston rendering illustrates the center-running bus lane concept for Blue Hill Avenue near Walk Hill Street. Under the plan, bus lanes and dedicated stations would run in the middle of the street, away from double-parked cars and turning vehicles. Pedestrian crossings would also be significantly shorter. Courtesy of the City of Boston.

Washington Snubs Dorchester Bus Riders In Favor of a Suburban Highway Interchange

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 17, 2020 | No Comments

New bus lanes on Blue Hill Avenue would benefit roughly 20,000 bus riders in Dorchester and Mattapan, reduce their collective commuting times by 800 hours every day, and allow the T to make over 100 additional daily bus trips along existing routes using the same number of buses and drivers, according to a rejected application for federal funding.

An outbound MBTA Fairmount Line train stops at the Talbot Avenue station in December 2012. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

MBTA Board Update: More Baby Steps Toward All-Day Regional Rail Service

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 15, 2020 | No Comments

Trains to Lynn will depart every 30 minutes starting in November (up from every 30 to 90 minutes last year), and trains on the Fairmount Line will run every 45 minutes (up from every 60 minutes last year).

A rendering of a proposed new bus garage in Quincy, MA. Courtesy of the MBTA.

T Files Plans for New, Expanded Bus Garage in Quincy

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 11, 2020 | No Comments

The proposed facility would replace one of the T's oldest bus maintenance facilities and include space for an expanded bus fleet.

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