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In Greater Boston, Transit and Housing Density Should Go Hand-in-Hand, New Report Argues
The Greater Boston Area faces a range of issues, from rising housing costs, to residential segregation, to underinvestment of the MBTA, to climate change impacts due to car-centric planning.
March 27, 2025
A Rider’s Guide to the New Fall River/New Bedford Regional Rail Line
On Monday morning, the MBTA debuted its newest rail line: a two-branch extension of the former Middleborough/Lakeville Line to the Bristol County cities of New Bedford and Fall River.
March 24, 2025
MBTA Regional Rail Service Has Arrived In Fall River and New Bedford
"The platform was packed. A lot of people were taking pictures and videos. And then there were some people for whom it was just another workday," a rider on the first train told StreetsblogMASS.
March 24, 2025
First Week of South Coast Rail Service Will Be Fare-Free
The MBTA's new New Bedford/Fall River regional rail line, which opens next Monday morning, will offer fare-free service from opening day until the end of March, and will continue to offer fare-free rides every weekend in April.
March 20, 2025
An Exit Interview With Jarred Johnson, Outgoing Leader of TransitMatters
This winter, Jarred Johnson gave up his role at the helm of the grassroots transit advocacy organization TransitMatters to take a new job leading the Boston office of Toole Design, a planning and engineering firm that specializes in designing safer streets.
March 11, 2025
MBTA Releases Official Timetable for South Coast Rail Service
The MBTA will also allow bikes on all its trains on the new Fall River/New Bedford line.
March 5, 2025
Mayor Wu Begins ‘Review’ of Recent Street Safety Upgrades – Here’s How to Weigh In
At the end of the 30-day review of recent street improvements, the city plans to consider "alternative plans/proposals we could pivot to," according to an internal City Hall memo.
February 28, 2025
T Plans 30-Minute Train Frequency on Inner Haverhill Line
The MBTA is planning a small track project in Reading that would allow the agency to considerably increase its regional rail service in the suburbs north of Boston.
February 26, 2025
MBTA Board Updates: The T’s Budget Is ‘Stable’ But Standing On Shaky Ground
The T's budget team predicts a deficit of $155 million in 2026 that would grow to nearly half a billion dollars by 2028 – and that's after accounting for a $500 million annual increase in state funding from the Governor's proposed budget.
February 26, 2025
Una Ciudad, Un Sistema (One City, One System): A Mexico City Travel Guide
For no particular reason at all, I wanted to make sure I was not physically or emotionally in the United States on January 20th, and I wanted to explore a new area that has always been on my list that wasn’t too far to get to for a long weekend. Before I knew it, I was on a plane to Mexico City to meet up with a friend.
February 10, 2025
