Please join us on October 18th for a virtual forum consisting of three panel discussions covering Oversight and Management, Funding, and the Future of the T, featuring experts and opinion leaders.

A new MBTA bus maintenance facility in Quincy will be the first in the transit system to house an electric-battery-powered, zero-emissions vehicle fleet. The project at 599 Burgin Parkway is one officials touted on Monday as a product of $2.2 billion in federal...

LAST JUNE, at its last meeting, a bold vision for the future MBTA was laid out by the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB). The plan entitled “FMCB Productivity Report” leverages infrastructure investments to create a safer, more efficient, more modern,...

Riders of the 23, 28, and 29 buses, which run through Mattapan, Dorchester, and Roxbury, will not be charged any fares starting in March, a first step, Mayor Michelle Wu hopes, toward making the T free. After a two-month delay to work out the details, Boston and the...

March 25 marked the two-month milestone of the MBTA’s Silver Line Extension Alternatives Analysis Study. According to a statement from the T on Jan. 25, the study explores expanding the Silver Line to Everett with further extension to Somerville, Sullivan and Kendall...

Read more at Transit advocates hope stark report on MBTA finances delivers a wake-up call - The Boston Globe

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...

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 28,...

“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...

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

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...

It’s been over three months since the MBTA had a dedicated oversight board meet. In that time, the T has seen a Green Line trolley crash that injured 25 people, a Boston University professor fall to his death through a closed staircase across from the JFK/UMass...

Brian Kane speaks with investigative reporter Kathy Curran from WCVB TV, Channel 5, Boston

Boston Region MPO—Election Process | Boston Region MPO (bostonmpo.org) Each fall, four of the 12 elected municipal members of the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) are chosen by the chief elected officials of the municipalities in the region to...

The City of Boston is sponsoring a free fare pilot on Route 28 for three months. From August 29th to November 29th, 2021, Route 28 bus riders will be able to board buses at all doors without paying a fare. Free fares will help riders save money. All-door boarding will...

MBTA Advisory Board Chair, Mayor Thomas P. Koch of Quincy to serve as the new Board of Directors to the MBTA. See more from The Boston Globe: Quincy’s Mayor Koch to serve on new MBTA Board of Directors - The Boston Globe

Mayor Koch of Quincy was chosen as the new seventh member to the Board of Directors that will have oversight over the MBTA, created by legislation by Gov. Baker. Mayor Koch promised to be a strong advocate to give a voice to the cities and towns with a broad range of...

MBTA Advisory Board named Mayor Koch to the MBTA governing body. Elected Mayor of Quincy since 2007 and Chairman of the MBTA Advisory Board for the last decade. This is the MBTA's first seat at the governance table and has been without a dedicated governing body since...

Quincy Mayor Koch was elected by the MBTA Advisory Board to represent on the new MBTA Governing Board. He will be the first representative of the oversight committee by governor baker. Mayor Koch will be tasked with overseeing the transit agency and plans to visit the...

It is not clear what projects will be on the federal infrastructure bill, which is one of the largest federal investment in public transit. However, Brian Kane is optimistic that the proposed projects have potential transformative impact to the modes of service that...

Brian Kane, the Advisory Board's Executive Director, was interviewed by WCVB's Mike Beaudet about Green Line Train Protection. Watch here:...

Executive Director Brian Kane was interviewed on camera on NBC10 discussing the recent Green Line crash. https://www.nbcboston.com/on-air/as-seen-on/green-line-trolley-was-speeding-at-time-of-crash/2455422/ (includes ad)

Should the T be free? More communities are asking that, and experimenting with the answers. The city of Lawrence recently announced an extension of a city pilot program for free buses. Should Boston, and the rest of the Commonwealth, follow suit? We hear from WBUR...

Brian Kane, executive director of the MBTA Advisory Board, said the board voted in March to back the legislation, and considered it an important tool to help the MBTA bring riders back to the system and generate fare revenue that will be necessary to avoid deficits in future years.

The MBTA Advisory Board is calling on state leaders to move quickly in creating a permanent governing panel to oversee the transit agency as it grapples with budget issues and decreased ridership since the pandemic began.

While Massachusetts will require that only electric cars be sold in the state by 2035 to help reduce carbon emissions, the pace of …

As service cuts take effect, MBTA won’t detail the savings. Critics say it’s rewriting history, pressing ahead with cutbacks justified by a budget …

The new board would have seven members, two more than the current panel, including the transportation secretary serving in an ex officio …

By increasing funding for the MBTA’s capital program, the Legislature can help break the T’s cycle of debt, helping restore its financial…

Protect essential workers by protecting MBTA service · Efforts to strengthen — not hinder — their ability to perform their jobs, earn an income, and …

The T’s Fiscal Management and Control Board voted 3-2 Monday to approve a series of service cuts that will lead to less frequent trains and …

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will curtail service next year after the agency’s oversight board finalized a plan Monday to reduce subway…