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Are We Feeling Safe Yet? Falling Utility Box at Harvard Station Contained Forgotten Homeland Security Surveillance Equipment
“The box that became dislodged was part of a 2011 pilot program led by the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and funded by the Department of Homeland Security, to house sensors capable of detecting and identifying biological agents,” said an MBTA spokesperson.
May 3, 2023
Gov. Healey Shakes Up MBTA Board, Replacing Three Baker Nominees
With these three new appointments, Gov. Healey will have replaced a plurality of the MBTA board of directors with her own appointees.
April 21, 2023
Featured Reader Comment: The T’s Boss Got A Big Pay Raise; What About Bus Drivers?
The Healey administration gave a huge pay increase to the MBTA General Manager's position to lure Phillip Eng to Boston. When will her administration take a similar approach to recruit bus drivers, whose real wages have declined in the past two years?
April 17, 2023
An Evening Cruise With Phillip Eng, the MBTA’s New Boss
During his first week in the Boston area, Eng has been riding the Blue Line regularly, and he noted that he's been experiencing some of the T's reliability issues first hand.
April 14, 2023
The MBTA’s Bus Driver Shortage Is (Still) Getting Worse
The MBTA currently has 365 vacant bus operator positions, up from 349 in January.
April 13, 2023
The T’s ‘Fare Transformation’ Project Is Transforming Into A Boondoggle
“There are a thousand things that need to fixed and the fare collection system is not one of them.”
March 28, 2023
Former Long Island Transit Boss Phillip Eng Will Be T’s Next General Manager
"I think he's terrific," says Lisa Daglian, the head of a riders' advocacy organization in New York City. "Nothing happens overnight, but he's got the experience, and the fact that he works closely with people and wants to do things in a way that is collaborative is going to bode well for the MBTA."
March 27, 2023
How Red Line Track Defects Prompted Last Week’s Systemwide Slowdown on the T
On March 7, the state office in charge of overseeing safety on the T's subways demanded “a daily report” of track problems that require immediate repair, plus details on any repair work that the T had done to address those defects. Two days later, MBTA officials imposed a global 25 mph speed limit on subways after they found they could not comply with that order.
March 15, 2023
Healey Admin. Recruits Transit Justice Leader to Lead MBTA’s Safety Oversight Agency
While at CLF, Rubin was involved in a number of advocacy efforts to make the MBTA work better for its lower-income riders.
March 15, 2023
SYSTEMWIDE SLOW ZONE: MBTA Sets 25 MPH Speed Limit On Subways
As of Friday morning, Gonneville said that the T had lifted the global speed restrictions on the Orange, Red, and Blue Lines (although extensive local slow zones still remain); however, the Green and Mattapan light rail lines remained under a global 25 mph speed limit.
March 9, 2023
