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MBTA Board Updates: More New Problems With T’s New Trains
At Monday's MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board meeting, T officials revealed that they had discovered another significant mechanical issue on the MBTA's new Orange and Red Line trains, and that the new vehicles will remain out of service until mid-June.
May 11, 2021
The WRTA’s Fare-Free Bus Experiment Was Popular, But Won’t Last Without Funding
The WRTA's higher levels of transit ridership, relative to other peer cities, suggest that its fare-free policies may be especially helpful to frontline workers whose travel decisions are more sensitive to fare costs.
May 7, 2021
Help Pick A Route for the Silver Line Extension Through Everett
Planners seek feedback on potential alignments that would extend the Silver Line busway from its current terminus in Chelsea into Everett, Somerville, Cambridge, and downtown Boston.
April 27, 2021
MassGeneral Expansion Plans Include Space for New Blue Line Station
The MBTA is also budgeting $15 million for "planning funds to extend the Blue Line to Charles/MGH."
April 22, 2021
Trot, Trot to Boston With New Bus and Bike Lanes in Lynn
The quick-build project helps connect the newly-extended Northern Strand Trail to the city’s downtown district.
April 16, 2021
Malden City Council Endorses More Bus, Bike Lanes for City Center
The current Centre Street is a four- to five-lane street built in the late 1970s, shortly after the city's new Orange Line station opened, over the buried headwaters of the Malden River.
April 15, 2021
MBTA Board Updates: New Subway Cars Sidelined ‘Til May
New Orange and Red Line trains "will remain out of service for at least another 3 weeks," according to the MBTA's Deputy General Manager Jeff Gonneville.
April 12, 2021
MBTA Puts New Green Line Stations On the Map
The Union Square branch (along with the new Lechmere station and rehabilitated Lechmere viaduct) is expected to open in October, while the longer Medford branch is expected to start taking riders in December.
April 8, 2021
What Could Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Accomplish in Massachusetts?
It’s only a first draft, and many details remain to be worked out through negotiations and debates in Congress, but here’s what the plan could buy for Massachusetts.
April 5, 2021
Boston, MBTA to Extend Columbus Ave. Bus Lanes to Ruggles
The new center-running busway with dedicated platforms will speed bus services along Boston's highest-ridership bus corridor.
April 1, 2021
