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With state officials still undecided on the best way to rebuild the Massachusetts Turnpike through Allston, the Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced plans to spend $75 million repairing the elevated section of the highway in the near-term. → Read More
The MBTA has a nearly $1 billion contract with a Chinese rail manufacturer to build 404 new cars to replace the entire fleet of aging Red and Orange line trains. But repeated delays, including stoppages during the early days of the pandemic, have put the project well behind schedule. → Read More
The issue with the Orange Line cars has now “been identified as a key contributing factor” to a March derailment, an MBTA spokesman said. → Read More
The T is proposing to limit fines to $50 for each of the first three offenses, and $100 for each subsequent violation. → Read More
The push for free public transit in Boston may soon gain a real foothold, as city officials and the MBTA are developing a trial of free bus service in parts of the city that have been among the hardest hit by the coronavirus, such as Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mattapan. → Read More
Citing the pandemic, the federal government again postponed the deadline for the new licenses, to May 2023. → Read More
Governor Charlie Baker cited several reasons for the new safety measures, including an increased rate of fatal crashes during the coronavirus pandemic, the scandal at the Registry of Motor Vehicles after a trucker killed seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire in 2019, and the advent of new technology and transportation options, such as rental scooter networks. → Read More
Built in the 1950s, and still lined in some areas by auto shops and gas stations, it’s an artifact of an era when the car was most definitely king of the road. And the McGrath is decidedly foreboding for bicyclists. → Read More
The long-awaited Green Line extension looks like it will beat the MBTA's new fare system to the punch — complicating fare collection. → Read More
The grace period will now cover vehicles whose stickers expire in April. → Read More
The T has been steadily increasing its annual spending on long-term projects. → Read More
The work comes as federal and state officials have said they intend to replace the bridges with two new structures at a cost north of $1 billion. → Read More
For all of the Commonwealth's well-documented transportation needs and hopes, few of the highest-profile concepts are at the point in the planning process that they could quickly get underway. → Read More
While the corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C. would undoubtedly benefit, the prospect of truly high-speed rail remains remote. → Read More
The idea of “herd immunity” is simple enough: if enough people are vaccinated or otherwise become immune to the virus, it will run out of bodies to infect and eventually smolder out. But as the nationwide vaccine drive kicks into high gear, the concept of herd immunity is fraying under the scrutiny. → Read More
A new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll suggests an increasing number of people are warming to the COVID-19 vaccines after initial anxieties. The survey of 500 state residents found that more than 78 percent have either already been vaccinated or intend to be as soon as possible. → Read More
The MBTA is backtracking on some of its recent budget cuts in the face of criticism from the state’s Congressional delegation over the agency’s decision to reduce service despite $1 billion-plus from multiple recent federal relief bills. → Read More
Representative Stephen F. Lynch on Monday blasted state officials over cuts at the MBTA, which he said come as the agency is poised to get around $1 billion from the federal government in relief funds as part of the American Rescue Plan. → Read More
Despite hopeful signs, the MBTA projects that ridership, decimated by the pandemic, will lag for years to come, a sustained downturn that could cause a long-term budget crunch. → Read More
This winter, MBTA officials said they expected the vaccination clinic to open in mid-February. But it is still not being used, said James Evers, president of the Boston Carmen’s Union, the MBTA’s largest labor group. → Read More