It’s immediately obvious to anyone watching the T’s new leadership up close that this vital piece of public infrastructure is in good hands. But that’s not a perspective the average person is afforded, and MBTA General Manager Phil Eng can’t afford to take their goodwill for granted.
MBTA General Manager Phil Eng is rearranging the org chart.
MBTA officials shed little new light Thursday on the “unusual” rail problems that have slowed the nearly brand-new Green Line Extension almost to a halt, while a growing tide of public frustration is taking aim at Gov. Maura Healey and her hand-picked deputies.
Bus lanes the city of Boston installed on Huntington Avenue last fall are saving riders on two busy MBTA bus lines 125 hours a week and making the two lines significantly more reliable, the T said.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has named a senior advisor to a nonprofit focused on climate change and an “equitable energy transition” in Massachusetts to be her representative on the MBTA’s board of directors.
With the agency struggling to improve subway service and facing heightened scrutiny from federal regulators, MBTA General Manager Phil Eng on Friday reshaped the T’s management hierarchy.
A long-proposed project to link Boston and Springfield with frequent, regular passenger train service now has money for infrastructure improvements that can pave the way for a future East-West Rail passenger train line.
Several MBTA commuter rail lines are getting more rush-hour service as data mounts that commute problems are a leading cause of Boston-area workers reluctance to return to the office full-time.
The MBTA has finally released the results of an external investigation into its employees’ failure to properly inspect subway tracks. But full accountability for the fiasco is still lacking.
Developers would find a clear pathway to build higher-density projects lining the upper deck of Interstate 93 at Boston’s northern gateway under a rezoning plan nearing the finish line.
Poorly trained staff, a breakdown of communication between T leaders and employees, and missing documentation of inspections are among the reasons the MBTA’s tracks have deteriorated to the point where it is not safe for trains to operate at full speeds, according to a new report.
Around 50 percent of the Cape and Islands’ workers travel over the bridges to come to work, Rep. Dylan Fernandes said: “Anything we can do to have fewer cars on the Cape gives residents more transportation options to choose from.”
A year after MBTA officials closed the Lynn commuter rail station without a plan for a temporary station in place, construction is due to start on platforms that will resume rail service to the city.
Gov. Maura Healey’s top transportation official is stepping down in two weeks, being replaced on a temporary basis by her deputy.
The Chinese firm responsible for building new MBTA trains is still crafting an updated schedule for the project after multiple delays, and T officials appear pleased with how well the vehicles have been performing lately.
Dorchester’s mass transit backbone, the Ashmont Branch of the MBTA’s Red Line, will close for over two weeks in October as the transit agency struggles to contain deteriorating track conditions.
Gov. Maura Healey is again asking federal officials for financial help for an infrastructure project that political and business leaders see as vital to unlocking development potential in and around Boston’s Allston neighborhood.
A slew of recent good news coming out of the MBTA should give the state’s business leaders confidence the agency is on the mend. But huge challenges still loom that need immediate attention.
Boston officials say they are launching a small pilot program that will use e-cargo bicycles to replace delivery vans and trucks in Allston for a year, starting next month.
MBTA officials are making some progress in their campaign to staff up, but it’s still not clear when the agency will hit the levels needed to fully restore all weekday subway service from the cuts that have persisted for more than a year.
