Report Argues More Density Needed Across MBTA Network
Despite having one of North America’s most extensive commuter rail and subway networks, Greater Boston has some of the least-dense areas around transit stations, according to a new report.
T Wants Trains to Go Faster on Red, Orange Lines
With massive patches of slow zones now mostly repaired, MBTA officials have set their sights on pushing some subway speeds to higher levels as one of the next major goals as a way to improve capacity on the lines’ outer stretches.
Healey Plans to Stabilize T with Budget Plan
The MBTA drained its reserves to balance its fiscal year 2025 budget, and officials project the agency will face a roughly $700 million gap in the next fiscal year that begins July 1, thanks in part to underperforming sales tax revenue.
Healey’s Transportation Funding Task Force Misses Dec. 31 Deadline
The task force Gov. Maura Healey created to propose a new funding model for transportation in Massachusetts has missed its end-of-2024 deadline, and sources say the concepts currently being bandied about fall well short of what some had been hoping for.
Bus Lane Camera Enforcement Bill Sent to Healey
Motor vehicles that stop or park in bus-only lanes could face fines ranging from $25 to $125, while those parked at bus stops could be fined $100 under the bill.
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.”
Before T Can Electrify Commuter Rail, a Contract Decision Looms
MBTA officials will soon have to decide how to structure the contract with the outside firm that will convert its suburban train system to “regional rail,” a step that has ramifications for the project’s cost.
After High-Level Meeting, Allston I-90 Project Still Work in Progress
State officials are racing to lock in federal funding amid concerns that the incoming Republican administration may try to punish the heavily Democratic Bay State — but stakeholders still can’t agree on aspects of the design.
Eng Senses “a Lot of Optimism” Around T’s Budget Trouble
MBTA budget-writers have warned the agency could run out of cash in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 amid a roughly $700 million gap, but the agency’s leader is feeling “optimism” about the prospects of addressing the shortfall.
With Tracks Largely Fixed, T Moves on to Signals
The speed restrictions that have plagued the MBTA for years should be gone by next month, and agency leaders will then turn their attention toward similarly important work on signals and station improvements – work that will still require small shutdowns.
Watchdog: State Must ‘Repent’ for MBTA’s ‘Crippling Debts’
The MBTA Advisory Board, an independent group that represents cities and towns that help fund the T, is calling on Beacon Hill to make debt relief a central part of the next MBTA financial rescue plan.
MBTA Estimates 25 Percent of South-Side Commuter Rail Fares Not Being Collected
MBTA officials say fare collection efforts are being stepped up on the commuter rail system, but the loss of revenue remains a problem, with a quarter of fares not being collected on trains operating out of South Station.
House Budget Chief Ready to Bulk Up MBTA Investments
The House budget chief wants to direct $1 billion in surplus income surtax funds towards transportation investments, mainly MBTA capital investments, he told business leaders at an event in Boston.
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.
MBTA Board Chair Glynn Stepping Down Nov. 1
A veteran MBTA leader will soon end his tenure chairing the agency’s board, and a former co-chair of the Legislature’s Transportation Committee will step into the role at a pivotal point.
Investigators Say Green Line Driver Was Speeding, Blew Through Signals
A subway train that derailed near Boston earlier this month had entered a 10 mph zone traveling at 36 mph, according to an initial report from the National Transportation Safety Board released Wednesday.
Healey Quickly Says Rails Not Cause of Green Line Derailment
Gov. Maura Healey said the Tuesday afternoon derailment on the Green Line is “not attributable to the rail or the track,” and suggested that federal investigators are instead focusing on other factors including the operator as a potential root cause.
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.
Congestion Pricing Advocates Keep Foot on Gas
Congestion pricing was one of the most contentious issues in Swedish politics for years, as one transportation official from the Scandinavian country recently recalled. And then something unexpected happened: people got used to it.
With Clock Ticking Down, MBTA Board Talks New Revenue
“We’re at the fiscal cliff,” the agency’s top budget official warned. That would mean the Legislature would have to pass some sort of revenue package for the T early in the year, or else the agency might be forced to start laying off workers
