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MBTA staff disinfect fare gates in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 and other viruses in early March 2020. Courtesy of the MBTA.

Lawmakers Are Poised to Reform Fare Enforcement on the T

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 28, 2020 | No Comments

In addition authorizing debt spending for hundreds of infrastructure projects across the Commonwealth, the multi-billion dollar bond package that the Massachusetts Senate passed earlier this month would also make significant reforms to how the MBTA enforces fare payments on its trains, buses, and ferries. The Commonwealth’s current fare evasion law sets large penalties for people […]

The Massachusetts State House in downtown Boston.

Will the Mass. Senate Salvage Major Transportation Legislation This Year?

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 14, 2020 | No Comments

A House proposal to raise gas taxes appears to be dead; instead, the Senate will debate a $16.9 billion bond bill that would authorize more debt to pay for transportation infrastructure projects.

Transit app screenshot showing crowding data

T’s Real-Time Crowding Info Expands to 23 Routes, Including the 111 to Chelsea

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 13, 2020 | No Comments

The MBTA’s real-time broadcasts of bus crowding data have been expanded to 23 bus routes, including the 111 to Chelsea. Crowding information is now available for buses running on routes 1, 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 44, 66, 70, 71, 73, 77, 86, 104, 108, 109, 110 and 111. The […]

A conceptual rendering of proposed center-running bus lanes on Summer Street near the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Courtesy of the City of Boston.

Boston Officials Plan Some Summer Fun for 7-City Point Bus Riders

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 1, 2020 | No Comments

For now, the new lanes would primarily benefit riders of the MBTA's 7-City Point bus, which connects South Boston, the Seaport District, South Station, and the downtown financial district.

MBTA Rolls Out Real-Time Crowding Data for Nine Bus Routes

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 19, 2020 | No Comments

Initially, the new data will be available on nine routes: the 1, 15, 16, 22, 23, 31, 32, 109, and 110.

Central Square in Lynn. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Kcboling, licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA-4.0.

Lynn Will Get Subway Fares From Its Commuter Rail Station This Summer

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 16, 2020 | No Comments

Though it’s just a 20-minute bike ride from the end of the Blue Line, catching an MBTA commuter train from downtown Lynn has traditionally cost nearly three times more than a subway ticket. That will change for a 2-month pilot this summer, when one-way fares from Lynn to North Station will be reduced to $2.40 […]

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