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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
Mass. Senate Revives Low-Income Fare Legislation
The low-income fare legislation still needs approval from the House of Representatives, whose leadership snubbed similar language when it voted on its own version of the bond bill last month.
July 15, 2022
T Considers Battery-Equipped Trains to Accelerate Rail Electrification Plans
Using batteries aboard trains could help the T avoid costly construction of overhead wires in places where they may be difficult to install and maintain, such as near bridges and tunnels.
July 12, 2022
Guest Column: What if We Held Transit and Traffic to the Same Safety Standards?
Editor's note: this piece originally appeared in Greater Greater Washington and is being reprinted here with permission.
July 6, 2022
House Bond Bill Includes E-Bike Rebates, Snubs Low-Income Fares
State officials have been keen to pass a larger bond authorization this year to take advantage of higher federal spending that was authorized in Washington's 2021 infrastructure bill.
June 30, 2022