Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about MBTA

MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack, wearing a blazer over a red top, stands next to Steve Poftak (center) wearing a suit and pink-and-blue plaid tie, and Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker, wearing a buttoned suit and green tie. All three are holding scissors and segments of a cut orange ribbon. They stand in front of a new Orange Line train car bearing the words "OAK GROVE" on the destination sign above the door.

The T’s New Train Factory Has Gone Off the Rails

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 3, 2023 | No Comments

On Thursday, Governor Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, and their administration's newly-assembled transportation cabinet rode a Red Line train, visited the T's Operations Control Center, and outlined their early plans to tackle the many challenges facing the MBTA. "Our message to all those who ride the T, the rails, the buses, around the state, […]

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

Suburbs Face Their First Deadline for New Transit-Oriented Zoning Law

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 30, 2023 | No Comments

Where many suburbs currently only allow single-family homes with large lawns, the new rules will require new zoning districts "of reasonable size," and generally within a half-mile of transit stops, where builders would be allowed to construct at least 15 homes per acre.

Riders in Chelsea and an MBTA outreach worker wait to board the bus at Bellingham Street in downtown Chelsea. T staff shared information about the Bus Network Redesign project with members onboard.

Advocates Set An Agenda For Salvaging the T’s Troubled Buses

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 25, 2023 | No Comments

One of the report’s key arguments – and the reason for its title – is that the region’s current bus fleet is actually smaller than it was in the early 1970s, even though the region has added 1.7 million new residents since then.

Gov. Healey’s Job #1 for the T: Better Union Contracts

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 23, 2023 | No Comments

"The combination of overworked staff and aging assets has resulted in the organization being overwhelmed," wrote agents for the Federal Transit Administration in a scathing report this August.

An MBTA recruiting ad on a trash can in downtown Boston.

The MBTA’s Bus Driver Shortage Is Getting Even Worse

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 19, 2023 | No Comments

After a year of intensified recruiting efforts, nearly one in four bus operator positions at the MTBA remains unfilled, and the shortage appears to be getting worse.

Mientras la extensión de la Línea Verde estaba bajo construcción, la MBTA también rehabilito el Viaducto de Lechmere sobre el Charles River para reforzar los arcos de concreto de más de un siglo con cobertura de fibra de carbono y remplazar la infraestructura de las vías sobre el viaducto. El viaducto volvió a abrir para servicio de tránsito junto con el resto de la nueva rama de la Línea Verde a Union Square el lunes, marzo 21, 2022.

Zona Lenta ‘Temporaria’ En la Línea Verde Pronto Cumple Un Año

By Grecia White | Jan 19, 2023 | No Comments

La zona lenta que tercamente persiste en el Viaducto de Lechmere en la Línea Verde, el puente arqueado sobre el Charles River, ofrece un ejemplo de lo difícil que es para la MBTA mantener credibilidad con pasajeros los cuales tienen que aguantar proyectos de construcción disruptivos pero sin ver todavía los beneficios. Desde el 2020, […]

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