A new board of directors is now in place at the MBTA, and we will soon learn if this means a new direction for public transit in this region. They should focus on implementing the FMCB’s ideas rather than any attempts to revisit the debates of the past few years.
Leaving many of its substantial short-term decisions to a later date, a new MBTA governing body took its first steps Wednesday toward reviving dedicated oversight of the agency and navigating the numerous pitfalls exacerbated by COVID-19.
The MBTA will postpone the opening of a Green Line Extension stop in Somerville by three months, and the already-delayed May 2022 goal for the remainder of the megaproject may also run into issues, officials announced Thursday.
Large developments in Boston will qualify for lower parking requirements under new regulations announced by Acting Mayor Kim Janey.
Transit advocates are giving Gov. Charlie Baker’s belated picks for the MBTA’s new board generally positive marks while sounding a note of caution about the tasks ahead.
Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday announced his selections to serve on a new MBTA Board of Directors, naming the final five members that will allow the panel to launch its work months after the T’s previous governing board expired.
Acknowledging in the wake of a tumultuous month that a series of safety improvements have been “not enough,” MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak said Tuesday.
Gov. Charlie Baker may not have made it to the Met Gala this year, but that doesn’t mean he’s not trying to make a statement with fashion.
Gov. Charlie Baker once had the foresight to tackle the T’s problems head-on. Where is that energy, now that a derailment, a bloody escalator malfunction and a report predicting “fiscal calamity” have Thrust the MBTA’s true state of slow decay back into public view?
Advocates took the opportunity to up pressure on legislators and the governor to refocus on the transit system.
The second car of a slow-moving, six-car Red Line train derailed on Tuesday morning.
Even the most inspiring life sciences building does not immediately make an appealing neighbor in some communities. But just as green space and traffic mitigation can appeal to prospective tenants, meaningful public realm enhancements can enrich their neighborhoods.
Traffic in Massachusetts has been close to pre-pandemic levels for months after dropping sharply early in the crisis, and officials now project that altered travel patterns will remain “in flux” this winter.
As candidates for governor and mayor of Boston tout plans for fare-free public transit before the end of the decade, a new report suggests the MBTA could be facing a “fiscal calamity” in a just a few years, needing $1.25 billion in new annual revenue just to meet operating and capital needs.
It’s been over a month since Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill creating a new MBTA governing board, yet we’re still without one. With a slate of pressing issues on the T’s plate, there isn’t any time to waste.
Closing a sizable stretch of the MBTA for weeks at a time was once a novel idea to accelerate repairs. Now, after another round that T officials praised as a success, the strategy appears to be here to stay.
There are real risks that the future of this region could be dominated once again by roadway traffic congestion if we fail to design policies and transportation goals that appeal to both workers and employers.
The widespread adoption of hybrid workplace models points to the need for the MBTA to offer new passes reflecting changing commuting patterns.
Someone feels cheated out of credit.
One out of every five Boston residents lives within a 10-minute walk of the MBTA’s Fairmont Line and mayoral candidate John Barros called Tuesday for the T to use federal money to make the line more reliable, run more frequently and fully integrate it into the T’s subway system.
