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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
T Data Suggest Service Cuts Will Increase COVID-19 Risks for Low-Income Riders
Ridership has dropped systemwide, but key bus routes that serve lower-income neighborhoods remain busy.
March 17, 2020
MBTA Board Update: More Bolster Banes on New Orange Trains
New Orange Line Cars will be out of service indefinitely while their manufacturer addresses more issues with a component on the trains' wheel assemblies..
March 10, 2020
Boston Starts Outreach For Hyde Park Ave. Bus and Bike Improvements
Planners from the City of Boston and the MBTA held their first open house on Tuesday evening in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood to solicit ideas for "complete streets" and transit-priority improvements to Hyde Park Avenue, a major transit corridor and one of the only north-south routes into the neighborhoods of Hyde Park and Readville.
February 17, 2020
Governor Proposes More Transport Funding, Partly Reversing Past Cuts
MassBudget is a nonprofit think tank that conducts research and analysis on economic and budget policy in Massachusetts, with a particular focus on improving the lives of moderate- and low-income residents. This guest post is part of a MassBudget series looking ahead at some major stories to watch for in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget debate. StreetsblogMASS will share additional briefs and analysis from MassBudget as new budget proposals are released by the Governor and legislative bodies.
February 3, 2020
