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MBTA Proposes More Tweaks to Long-Delayed ‘Fare Transformation’ Initiative
Cubic, the vendor that's supposed to deliver the T's new fare system, is having trouble with similar systems in California and New York.
May 23, 2024
New Fairmount Line Schedule Takes Effect With Trains Every 30 Minutes
The MBTA's new higher-frequency schedule for the Fairmount Line took effect yesterday, May 20, which means that riders in Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan, and Hyde Park can now catch a train every 30 minutes on weekdays.
May 21, 2024
MBTA Is Finally Showing Progress on Bus Operator Hiring
For the first time in years, the MBTA is growing its depleted workforce of bus operators, thanks to a more generous labor contract and expanded training programs.
May 13, 2024
Red Line Closed From Park Street to JFK/UMass ‘Til May 10
The MBTA is suspending Red Line service from Thursday, May 2 until Friday, May 10 to address remaining slow zones on segments of the Red Line track in South Boston.
May 7, 2024
Huntington Ave. Redesign Will Eliminate Last Mixed-Traffic Segment of the Green Line By 2027
On Tuesday evening, officials from the City of Boston and the MBTA officially kicked off a planning effort that will ultimately redesign Huntington and South Huntington Avenues in Boston's Mission Hill neighborhood.
May 2, 2024
T Restores Full-Speed Service to the Blue Line After 2-Week Closure
After closing subway service in East Boston and Revere for two weeks to repair tracks and overhead wires, the MBTA restored Blue Line service this morning without any speed restrictions.
May 1, 2024
UPDATED: East Boston and Revere Lose Blue Line Service ‘Til May 1 for Track Work
Editor's note: This story was updated on Thurs. April 25 to reflect an extension in the planned closure period, described in the third paragraph.
April 25, 2024
MBTA Regional Rail Schedule Changes Add More Service on Worcester, Fairmount Lines
At Thursday's MBTA board of directors meeting, MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng announced two big regional rail service improvements that will restore an express train to Worcester and deliver a big increase in rail transit service to the Fairmount Line in Boston.
April 25, 2024
MBTA Announces Spring Service Changes
The birds are chirping, the sun is lingering a bit longer, baseball is back (and so are allergies). This can all only mean one thing - spring is here, despite the seemingly endless rain. And what comes with this change of the season? Changes in MBTA service, of course.
April 22, 2024
Transit Advocates Salute the MBTA’s Slowest Buses With Inaugural Pokey/Schleppie Awards
According to TransitMatters’ analysis, the clear “winner” was the Route 1 bus, which won twice for being the slowest and the most-bunched bus in the MBTA system.
April 22, 2024