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Orange Line Shutdown: Here’s What You Need to Know
The entire Orange Line and a downtown segment of the Green Line will shut down for a month starting this weekend, and the MBTA and coordinating agencies in state and local governments are scrambling to nail down the details for alternative transit services.
August 15, 2022
RAISE Grants to Fund Complete Streets in Nearly Every State
The first recipients of a newly expanded major transportation grant program will deliver significant money for biking, walking and transit — and even some road projects that federal transportation leaders say will help non-drivers, too.
August 11, 2022
Guest Column: Europe’s Bike and Transit Systems Are a Marvel, But Only For Some
European cities have built exceptional infrastructure for the dominant culture, and that is much of what American tourists experience on their visits.
August 10, 2022
T Announces Another Month-Long Closure For 5 Green Line Stops; Postpones Opening Date For Medford Extension
The closure of the North Station Green Line stop means that users of the north side commuter rail network will have no subway connections when they arrive in Boston (before the pandemic, North Station saw over 18,000 daily boardings on commuter rail trains).
August 5, 2022
100,000 Riders In the Lurch: MBTA Will Shut Down Entire Orange Line For 30 Days Starting August 19
The closure will shut down the entire Orange Line at 9 p.m. on Friday, August 19, and service won't resume until 5 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 19.
August 2, 2022
Two More Days To Weigh In on Bus Network Redesign
MBTA and MassDOT staff will refine the proposed new bus network map based on public feedback over the rest of the summer, then present a final proposal to the MBTA board in October.
July 29, 2022
Success For the T’s New Bus Network Hinges on the Longwood Medical Area
A new study involving MassDOT, Longwood Medical Area institutions, and the City of Boston aims to determine the best bus routing and infrastructure options for a major expansion of bus routes through the congested neighborhood.
July 29, 2022
Public Bathroom Access An Undervalued But Necessary Element of Walking, Transit Infrastructure
Catarina De Albuquerque, chief officer of the United Nations Sanitation and Water for All, calls the dearth of public bathrooms “an ongoing sanitation crisis, and it highlights American inequality and marginalization.”
July 25, 2022
MBTA Board Updates: FTA Safety Directives, Hiring Challenges, and More Buses
Since the summer of 2020, when the T began advertising for new safety-related positions in response to a critical independent safety audit, 917 new hires have joined the agency, but 908 employees have quit or retired.
July 19, 2022
Lawmakers Slam MBTA’s Lack of Transparency: ‘Riders Will Never Come Back if They Can’t Trust the Information They’re Getting’
"Who's calling the shots at the T?" asked Sen. Brendan Crighton, the Co-Chair of the legislature's Joint Committee on Transportation.
July 18, 2022
