“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
Plans for housing on the large parking lot next to the MBTA’s Riverside Green Line terminal have come back to life.
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.
Trains powered by electricity rather than diesel fuel are not scheduled to begin rolling on the Fairmount Line for years, but public officials are so excited about the now-concrete plans for more frequent service with less pollution that they gathered in the hot sun Tuesday morning to celebrate an achievement that likely won’t be attained until 2028.
It may come as a surprise to hear, but we’ve recently turned some big corners in fixing some very real problems. Now we need a vision for the future.
Redevelopment of the MBTA’s Alewife station and garage could require the complete closure of the 2,733-space parking facility for 28 months, MBTA officials said in presenting options for a public-private partnership to developers this week.
MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng is beginning to make the case that the transit authority is a reliable transportation option.
The MBTA owns prime locations for real estate development but efforts to build on them have a history of lengthy delays and missed opportunities. Could that be changing?
While city officials must still shepherd their 600-unit development vision near Attleboro’s commuter rail station to fruition, a wave of new housing projects in recent years is fueling multifamily momentum.
The MBTA is formally launching its effort to find someone to redevelop the site of its Alewife garage and Red Line station in North Cambridge, inviting interested parties to an Aug. 8 forum in downtown Boston.
After years of advocates’ lobbying and promises by former MBTA leaders, the T is set to get its first electrified commuter rail line, serving Boston’s Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park neighborhoods.
One in five Bay Staters envisions themselves leaving Massachusetts for another state within the next five years, according to a new poll that found a sizable majority of residents burdened by high housing costs.
MBTA and Attleboro real estate officials are preparing to offer a 6.5-acre site next to the Attleboro commuter rail station for a large multifamily housing project.
The long-awaited MBTA commuter rail expansion to the South Coast will not open to passengers until next spring, nearly 18 months after the original opening date attached to the project.
A business-backed group wants the state legislature to resolve a projected funding gap at the MBTA this year, saying the high stakes include Boston’s recovery from pandemic impacts and the safety and reliability of the heavily-used transit system.
A vintage Red Line subway car arrived yesterday at the future site of On the Dot, a new residential and commercial development in South Boston being planned by developer Core Investments Inc.
The MBTA Board voted unanimously Thursday to extend the contract for the commuter rail network’s operator for one year to mid-2027 to give agency staff more time to work.
After previously delaying the start of South Coast Rail passenger service by about six months, MBTA officials now say they are reassessing the schedule and do not have an updated timeline to share.
House Democrats want to inject hundreds of millions of new dollars into the MBTA, calling for a sharp increase in operating budget support and funding for new initiatives such as a hiring and training program.
The MBTA has made significant progress at hiring new employees in recent months, but analysts still see “considerable obstacles” in the path ahead, especially given the added costs of building out the workforce.
