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MBTA’s ‘Draw One’ Construction Will Last 8 Years, Per Environmental Filings
The project will close the North Bank Bridge – a busy bike and pedestrian connection between Cambridge and Charlestown – for up to two weeks at a time during the first phase of construction.
December 9, 2024
Worcester Line Trains Will Get Shorter – But Also More Frequent
"We’re looking to move to 30-minute train service on the Worcester main line in the next year or so," says Lynsey Heffernan, the MBTA's Chief of Policy & Strategic Planning.
December 9, 2024
Green Line Extension Takes a 2-Week Break for the Final Subway Shutdown of 2024
The MBTA is suspending Green Line service between between Park Street and Union Square and Medford/Tufts for two weeks from Friday, December 6th to Friday, December 20 to repair the last remaining slow zones on the Green Line, and the last slow zones identified in the MBTA’s Track Improvement Program.
December 5, 2024
T Things to Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
It’s the season of thanks, and here in Massachusetts public transit, there is much to be thankful for. As someone who watches their TrainTrakr with remorse at how few trains have been on the move recently, I was pleasantly surprised to see a fully-lit board this morning.
November 27, 2024
Healey Administration, MBTA Announce Funding for Upgraded Newtonville Regional Rail Station
On Monday, the Healey-Driscoll administration and officials from the MBTA announced a commitment to build a new, fully accessible Newtonville Station on the Framingham-Worcester line.
November 26, 2024
Cape Cod Opts Out of State Program for Fare-Free Buses
This story was originally published in the Nov. 21 2024 issue of the Provincetown Independent, and is reprinted here with permission.
November 26, 2024
MBTA Eliminates Slow Zones From the Red Line
Following a week-long interruption of service on the region's busiest subway line, the MBTA reopened the Red Line this morning with subways running at full speed, without any speed restrictions, for the first time in years.
November 25, 2024
Friday Video: Runners Versus the Green Line
The Charlie Card Challenge is a 6-mile race along the Green Line's B branch from Boston College to downtown Boston.
November 22, 2024
Here’s the MBTA’s Plan to Make the Green Line B Branch Accessible
Earlier this week, the MBTA hosted an informational meeting with potential design-build contractors to outline its plans to upgrade 10 stops on the B branch of the Green Line with wider platforms and accessibility for wheelchair users.
November 15, 2024
‘It’s Good Savings’ – Over 13,000 Riders Are Already Benefiting From Reduced-Fare CharlieCards
The MBTA has approved 13,625 applications for its new low-income fare program as of Thursday Nov. 7, roughly two months after the T started accepting applications for the program.
November 12, 2024
