MBTA Set to Buy Anheuser-Busch Plant for Electric Buses
The MBTA has agreed to acquire a former Anheuser-Busch warehouse near Wellington Circle to house its fleet of electric buses.
Boston’s Mayor Not Giving Up on Fare-Free Buses
A trio of MBTA bus routes in Boston will continue to operate without charging fares for another two years thanks to an investment of more than $8 million from the city, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Tuesday.
T, Union Ink Key Deal to Speed Hiring
The nearly 300,000 people who ride the MBTA’s buses every day could be getting some relief from the crowding and unreliable schedules caused by the T’s major staffing shortages.
Markey, Pressley Offer Fare-Free Transit Bill in D.C.
Their bill was previously unsuccessful in Congress, and efforts at the state level to secure funding for fare-free transit have gained little traction in the state legislature.
Service Cuts Remain Amid MBTA Hiring Efforts
With train service still running at diminished levels, staffing efforts in the MBTA’s operations control center have plateaued since December, and the agency will continue to offer a $10,000 sign-on bonus through June to try and attract the dispatchers critical to reversing months-long service cuts.
Bus Driver Hiring Woes Continue at MBTA
The MBTA is “not making the sort of progress we really want to see” in its efforts to recruit new bus operators, a top official said Thursday, describing ongoing challenges in one of several areas where staffing shortages have bled into service disruptions.
Big Bus Upgrades Will Need Hiring Blitz at MBTA
The MBTA will need to hire more than 750 new bus drivers to achieve an envisioned overhaul that would boost systemwide bus trip frequency by 25 percent, a daunting task amid a challenging labor market, officials said.
MBTA to Extend Subway Service Cuts, Reduce Bus Service
Beleaguered commuters in the Greater Boston area were dealt another setback Wednesday when transit officials announced that service cuts on three of the four major subway lines in the city that were set to end this summer will instead extend into the fall.
MBTA Head: New Bus Map Gives 25 Percent More Service
The MBTA plans to increase bus service by 25 percent...Beacon Hill Lacks Leadership on Transit
The MBTA’s latest five-year investment plan, released last week, is a strikingly short-sighted document for a world facing a climate emergency. But with Beacon Hill behind the eight-ball on transit topics, can we really heap all the blame on T officials?
Bonuses Feature in MBTA Driver Hiring Push
New MBTA employees could receive hiring bonuses under a collective bargaining agreement officials ratified Thursday, one of several steps the transit agency’s leaders are taking to attract workers amid a staffing shortage set to impact bus service.
Biz Group Blasts T Bus Cuts
Warning that scaling back service would harm public health and mobility options, the head of an influential business group called Wednesday for the MBTA to consider bringing in private buses to cope with a driver shortage.
Short Many Drivers, T Plans Major Bus Cuts
The Great Resignation has hit Boston’s public transit system, with serious consequences for low-income riders.
CRE Leader Gets on Board at the T
JLL executive Travis McCready has spent much of his career focused on advancing tech-based innovation ecosystems. Now, as a member of the MBTA’s new governing board, he will help oversee the transit infrastructure that underpins them.
Janey Sees Fed Aid as Path to Fare-Free Bus Rides
Free public transportation “would be great,” according to Boston’s acting mayor, who also said Thursday that she hopes state officials are looking at ways to use federal aid to make transit more equitable.
Free Buses, Gas Tax Hike Pitched in ‘New Deal for Transportation’
A three-step, 12-cent gas tax increase, fare-free MBTA and regional transit authority buses, new surcharges on parking space rentals and purchases, higher ride-hailing fees and more all featured in a new overhaul bill proposed by the Massachusetts Senate’s point person on transportation.
MBTA Pilots Real-Time Crowding Notifications
Bus passengers on nine MBTA routes will now be able to check their phones or computers ahead of time to get a sense of what crowds they will face during their travel.
Fierce Blowback Over MBTA’s Exploration of Bus Privatization
Dozens of union workers, elected officials and labor advocates crowded an MBTA board meeting Monday to slam officials for considering the use of a private bus operator to supplement public transit service.
MBTA Board Member Rips Bus Performance as ‘Awful’
A top MBTA official remains unsatisfied with the bus fleet performance, slamming the on-time rates Monday as “abysmal” after raising similar concerns several times in recent months.
On-Time Record Of Local Buses Not Improving
The lackluster reliability of MBTA buses, particularly those on smaller local routes, drew sharp criticism by one T oversight board member Monday who described the system’s performance as “beyond unacceptable.”
