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MBTA Projects Get A $850 Million Boost From Fair Share Funds
The new funding will pay for backlogged "state of good repair" projects, accessibility improvements, and new maintenance facilities for electric buses and trains.
October 17, 2025
Methane Fuel Gets a Renewed Lease At the T
Plans to replace the MBTA's methane-fueled buses with zero-emission electric models are on pause.
October 15, 2025
A New Fence Welcomes T Riders To Worcester’s Union Station
A multi-year station renovation project will eliminate access between trains and the passenger boarding platform that enters directly into the city's historic Union Station.
October 7, 2025
MassDOT Begins Planning New Palmer Station for Future ‘Compass Rail’ Service
A new Amtrak station between Springfield and Worcester is part of the Commonwealth's plans to bring better rail service to more rural parts of the state.
September 25, 2025
CargoB to Rent Cargo Bikes From Transit Stations In Partnership With MBTA
The following is an edited version of a press release from CargoB.
September 25, 2025
Shuttles Replace Cross-Harbor Blue Line Service This Weekend
The following brief is an edited version of an MBTA press release.
September 18, 2025
Tonight: MBTA Promotes New Late-Night Service With Free Rides After 9 PM
The following is a edited version of an MBTA press release.
September 5, 2025
Public Hearing Reveals Support for Automated Enforcement of Bus Lanes in Boston
On the evening of August 21st, the MBTA hosted a public meeting on Proposed Regulation 703 CMR 6.00, also known as the “Issuance and Enforcement of Automated Bus Lane and Bus Stop Violations” as part of the agency’s “Better Bus Project”.
September 3, 2025
Guest Column: Lawmakers Eviscerate Philadelphia’s Transit System
"Cutting almost half of a transit system is not a way to make it more efficient. It more like asking whether you’d like to keep your heart or your lungs."
August 27, 2025
Boston, MBTA Plan New Center-Running Transitway On Huntington and South Huntington Avenue
Buses would also use the proposed new Green Line E branch transitway to bypass traffic between Heath Street and Brigham Circle.
August 25, 2025
