Trying to protect his left flank, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh jumped into the debate over the MBTA by calling for a local seat on the transit authority’s next oversight board […]
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T notes: State preps for 100,000 visitors to casino on Sunday
A correction has been added to this story. THE STATE’S HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR says he is preparing for 100,000 people to show up for this Sunday’s opening of the Encore Boston […]
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Derailment probe now focused on train itself
MBTA GENERAL MANAGER Steve Poftak said on Monday that the agency’s investigation of last week’s derailment on the Red Line is now focused on the train itself, having ruled out […]
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MBTA GM apologizes, says ‘tangible benefits’ near
MBTA GENERAL MANAGER STEVE POFTAK stressed Friday that T officials are working as quickly and safely as possible to assess and fix the damage to the Red Line, and he […]
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Here’s what’s slowing down the Red Line now
WHEN THE RED LINE DERAILMENT occurred, at first it seemed like it was in a relatively good location. Ashmont trains could bypass the crash site, and passengers could transfer to […]
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Baker: Repairs to T must not shut out riders
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER says the MBTA faces real constraints on how quickly it can repair and upgrade the region’s transit system, but Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu says a historic […]
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Mass. ride-hailing trips rise 25% in 2018
RIDE -HAILING APPS such as Uber and Lyft continued their strong growth in Massachusetts during 2018, boosting the number of passenger trips by 25 percent and starting to move outside […]
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Baker’s approach to T epitomizes his leadership style
Gov. Charlie Baker, Beacon Hill’s Mr. Fix-it, is taking a lot of heat over the Red Line derailment on Tuesday. A Boston Globe editorial – titled “Going off the rails […]
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Baker’s approach to T epitomizes his leadership style
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER, Beacon Hill’s Mr. Fix-it, is taking a lot of heat over the Red Line derailment on Tuesday. A Boston Globe editorial – titled “Going off the rails on […]
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T shuttle buses couldn’t keep up
THE MBTA DEPLOYED 94 of its own buses along with 15 supplied by the Yankee Line to shuttle the thousands of passengers stranded when a Red Line train derailed at […]
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Where is Baker’s sense of urgency on the T?
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER is apparently contemplating a third term in order to complete the things he’s started. It’s clear that at this pace he may need a fourth term to […]
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T still investigating Red Line derailment
MBTA OFFICIALS had few answers about what might have caused a derailment that wreaked havoc on Tuesday morning commutes and they offered no estimates about when Red Line service might […]
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Red Line train derails; gridlock ensues
A RED LINE TRAIN derailment at the JFK/UMass Station early Tuesday morning plunged the city of Boston into a far-worse-than-usual gridlock. The derailment occurred at about 6 a.m. at one […]
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T notes: New fare inspectors will be civilians
MBTA OFFICIALS SAY they intend to hire a team of non-police inspectors to verify that passengers on buses and Green Line trains have paid their fares once a new automated […]
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Special fare for low-income T riders gains momentum
MBTA GENERAL MANAGER Steve Poftak said on Monday that the agency intends to research how to implement a special, less expensive fare for low-income people, but he said the scope […]
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T lures Henderson from MassDevelopment
THE MBTA, which has faced criticism for lax oversight of its real estate portfolio, has hired the top real estate official at MassDevelopment. Richard Henderson, the executive vice president for […]
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T notes: Ridership up in 1st quarter
THE NUMBER OF BUS AND SUBWAY riders on the MBTA increased during the first three months of the year, bucking a long-running trend of declining ridership. MBTA officials said their […]
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Boston: the 22-7 city in terms of transit
BOSTON LIKES TO THINK of itself as a city that never sleeps, but the MBTA says a recent pilot project showed otherwise, prompting the agency to pull the plug on […]
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Kicking the tires on battery-electric buses
THERE IS GROWING CONSENSUS that our transportation system needs to move away from fossil fuels toward a cleaner electric-powered future. This is not only an environmental issue. It goes directly […]
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T notes: S. Coast Rail subsidy $9m to $12m a year
STATE TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS estimate South Coast Rail will require an annual operating subsidy of between $9 million and $12 million a year. At Monday’s joint meeting of the Department of […]
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T to free the ramp, but only at certain times
AFTER YEARS OF PRODDING from transit advocates, MBTA officials said on Monday they plan to start allowing Silver Line buses headed to the airport to use an emergency ramp into […]
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Isolation problem: T fares rising faster than cost of driving
IN NOVEMBER 1990, Bill Weld won his first election as governor, NBC aired the first full season of Seinfeld, and someone driving from Melrose to catch a Bruins game could […]
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Pulling the data together
It’s not easy comparing the cost of different modes of travel. With driving, for example, there are a lot more costs than just the per-mile cost of driving – the […]
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T notes: Closing of HOV lane on I-93 hit
TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATES criticized state officials on Monday for eliminating the high-occupancy-vehicle lane on I-93 while repair work is being done on the Tobin Bridge and the stretch of elevated highway […]