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Bostonians’ concerns to shape citywide planning effort

BOSTON – Affordable housing, better transit services and quality education are the keys to the city's future, Bostonians say. [perfectpullquote align="full" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size=""]Read more about urban renewal HERE[/perfectpullquote]

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Hub’s growth will strain transit, power, other services: Study

BOSTON – The Hub is expected to be a more crowded place by 2030 and a report issued Tuesday says growth in Greater Boston's population and workforce will require "additions" to its transportation system, energy grid, water and sewer systems as well as other infrastructure. "As

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DePaola stepping down as MBTA GM, officials say

BOSTON – Frank DePaola, the general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, will step down at the end of next month as he seeks to focus on his ongoing fight with cancer, state officials said Monday. "As some of you know, Frank has been battling cancer for months and

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T fares to rise 9% as board votes for highest option

BOSTON – Over the objections of protesters, the board that oversees the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority voted to boost fares by an average of about 9 percent, effective July 1. Meeting Monday afternoon, members of the T's Fiscal and Management Control Board – appointed by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker – voted

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Late-night T service will end in Boston by March 19

BOSTON – After no discussion in a public meeting Monday, the MBTA control board canceled extended-hours weekend service, authorizing the transit agency to end it by March 19. The extended-hours service, which began as a pilot program in March 2014, impedes efforts to repair tracks overnight, according to Charles Planck, the

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T union takes aim at outsourcing plan affecting 165 jobs

BOSTON – The MBTA's plans for a dramatic reduction in its business-side workforce through outsourcing of cash handling and fare gates generated a forceful rebuttal from transit union leaders on Wednesday. "A big part of this is to improve performance," Brian Shortsleeve, the T's chief

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T’s late-night service backed at hearing over canceling it

BOSTON – A small crowd that gathered Tuesday evening to weigh in on the potential elimination of the MBTA's late-night weekend transit service spoke nearly unanimously in favor of saving the costly option. Kenzie Bok, who said she is a 26-year-old lifelong resident of Boston's Bay Village,

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T fare hikes coming as huge paychecks go to some workers

BOSTON – Officials of Boston's financially beleaguered transit system revealed Monday that the top-paid worker on the T has received over $300,000 so far this year, including about 2,600 hours of overtime, while the system's general manager said fares will begin rising starting July 1.