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Healey Budget Bill Would Balance MBTA Budgets for One More Year
Governor Healey has drawn up a plan to fix the MBTA's budget problems for one more year with a stash of unspent Fair Share revenues – a plan that would postpone a more permanent budget solution until her re-election campaign ends later this year.
January 28, 2026
Healey’s ‘State of the Commonwealth’ Boasts About MBTA Turnaround, Promises to Fill Budget Shortfall
"We’re going to close the T’s budget gap so Phil and his team can keep cookin’," the Governor promised.
January 23, 2026
Another Year, Another Budget Gap: Gov. Healey Still Needs A Long-Term Solution for Funding the T
The MBTA's Chief Finance Officer and transit advocates are in agreement: the T will need a major, sustained infusion of state funds within the next two years to avoid major service cuts, and the higher-than-expected "Fair Share" transportation funding that rescued the T's budget last year won't be enough.
January 22, 2026
MBTA Communities Act Holdouts Are Losing State Funding
"We will take action as appropriate by the end of the month" against towns that maintain segregationist zoning rules in violation of state law, warns Attorney General Andrea Campbell.
January 16, 2026
MBTA Board Greenlights Quarter-Billion Dollar Contract for Diesel Trains
William Wolfgang, the T's director of vehicle engineering, says that new battery-powered engine technology isn't sufficiently developed to be able to replace the T's aging fleet of diesel locomotives.
January 14, 2026
NYC Bus Stops Are Clearer Than Ever, Thanks to Bus-Mounted Camera Enforcement
Automated cameras are clearing up bus stops across the city.
January 13, 2026
MBTA Terminates Alewife Redevelopment Plan
"Current market conditions are not favorable to maximizing the property's value for transportation priorities," an MBTA spokesperson told StreetsblogMASS on Monday.
January 12, 2026
T Receives Additional Federal Funds to Eliminate Blind Spots On Buses
The Trump administration has formally approved only a small handful of grants under the Safe Streets for All program.
January 12, 2026
New Year, New Look, New Amenities for Worcester’s RTA
The Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) is rolling out a new bus tracking system, renovating its central bus waiting room at Union Station, and preparing a major agency-wide rebranding that will give Worcester's transit buses a fresh new paint job.
January 8, 2026
While We Were Away: A Roundup of News From the Holiday Break
Happy new year! We took some time off for a long winter break, but news kept on happening. Some of these are stories we may cover in greater depth after we dig through a few hundred unread messages in our inbox, but for now, here's a quick briefing on the big stories from the past two weeks:
January 5, 2026
