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MBTA Board Updates: Bikes on Commuter Rail, Fare Changes, Budget Updates
Minor changes are coming to the T's fare policies, but advocates are still waiting to hear the agency's plans for a broad-based low-income fare.
January 27, 2022
Outgoing DA Rollins Launches Criminal Investigation Into MBTA Safety
"When their acts and omissions put the safety of community members and their own employees at risk, sometimes the only means of driving change is through the courts, and public demands for action," said DA Rollins in a statement announcing the criminal probe.
January 7, 2022
MBTA Board Updates: Poftak Apologizes for Banning Bikes ‘Rather Abruptly’ on Commuter Rail
During the pandemic, while the T's regional rail trains were running with only 10 to 20 percent of their pre-pandemic passenger volumes, the agency temporarily suspended a policy that prohibited bikes on rush-hour trains in an effort to entice riders back to the service.
December 16, 2021
New MBTA Labor Deal Does Little to Improve Wages for New Bus Drivers
The T is scrambling to recruit new drivers, but those efforts are being sandbagged from a 2016 labor deal that reduced entry-level wages for new bus drivers by 18 percent.
December 15, 2021
Neighbors Have High Hopes for Redevelopment of Arborway Yard
"This will be one of the most transit-rich spots in the city with more than 18 acres of public land that can be utilized in a way that meets community needs," says Karen Mauney-Brodek, President of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy.
December 8, 2021
The Orange Line Keeps Getting Slower, At Riders’ Expense
Orange Line trips are now 4 to 5 minutes longer between downtown Boston and Forest Hills than they were at the beginning of this summer.
December 3, 2021
More Fare-Free Buses Coming to Lawrence, Haverhill, and Boston
Officials approved two major expansions in fare-free bus service on Wednesday: in Boston, the City Council formally endorsed Mayor Wu's proposal to fund fare-free service on three MBTA routes in Dorchester, and earlier in the day, the Advisory Board of the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA), which serves Haverhill, Lawrence, and surrounding communities, voted to suspend fares on all of the system's local bus routes for a two-year pilot that will begin on March 1.
December 1, 2021
An Exit Interview With Monica Tibbits-Nutt
Monica Tibbits-Nutt, the Executive Director of the 128 Business Council, recently capped off six years of service on the governing boards of the MBTA and MassDOT.
November 10, 2021
MBTA Board Updates: Meet Your New MBTA Board
"The purpose of governance is to ensure there is transparent decision making and the interests of all stakeholders are taken into account... We intend to lead the T in ways that are inclusive, effective, efficient, and accountable," said Betsy Taylor, the Chair of the new board.
October 27, 2021
Could Fixing the E Branch Finally Bring the Green Line Back To Jamaica Plain?
"Several options are under consideration for the alignment of the Green Line tracks and the reconfiguration of Heath St. Station - one of these is a dedicated transit corridor along Huntington Ave. that would be used by both Green Line trains and buses," says an MBTA official.
October 26, 2021
