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MBTA Takes Small Steps to Improve Fare Equity
The MBTA's governing board approved some small but significant changes in the agency's fare policies at a meeting last week to improve fare equity for minority and low-income riders.
May 27, 2020
The MBTA’s Pandemic Woes Include a Looming Governance Vacuum
It’s looking increasingly likely that the MBTA’s governing board, which was established in state legislation in 2015 to guide the agency back to a state of good repair and sound management after a disastrous year of service interruptions, will dissolve at the end of June with no dedicated replacement.
May 18, 2020
Pandemic Adds to Delays for New Orange and Red Line Cars
The new Orange and Red Line cars are a key element in the T's ambitions to reduce crowding on its two busiest subway lines.
May 15, 2020
Guest Column: T Shows Strong Leadership In COVID-19 Responses
In the United States, 2.8 million transit riders – one-third of transit commuters – are considered “essential workers” during the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 14, 2020
Budget Uncertainties Delay T’s ‘Better Bus’ and ‘Rail Vision’ Initiatives
With plummeting fare revenues and uncertain support from the state legislature, MBTA leaders are proposing a budget that would delay high-priority safety initiatives and bus service expansions.
May 6, 2020
MBTA Board Faces Criticism for Amending Fare Contract During Pandemic
Advocates want the board to have "an equitable and transparent" process to evaluate the project before the board takes action.
April 27, 2020
Demands of ‘Essential’ Work Put Boston’s Neighborhoods of Color at Higher Risk
'Essential' workers are more likely to live in the Boston region’s neighborhoods of color, according to an analysis by the ACLU of Massachusetts.
April 27, 2020
Washington Sends Over $1 Billion in Relief Funds to Bay State Transit Agencies
Massachusetts transit agencies will get just over $1 billion in emergency funding to help sustain service through the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
April 2, 2020
T Restores Early-Morning Commuter Rail Trips For Health Care Workers
Responding to issues raised in a StreetsblogMASS report last week, the MBTA has announced that it will bring back early-morning commuter rail trains that will allow health care workers to get to work for their 7 a.m. shift change, even as the rest of the transit system continues to run on a reduced schedule.
March 23, 2020
Reduced Commuter Rail Schedules Leave Health Care Workers in the Lurch
For many hospital workers who work 12-hour shifts that start at 7 a.m., the new commuter rail schedules have eliminated transit as a commuting option.
March 17, 2020
