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Mass. Senate Budget Revives Threat of MBTA Layoffs and Service Cuts
If it were enacted as the state's new budget law, the Senate proposal would force the T's budget writers to fill a budget shortfall of roughly $200 million this year, with virtually no reserve funding available to cushion the blow.
May 7, 2025
MassDOT Road Project Will Shut Down Half of the Orange Line for 9 Days, Starting Friday
The silver lining: the new bridges that MassDOT is building will create wider sidewalks, protected bike paths, and more dedicated bus lanes to improve connections between East Somerville and Sullivan Square.
May 6, 2025
Boston’s Chief of Streets Reminds Business Leaders That ‘Our Roads Are Not Getting Bigger’
The city's business leaders have convened for a series of talks on Boston's transportation challenges, which impede the region's growth.
April 22, 2025
MBTA Issues ‘Request for Information’ For Bus Lane Enforcement Systems
The "request for information" anticipates that the T could choose a specific technology firm to work with "by late summer 2025."
April 14, 2025
State Funding Keeps Rural Long-Haul Bus Routes Rolling
The state's Rural Intercity Bus Connections program will subsidize intercity bus service on Cape Cod and western Massachusetts.
April 11, 2025
New MBTA Capital Budget Leaves Riders With a Lot To Be Desired
"We do have substantial capital needs that remain unfunded," says MBTA Deputy Chief of Capital Strategy Michael Malia.
April 7, 2025
Expect Delays in Dorchester As Ashmont Branch Runs ‘Shuttle Trains’ For the Rest of April
Additional track work near Ashmont station will require the T to run "shuttle trains" for the remainder of April after the Ashmont branch reopens on the 10th.
April 1, 2025
In Greater Boston, Transit and Housing Density Should Go Hand-in-Hand, New Report Argues
The Greater Boston Area faces a range of issues, from rising housing costs, to residential segregation, to underinvestment of the MBTA, to climate change impacts due to car-centric planning.
March 27, 2025
A Rider’s Guide to the New Fall River/New Bedford Regional Rail Line
On Monday morning, the MBTA debuted its newest rail line: a two-branch extension of the former Middleborough/Lakeville Line to the Bristol County cities of New Bedford and Fall River.
March 24, 2025
MBTA Regional Rail Service Has Arrived In Fall River and New Bedford
"The platform was packed. A lot of people were taking pictures and videos. And then there were some people for whom it was just another workday," a rider on the first train told StreetsblogMASS.
March 24, 2025
