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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
New Bedford, Fall River Regional Rail Service Will Begin On March 24
The T is now planning to run 32 daily trips on the line, 6 more than it had initially planned.
February 18, 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
MeVa Study Finds Benefits of Axing Fares ‘Far Exceed’ Lost Revenue
The MeVa Advisory Board voted on Thursday to adopt a "permanent" fare-free policy on all its routes.
February 6, 2025
Outsourced Procurement Keeps the MBTA’s Plans for New Electric Trains In the Dark
The MBTA's contractor argues that the "request for proposals" for new electric trains contains proprietary information that can't be shared with the public.
February 5, 2025
By the Numbers: How Governor Healey’s Budget Fixes the MBTA Deficit (For a Little While)
The Governor's proposal fixes the agency's budget deficit – at least for a few years – and increases its capacity to fund capital projects, like track repairs and new trains.
January 29, 2025
MBTA Tells Riders to Expect Faster Speeds on Subways and Buses
The T aims to increase subway speeds on the Braintree branch of the Red Line to 50 mph within the next few days, and to 55 mph on the Malden and Medford segments of the Orange Line later this year.
January 27, 2025
Governor Healey Boasts of Transportation Successes In State of the Commonwealth Address
In her second State of the Commonwealth address last night, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey laid out her reflection on how far the state has come, and where she intends to head next.
January 17, 2025
Longtime TransitMatters Leader Announces Departure
Jarred Johnson, who has led the Boston-based advocacy organization TransitMatters since 2019, has announced plans to leave the organization next month to join Toole Design, a planning and engineering firm that specializes in safer street designs for multimodal transportation.
January 16, 2025
Gov. Healey Budget Proposal Fixes MBTA Deficit With Fair Share Funding
"This is a game-changer for the agency," said MBTA General Manager Phil Eng.
January 14, 2025
