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A Fix for Chronic Transit Funding Shortfalls Could Be Up To the Voters This Fall
It's become an annual rite of spring: transit agencies across Massachusetts are examining blooms of red ink in their budgets for the next fiscal year, and wondering whether state lawmakers will step in and give them the funding they need to avoid service cuts.
April 1, 2022
What’s In the T’s New 5-Year Construction Plan
The T's new capital budget includes funding for new platforms on the Green Line's E Branch, upgrades to the commuter rail network, and the agency's first big order of battery-electric buses.
March 24, 2022
Photos: The Green Line Extension’s Opening Day
Photos from the first day of operation on the Green Line's new branch to Union Square in Somerville.
March 22, 2022
T Announces 2-Week Closure on the Blue Line’s Harbor Tunnel in Early April
"I’m kind of in shock. I didn’t know anything about this, and I consider myself pretty in-the-know," said Tina St. Gelais Kelly, an East Boston resident who relies on the Blue Line for her daily commute into downtown Boston.
March 21, 2022
GLX Opening Day: Scenes From the First Train From Union Square
"This is a huge moment in Somerville's history. It's a huge moment for the region," Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne told StreetsblogMASS while waiting for the first train.
March 21, 2022
Governor Baker Files $9.7 Billion Transportation Bond Bill
At a press conference next to a highway overpass in Worcester on Wednesday, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced that his administration had filed a $9.7 billion transportation bond bill for the legislature's consideration.
March 17, 2022
America’s Best Bus Stops 2022, Round One: Stops that Do Double Duty
After years and years of sending up sorry stops across America, we're turning our attention to wonderful waiting areas for once.
March 16, 2022
Most of Western Ave. in Allston Would Be Dedicated for Bikes and Buses Under BPDA Plan
To meet climate goals and accommodate new development with more efficient city streets, City of Boston planners and community advocates are pushing to redesign Western Avenue in Allston to a bus-priority "transitway" that would reduce car traffic to just one lane for most of the street's length between Barry's Corner and the Charles River.
March 14, 2022
Una actualización sobre CDMX, un lugar innovador del transporte sostenible
Ya es hora de que el campo de la planificación urbana deje de omitir los éxitos de las ciudades como la Ciudad de México, para encontrar técnicas innovadoras para mejorar el ambiente transporte sostenible.
March 11, 2022
Gas Prices Are Surging, But T Ridership Isn’t (Yet)
Current subway ridership is still around 47 percent of pre-pandemic levels, and bus ridership is at about 65 percent.
March 10, 2022
