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House Bond Bill Includes E-Bike Rebates, Snubs Low-Income Fares
State officials have been keen to pass a larger bond authorization this year to take advantage of higher federal spending that was authorized in Washington's 2021 infrastructure bill.
June 30, 2022
Slower Than Walking: Downtown Gridlock Bogs Down the T’s Subway Replacement Shuttles
On the first full day of an emergency shutdown of the central portions of the Orange and Green lines, thousands of subway passengers endured long lines for shuttle buses and excruciatingly slow trips between North Station and Government Center.
June 24, 2022
MBTA Closes Downtown Segments of Orange, Green Lines
UPDATE: The MBTA announced on Sunday evening that the Haymarket subway tunnels have reopened and Orange and Green line service has resumed.
June 23, 2022
T Sidelines New Orange Line Trains As Service Cuts Take Effect
Since the T's subway service cuts took effect on Monday, there have been zero new trains running on the Orange or Red Lines.
June 21, 2022
La MBTA Anuncia Recortes Significativos al Servicio del Metro Para Rectificar Peligros de Seguridad
Días después de que inspectores federales dieran una serie de directivos a plazo corto para que la agencia corrigiera serios problemas de seguridad en el sistema de transporte rápido, la MBTA anunció el Viernes, Junio 17 que iba a reducir el servicio del metro bastantemente para así poder cumplir con los requisitos del gobierno federal.
June 21, 2022
MBTA Announces Significant Subway Service Cuts to Address Safety Hazards
The cuts are a response to a safety audit from the Federal Transit Administration, which raised alarms about safety hazards from staffing shortages at the subway system's Operations Control Center.
June 17, 2022
Federal Safety Inspectors to Require Better Track Maintenance, Stronger Oversight At the T
One of the more striking findings from the FTA’s safety inspection was that nearly 10 percent of the system’s heavy rail subway system (the red, orange, and blue lines) are under speed restrictions because of the agency’s poor track maintenance.
June 16, 2022
Primera Vista de la Nueva Red de Autobuses que Propone la T
Una nueva red de autobús con rutas de “alta frecuencia” trata de ofrecer un servicio más simple y conveniente para vecindarios que dependen en el transporte público como Dorchester, Lynn, Chelsea, y Mattapan, y mejor servicio para los vecindarios que están creciendo como Seaport y Longwood Medical Area.
June 14, 2022
T Extends Dorchester Ave. Bridge Closure ‘Til November
A major bike and pedestrian connection between Dorchester and Andrew Square in South Boston will be closed due to bridge work this summer.
June 10, 2022
Una Junta Pública en la Parada de Autobús: La T Solicita Aportación de Pasajeros Sobre el Rediseño de la Red de Autobuses en Chelsea
Los representantes de la MBTA están dejando sus presentaciones de Powerpoint atrás y están saliendo a las calles a platicar directamente con pasajeros sobre los propuestos cambios de la red de autobuses.
May 31, 2022