by BK | Dec 2, 2021 | News
Two days after a Boston University professor fell to his death on a dilapidated staircase near the JFK/UMass MBTA Station in mid-September, the agency’s top official worried something similar could happen again. In an e-mail to the agency’s chief engineer, MBTA...
by BK | Dec 2, 2021 | News
On her first full day as mayor, Wu filed an appropriation order with the Boston City Council to allocate $8 million in federal funding to expand the city’s fare-free bus program. That appropriation would fund free fares for two years on three lines: the 23, the...
by BK | Dec 2, 2021 | News
“At the MBTA, we want people to Take the T. We’re reaching people on the radio before traffic reports, while sitting in highway traffic with billboards at key locations along our rail and bus system and now with gas prices at a seven-year high, we are reaching...
by BK | Oct 8, 2021 | News
More than three months after the MBTA’s previous board expired, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday brought its successor fully into existence by announcing appointees to the transportation authority’s board of directors. Read more at wbur.org
by BK | Oct 8, 2021 | News
BOSTON (CBS) — At the State House Thursday morning, public transit advocates came together, calling on lawmakers to provide more funding for upgrades on the MBTA and raising concerns about the safety of riders. “The infrastructure of the MBTA and most of Eastern...
