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Christian MilNeil

A bus rider pays their fare with their phone during a test of the T's new fare system on an MBTA bus in downtown Boston in January 2021.

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Equity

The T’s ‘Fare Transformation’ Project Is Transforming Into A Boondoggle

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Phil Eng

MBTA

Former Long Island Transit Boss Phillip Eng Will Be T’s Next General Manager

Workers wearing flourescent green jackets place new rebar under the subway tracks inside a subway tunnel. Behind them, three more workers watch over them from the top of an orange machine that has lights illuminating the work

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How Red Line Track Defects Prompted Last Week’s Systemwide Slowdown on the T

Headshot of CLF attorney Staci Rubin wearing a black blazer.

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Elections and Politics

Healey Admin. Recruits Transit Justice Leader to Lead MBTA’s Safety Oversight Agency

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SYSTEMWIDE SLOW ZONE: MBTA Sets 25 MPH Speed Limit On Subways

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What’s In Gov. Healey’s Budget Proposal

Attorney General Maura Healey speaks at an event launching her campaign for governor outside the Maverick Blue Line station earlier this year.

2022 Maura Healey campaign launch at Maverick

Three Things to Watch in Gov. Healey’s First Budget Proposal

MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack, wearing a blazer over a red top, stands next to Steve Poftak (center) wearing a suit and pink-and-blue plaid tie, and Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker, wearing a buttoned suit and green tie. All three are holding scissors and segments of a cut orange ribbon. They stand in front of a new Orange Line train car bearing the words "OAK GROVE" on the destination sign above the door.

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The T’s New Train Factory Has Gone Off the Rails

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Suburbs Face Their First Deadline for New Transit-Oriented Zoning Law

Riders in Chelsea and an MBTA outreach worker wait to board the bus at Bellingham Street in downtown Chelsea. T staff shared information about the Bus Network Redesign project with members onboard.

Riders in Chelsea and an MBTA staff member waiting to board the bus. T staff shared information about the Bus Network Redesign project with members onboard.

Advocacy Opportunities

Advocates Set An Agenda For Salvaging the T’s Troubled Buses