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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
America: Show Us Your Best Bus Stops!
For 2022 only, we're inviting you to send us your submissions for America's Best Bus Stop. Here's how.
March 7, 2022
MassDOT Bridge Replacements Could Upgrade Somerville’s Access to Sullivan Square
According to preliminary design documents from MassDOT, the new Maffa Way bridge would make room for a slightly wider sidewalk and a new two-way, physically separated bike path that would extend from Mount Pleasant Street on the Somerville/Boston city line to the Sullivan Square MBTA station.
March 2, 2022
Over A Dozen Bus Routes Across Massachusetts Ditch Their Fareboxes Today
"Our goal is for Boston to be a proving ground joining with communities across the state that are really transforming what's possible for residents by taking down barriers to access, making buses more reliable, more affordable, and more accessible for all," said Mayor Wu at a press event at the Jackson Square Orange Line station on Tuesday morning.
March 1, 2022
The T’s Zero-Emission Trolleybuses Are Headed for the Scrap Heap
The T wants to begin renovations on the North Cambridge garage, which currently houses the 35 electric trolleybuses that serve the 71 and 73, within the next year in order to support an all-new fleet of battery-electric buses by early 2024.
February 17, 2022
City of Boston Proposes Safety Improvements for Mattapan Square
To improve safety - particularly for the thousands of transit riders who pass through the square - the City of Boston's Transportation Department is proposing to close the wide right-turn slip lane in front of the Mattapan trolley terminal, widen sidewalks to reduce crosswalk distances, and add a new crosswalk across the Blue Hills Parkway to provide more direct access to the T station and the Neponset Greenway from the neighborhoods to the west.
February 16, 2022
It’s Official: Boston, MBTA Announce Three Free Bus Routes for Mattapan and Dorchester
Mayor Wu joined MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak this morning to announce a formal agreement to make three bus routes in Dorchester and Mattapan fare-free for a two-year period, starting next month.
February 9, 2022
End Parking Mandates, Get a Free Bus Pass
Great programs like this one in Minnesota don’t happen when big parking lots are mandatory.
February 3, 2022
MBTA Board Updates: Bikes on Commuter Rail, Fare Changes, Budget Updates
Minor changes are coming to the T's fare policies, but advocates are still waiting to hear the agency's plans for a broad-based low-income fare.
January 27, 2022
15 Cities and Towns Ask the T to Streamline Agreements for Fare-Free Bus Programs
In a letter addressed to MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak, elected officials from 15 municipalities across the MBTA service area asked state officials to work with them to design "a fair, equitable, and standardized process for implementing fare-free bus pilots."
January 27, 2022