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MBTA, Cape Cod, and Vineyard Transit Authorities Win Federal Funding for Electric and Lower-Emission Buses
On Tuesday, the Federal Transit Administration announced it would give nearly $60 million to three Massachusetts public transit agencies to help finance new fleets of electric and hybrid-electric buses.
July 9, 2024
MBTA’s New ‘Tap-to-Pay’ Fare Readers Go Live Today
This article is an edited version of an MBTA press release.
July 9, 2024
MBTA Paints the Street Red for Buses Near Brookline Village
The new bus lanes will benefit riders on the MBTA’s routes 60, 65, and 66.
July 8, 2024
USDOT Grants $22 Million for Dedicated Busway Between Sullivan Square and Everett
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will give the MBTA $22.4 million to build a dedicated, separated busway between Sullivan Square and downtown Everett.
June 26, 2024
T Suspends North Side Orange Line Service June 22-30
The MBTA will suspend service on most of the Orange Line north of the Charles River from Saturday, May 22, through Sunday, June 30.
June 21, 2024
T Promises Championship-Caliber Transit Service for Friday’s Celtics Parade
Riders and tourists will get a glimpse of the MBTA's potential on Friday when the agency pulls out all the stops to deliver higher-than-average service for the Boston Celtics championship parade.
June 20, 2024
MBTA Delays Fall River/New Bedford Rail Service ‘Til 2025
The expanded commuter rail service is forecast to add considerable expense in the T's operating budget – which is also facing a $700 million shortfall in 2025.
June 14, 2024
Declining Infrastructure Funding From Healey Admin. Puts T’s ‘State of Good Repair’ Further Out of Reach
In spite of inflation and growing maintenance backlogs, the T is facing a bleak future of dwindling infrastructure funding from the Healey administration.
June 12, 2024
T Knocks Out 10 More Slow Zones On the Orange Line
Editor's note: this article is an edited copy of an MBTA press release.
June 12, 2024
Will A New Rail Bridge Across the Charles Include a Long-Promised Walkway to North Station?
The MBTA appears to be moving ahead with plans to replace a major drawbridge next to North Station without a long-planned bike and pedestrian path that would have connected riverfront parks in Boston and Cambridge.
June 5, 2024