Thanks to a bill signed in January, the MBTA is displaying a permanent decal or utilizing LED boards on buses to recognize civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Parks was arrested […]
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Rosa Parks resonates for the MBTA today
THANKS TO A BILL signed in January, the MBTA is displaying a permanent decal or utilizing LED boards on buses to recognize civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Parks was arrested […]
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Weekday sports victory parades have to stop
LET THE DAY be encapsulated by this message posted from the MBTA Commuter Rail’s twitter account at 8:10 p.m. on Tuesday, February 5: Update: Worcester Train 522 (5:20 pm inbound) […]
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Moving toward one card to pay for all transport options
MOBILITY AS A SERVICE (MaaS) has now offered a vision for the future of transportation for several years. The ideas are ambitious: Providing travelers with the services they need to […]
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Car-free development taking root
THE PROPOSAL FOR a five-story, 56-unit residential apartment building on Dorchester Avenue includes a lot of the amenities that are now standard features in new development projects: A ground-floor gym […]
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Pols shifting stances on Mattapan line
WHAT APPEARS to be the MBTA’s preferred option for service between Mattapan and Ashmont Station on the Red Line is gaining support from most elected officials representing the area. For […]
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Salvucci, Aloisi liken Pollack to Sargent
TRANSPORTATIONÂ SECRETARYÂ Stephanie Pollack is being likened by two of her predecessors to former governor Frank Sargent for her decision to replace the elevated section of the Massachusetts Turnpike between Boston University […]
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The Codcast: Salvucci, Aloisi liken Pollack to Sargent
Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack is being likened by two of her predecessors to former governor Frank Sargent for her decision to replace the elevated section of the Massachusetts Turnpike between […]
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Baker bill would let police pull cars over for seatbelt violations
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER filed road safety legislation on Tuesday that would require drivers to use electronic devices in hands-free mode only, mandate side guards and additional mirrors on large state-owned […]
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More housing alone won’t solve housing crisis
CHARLINE LAKE has not unpacked her boxes. It has been more than a year since she moved to Arlington after her apartment building in Somerville’s Davis Square was sold. The […]
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Rethinking a very unacceptable roadway
TAKE A WALK with me. Let’s start at the exit from the Science Park Green Line station in Boston. Wait for the pedestrian signal to go west, then cross two […]
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State rep’s rail-car warning echoes in DC
STATE REP. SHAWN DOOLEY acknowledged last month that some might think he had a screw loose for sounding a warning over the cybersecurity risks posed by the MBTA contracting with […]
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State rep’s rail-car warning echoes in DC
State Rep. Shawn Dooley acknowledged last month that some might think he had a screw loose for sounding a warning over the cybersecurity risks posed by the MBTA contracting with […]
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T to relaunch $10 weekend commuter rail fare
AFTER NEARLY A ONE-MONTH hiatus, the MBTA plans to resume its $10 ride-all-you-want weekend commuter rail fare this coming weekend. The special fare was suspended, much to the disappointment of […]
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Problems on Mattapan line extend beyond trolleys
A HEAVILY REDACTED study on the future of the MBTA’s rail link between the Red Line’s Ashmont Station and Mattapan indicates problems associated with the line are not confined to […]
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Study of N-S Rail Link was flawed
RECENTLY I HAD a prime opportunity to plead for some action  – finally! – on the vitally important North-South Rail Link project in Boston. I joined former governor Michael Dukakis in Boston […]
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Broken transportation system needs new revenue
SINCE JANUARY, the segment of the Massachusetts civic community with an interest in transportation and climate change has been waiting for the report requested by Gov. Charlie Baker of his […]
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Boston’s congestion prompted me to move
I MOVED TO BOSTON from New London, Connecticut, in my early thirties, in 1994. The reasons were both professional and personal. As a still young-ish lawyer interested in real estate […]
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Are Chinese rail cars a Trojan horse?
AS IF THE MBTA doesn’t have enough trouble keeping its aging fleet of trains going, a state lawmaker is warning that the cure may be worse than the disease. State […]
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Mass. joins regional bid to price transportation carbon
MASSACHUSETTS and eight other states plus the District of Columbia pledged on Tuesday to spend a year developing a regional system that would put a price on the carbon contained […]
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Decision time near on Cape bridges
THE TOP TRANSPORTATION OFFICIAL in the Baker administration said on Monday that she would like to see the two bridges crossing the Cape Cod Canal and the surrounding road networks […]
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Mass. exploring carbon fee on auto fuels
MASSACHUSETTS IS EXPECTED to join other East Coast states in attempting to design a system that would assess a fee on the carbon content of automobile fuels and use the […]
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Commission report focuses on congestion, climate change
A COMMISSION APPOINTED by Gov. Charlie Baker made 18 recommendations on Friday to address the state’s transportation future, including a goal that nearly all vehicles available for sale be electric by […]
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T board mad weekend commuter rail pass is ending
MEMBERS OF THE MBTA’S Fiscal and Management Control Board weren’t pleased on Monday when they learned a largely successful six-month pilot program offering commuter rail customers a $10 ride-as-much-as-you-want weekend […]
