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Washington Pledges $8.7 Million to Support World Cup Transit Service In Mass.
In its February spending bill, Congress re-allocated $100 million in funding from other transit programs to help subsidize World Cup transit services this summer.
March 3, 2026
MBTA Teaming Up With Maryland to Procure New Battery-Electric Locomotives
The MBTA and the Maryland Transit Administration have issued a joint "request for proposals" to procure at least 25 new locomotives, more than half of which would operate on electric power from existing overhead wires on the MBTA's Providence Line and the MARC Penn Line.
February 25, 2026
Eyes On the Street: Three Weeks After the Storm, Snow Woes Remain Across Greater Boston
In my trips around Boston and its suburbs this week, it's clear that cities and property owners are still struggling to cope with the snow, even though it's been nearly three weeks since the storm that dropped more than 20 inches of snow on the region.
February 20, 2026
MBTA Announces Minor Bus Route Changes Coming In April
More substantive bus network service improvements envisioned by the "bus network redesign" plan remain on hold for now.
February 12, 2026
It’s Election Day: How to Vote
Today is Election Day, when Massachusetts voters will pick new municipal leaders in several key mayoral and City Council races across the state.
November 4, 2025
Healey Administration Announces $7.5 Million in MassTrails Grants
On Tuesday, Gov. Healey's administration announced this year's round of MassTrails grants, which pledge $7.5 million to help advance 50 trail projects across Massachusetts.
October 8, 2025
USDOT Cancels $20 Million Pledge to Fund Street and Transit Improvements In Roxbury
The grant cancellation is part of a nationwide wave of funding cuts for projects that the Trump administration opposes.
September 17, 2025
Eyes On the Street: Filling In Gaps In Cambridge’s Bike Network
This fall, bike commuters in Cambridge are riding upgraded bike routes across the city as the city draws closer towards its 2027 deadline for building out a citywide network of protected bike lanes.
September 8, 2025
MassDOT Board Approves $251 Million Replacement of Basiliere Bridge in Downtown Haverhill
The project will demolish the existing bridge and build its replacement in a construction project that's expected to continue until 2032.
August 1, 2025
Boston Installing More Bluebikes Stations In Fenway, Allston, and Brighton
The City of Boston will install at least two dozen new Bluebikes stations this summer in a significant expansion of the bikesharing system in Fenway, Allston, and Brighton.
July 24, 2025
