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After Four Years, FTA Steps Back From Its Oversight of MBTA Safety Issues
After Four Years, FTA Steps Back From Its Oversight of MBTA Safety Issues
By Christian MilNeil
September 18, 2026
The federal government is handing over supervision of MBTA safety programs – including outstanding items from its 2022 safety management inspection – back to the Commonwealth’s own rail safety regulators.
Friday’s Headlines Put the Pedal to the Metal
Friday’s Headlines Put the Pedal to the Metal
By Blake Aued
September 18, 2026
Oh, wait, there are no pedals? Let me try to pull up the brakes on this touchscreen.
Elected Officials In Athol Celebrate the Removal of A Downtown Parking Lot
Elected Officials In Athol Celebrate the Removal of A Downtown Parking Lot
By Christian MilNeil
September 17, 2026
They unpaved a parking lot and put up a paradise.
City of Boston Seeks Better Sidewalk Amenities In New ‘Street Furniture’ Contract
City of Boston Seeks Better Sidewalk Amenities In New ‘Street Furniture’ Contract
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September 16, 2026
The city’s ‘street furniture’ contract provides for the maintenance of hundreds of bus shelters and information kiosks across the city in exchange for outdoor advertising space.
Buses Keep Getting Pokier As Wu Administration Cancels, Delays Bus Projects
Buses Keep Getting Pokier As Wu Administration Cancels, Delays Bus Projects
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September 16, 2026
Key MBTA bus routes continue to get slower while Mayor Wu’s administration postpones and cancels long-planned infrastructure projects, according to this year’s annual analysis of the MBTA’s slowest bus routes from TransitMatters.
Mayor Wu and Phil Eng Pitch Latest Blue Hill Avenue Redesign To Skeptics In Mattapan
Mayor Wu and Phil Eng Pitch Latest Blue Hill Avenue Redesign To Skeptics In Mattapan
By Christian MilNeil
September 11, 2026
Project skeptics and supporters turned out in large numbers for Thursday’s public meeting.
Driver Kills Northampton Resident In Damon Road Homicide Crash
Driver Kills Northampton Resident In Damon Road Homicide Crash
By Christian MilNeil
September 9, 2026
MassDOT’s crash records indicate that there has been a significant increase in crashes on Damon Road since the agency completed a road-widening project in 2024.
Driver Kills 83-Year-Old Bicyclist in Medway
Driver Kills 83-Year-Old Bicyclist in Medway
By Christian MilNeil
September 9, 2026
An unidentified driver struck and killed Yuk Foo Chan, an 83-year-old West Roxbury resident, while he was riding his bicycle Tuesday evening on Milford Street near the Milford-Medway town line, according to local police.
What’s Changed, And What Hasn’t, In Boston’s New Blue Hill Avenue Busway Plan
What’s Changed, And What Hasn’t, In Boston’s New Blue Hill Avenue Busway Plan
By Christian MilNeil
September 9, 2026
Late last week, the City of Boston and the MBTA released yet another revised design for the Blue Hill Avenue busway project, which aims to speed up buses on frequent-service routes like the 28 and 22 with a dedicated center-running busway with new stations and amenities for riders.
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