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Transit

The T’s Bus Driver Shortage Persists, In Spite of New Labor Contract

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MBTA

At Long Last, Another New Train Is Rolling On the Red Line

A crowd of people in yellow flourescent safety vests stands behind a podium where the Massachusetts Governor is speaking. To her left is a poster that outlines the new wages and benefits for newly-hired bus drivers under the terms of a new labor deal, with a $30 per hour wage in bold lettering at the top.

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Elections and Politics

Gov. Healey Pledges to Double Operating Support for the T, Seek Replacement for Gasoline Taxes

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T Closing Central Green Line Tunnel for Most of January to Fix More Slow Zones

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MBTA Knocks Down 22 More Slow Zones, Including Lechmere Viaduct

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Housing

New Transit-Oriented Housing Law Has Yet to Produce Much New Housing In Boston’s Suburbs

Workers in neon yellow vests work among rail tracks in a wide tunnel under bright electric lights.

Workers repair and replace Green Line tracks in the tunnel near Arlington Street. Courtesy of the MBTA.

Green Line Service Resumes With 12 More Slow Zones Removed

A promo image for the new "Spilling the T" podcast shows a sloshing teacup with a radio microphone coming out of it on a yellow background n the left and a headshot of MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng on the right. Text: "Spilling the T and MBTA podcast"

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Gov. Healey’s Office Ordered Takedown of MBTA Podcast, Emails Confirm

A sketch of proposed new housing alongside a new Arborway bus garage in Jamaica Plain, seen from an aerial perspective from over the Arnold Arboretum, looking toward Franklin Park. On the left edge of the sketch are a row of salmon-colored mid-rise buildings, indicating potential new housing along Washington Street. In the center is a large, single-story warehouse-style building in blue, which indicates the rough shape of a proposed new MBTA bus garage. The Arborway highway and greenway are in the foreground, running from the lower-left corner to the upper-right edge.

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Revised Arborway Bus Plan Would Make Room For Hundreds of New Transit-Oriented Homes

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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Night and Weekend Track Work Removes 9 More Slow Zones From the Red Line