MBTA Envisions Another Burst of Hiring to Boost Repairs, Frequency
The hiring blitz at the T will keep going full steam ahead. Or it probably will, at least if the MBTA’s final budget looks like the preliminary version that’s up for a vote Thursday.
Will Tariffs Hurt MBTA’s Recovery?
With the subway cars on its biggest line so old that it’s having to run shorter trains to prevent putting broken trains on the tracks, the fate of CRRC-made trains is a vital concern.
MBTA Slow Zone Removal Called ‘Christmas Miracle’
But problems on the Red Line Monday morning cast a shadow over officials’ celebratory mood as they gathered for a press conference to promote the elimination of all slow zones on the MBTA subway network “for the first time in 20 years.”
For First Time in Years, MBTA Slow Zones Nearly Gone
New data seems to suggest that the MBTA’s year-long campaign of subway maintenance shutdowns has worked.
Data Shows The T Is Finally Getting Better – Finally
Does it seem like your T ride is improving? It actually might be. Statistics show the transit agency is turning a corner on subway slow zones, speeds on the Blue and Orange Lines and the largest workforce in years that resulting in better service.
Setting an Agenda for Unfinished Business
As Boston’s economy adapts to the post-pandemic working and living environment, Jim Rooney has been an outspoken critic of threats to the region’s economic competitiveness, from problems with the T to office vacancies.
Eng Says MBTA Becoming More and More Reliable
MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng is beginning to make the case that the transit authority is a reliable transportation option.
T Claims ‘Significant Progress’ on Slow Zones After Orange Line Repairs
After reopening the core of its Orange Line subway Friday following a nine-day closure for repairs, the MBTA says it’s made “significant progress” in eliminating delays caused by track in disrepair.
Healey Eyes Millionaire’s Tax to Finance MBTA Fixes
In the second year of spending from a new revenue source tied to the state’s highest earners, Gov. Maura Healey plans to allocate the growing pot of money on MBTA fare relief for low-income individuals and leveraging funds to make capital repairs across the state’s higher education institutions.
Healey Reflects on Year of T Troubles, Wins
Healey came into office with the MBTA in disarray. And while she’s overseen a hiring blitz and new plans to fix tracks in disrepair, she’s raised eyebrows in recent weeks with comments that suggest an interest in reopening debate on how the state funds transportation.
GLX Repair Work Might Need a Second Extension
Contractors responsible for fixing narrow rails on the MBTA’s newest stretch of tracks requested a second extension for their project that could push its endpoint into the new year, the agency’s top boss said Wednesday.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Phil Eng’s Holiday Wish List
Jingle bells, jingle bells, please no catastrophes. Oh what fun it’d be to find enough funding for the T!
Guv: New MBTA Revenue Talks ‘Ongoing’ with Legislators
Talks are already underway between Gov. Maura Healey, state lawmakers and unnamed “stakeholders” about what kinds of taxes and fees are necessary to address a massive list of infrastructure needs at the MBTA, Healey said Thursday.
Healey Forecasts ‘a Lot of Discussion’ About Future Funds for MBTA
Gov. Maura Healey said Monday that she believes the MBTA can be “safe, reliable, running on time, [and] running at speeds that actually get people there quickly” by the end of next year, and said Monday that revenue for the transportation system is “going to be the subject of a lot of discussion.”
T’s Repair Bill Explodes to $24.5B
The MBTA will need almost $15 billion more to modernize and fix its trains, tracks, facilities and equipment, the transit agency announced Thursday afternoon.
T Pledges System-Wide Track Overhaul in 2024
The MBTA is planning to unleash a year-long campaign of maintenance shutdowns to eliminate the slow zones and other track headaches that have bedeviled subway riders for over a year.
Lawmakers Press T on Slow Zones, Repairs
Top MBTA officials told lawmakers they are optimistic about their progress addressing woes across the system, but when it came to some of the biggest questions facing the agency, they had little to share.
MBTA Bosses Say to Expect ‘Incremental’ Improvements in ’23
People will see a “different T one year from now,” but T board chair Tom Glynn and General Manager Phil Eng indicated the public won’t see a difference in just two months’ time.
T Won’t Finish Blue Line Fixes Until November; Other Lines’ Timelines Uncertain
Officials will end service early on several nights in the next month to accelerate necessary repairs, but transit advocates called the plan “untennable” in light of upcoming Sumner Tunnel closures.
For the T, Honest Talk as Important as Repair Work
If the MBTA is ever to win a modicum of respect and understanding from the public, it needs to shift its approach to communications from trying to gloss over or outright hide bad news, to speaking honestly about the challenges it faces.
