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Lynn Commuter Rail Station Closes For Reconstruction Project
The $72 million project, part of the MBTA’s Lynn Commuter Rail Station Improvements initiative, will “improve safety, accessibility, and the customer experience.”
October 3, 2022
La Línea Azul En East Boston Es El Enfoque de Estudio de Cambio Climático
La comunidad de East Boston ha estado lidiando con el cambio climático desde varios frentes. No solo ha sido destacado en el Plan de Calor de la Ciudad de Boston como uno de los cinco vecindarios que experimenta las temperaturas de calor más altas de la región, sino también es susceptible a inundaciones por su localización geográfica y a la progresiva elevación del nivel del mar.
October 3, 2022
Blue Line in East Boston Is the Focus of Ongoing Climate Change Mitigation Study
The community of East Boston has been dealing with climate change on many fronts. As one of the five “Environmental Justice” neighborhoods highlighted in the City of Boston’s recent Heat Plan, it is not only disproportionately affected during high heat events, but its geography also makes it prone to flooding from rising sea levels.
October 3, 2022
Nearly 20 Years At the T: Jaime Garmendia Shares His Experience Over the Years
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage month, we’re kicking off a short series highlighting the work by Latinas, Latinos and Latines working in various areas of the transportation field in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
September 29, 2022
The Orange Line Is Back, But Several of Boston’s ‘Temporary’ Bus and Bike Lanes Will Remain
“We’re keeping in place some of the changes that have helped with traffic flow and transit access, so that commuters will see lasting benefit above ground even as the subway comes back online,” said Mayor Michelle Wu in an announcement released early Tuesday morning.
September 20, 2022
MBTA Debuts New Ferry Service in East Boston
The ferry ride takes around 10 minutes as it covers about a half mile distance across the harbor from one wharf to the other.
September 15, 2022
Photos: A Construction Tour of Somerville’s Community Path and New Light Rail Line
During last week’s NACTO conference in Boston, attendees streamed out of the Hynes Convention Center each morning for “walkshops” that offered tours of some of the region’s pedestrian, bike, and transit infrastructure.
September 12, 2022
Final Safety Inspection Report Focuses on Hiring, Workforce Challenges at the T
On Wednesday, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published the final report from its detailed “safety management inspection” and gave the T a list of 53 tasks to repair what the federal government called a "pattern of safety incidents" that include train crashes, derailments, and runaway trains.
August 31, 2022
Higher Wages, No Fares, and a Massage Chair: How the MVRTA Is Recruiting New Drivers and Increasing Service
Bucking a nationwide trend of driver shortages, the MVRTA is expanding its workforce of bus drivers and adding more service.
August 25, 2022
Shuttle Buses Exceeding Expectations, But the T’s Own Buses Are Struggling
An ongoing bus driver shortage is forcing the T to reduce service on 43 bus routes.
August 24, 2022
