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150% Increase in MBTA Track Deaths
A new committee is studying why so many people are dying on Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority tracks. Twenty people were struck and…
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‘Selfie booth’ travels city in search of views
BOSTON – Passersby in downtown Boston Monday stopped to chat and take a self portrait with a futuristic backdrop, courtesy of City Hall.…
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Boston planners tap commuters to shape ideas for 2030
BOSTON – Every work day, Fort Hill resident Juan Ramos makes his way to his desk at the Union of Concerned Scientists in…
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Commuter nightmare blamed on Amtrak South Station signal
BOSTON – Amidst another day of chaotic commutes for public transit riders, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday delivered a forceful defense of proposed…
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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=…
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Boston ranks No. 1 for commuting by foot, bike
BOSTON – A greater percentage of Bostonians walk to work than in any other major U.S. city, while the Hub is tied…
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Boston drivers face costly crunch as parking disappears
BOSTON – For three years, the dilapidated city-owned Winthrop Square garage in Boston's Financial District has sat vacant, nearly a…
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Boston’s transit system named among nation’s best – truly
BOSTON – Despite its well-documented troubles, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ranks as the nation's third-best mass transit system,…
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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…
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Green Line extension wins praise from key federal overseer
BOSTON – A scaled-down design for the trolley extension to Somerville and Medford, aimed at reining in the project's bloated…
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Deadly Amtrak wreck blamed on distracted engineer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Amtrak engineer whose speeding train ran off the rails in Philadelphia last year was apparently distracted by word that…
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Green Line extension given cautious approval
Transportation overseers gave a unanimous, but provisional, go-ahead for scaled-down Green Line Extension project on Monday without yet fully committing…
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Green Line extension cost cut to $2.3 billion in latest estimate
BOSTON – State officials shaved about $622 million from the cost of the Green Line Extension project, putting the new price tag at…
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Fateful meeting looms for Green Line extension
BOSTON – The fate of the cost-burdened Green Line Extension depends in large part on the new budget that will be presented…
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DC Metro will brake for updates over next year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington's beleaguered subway system will endure a year of rolling shutdowns and slowdowns in an effort to catch…
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MBTA sets up a public online performance monitor
BOSTON – For many, commuting to work can be an unpleasant experience, especially when it means trying to squeeze into an over-packed…
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DC subways roll even as systemic problems persist
WASHINGTON (AP) — Commuters in the nation's capital returned to their regular routines Thursday morning after an unprecedented daylong shutdown of…
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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…
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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…
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Boston’s winter could look a lot like last year
BOSTON – Weather forecasters say Bostonians may be in for a significant snowstorm Saturday and Sunday. For those in the city a year…
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T fare hike scenarios eyed by transit agency
BOSTON – The agency that runs Boston's public transit services is eyeing fare hikes that could punch a hundred-dollar hole…
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MBTA eyes shutdown of late-night service next year
BOSTON – Late-night bus and subway service likely will be ended early next year, as members of the Fiscal and Management Control…
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Runaway Red Line train’s safe stop brings Baker’s praise
BOSTON — Halting a runaway Red Line subway train with 50 passengers aboard with no injuries drew praise for the two Massachusetts Bay…
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Runaway train stemmed from ‘multiple errors,’ Baker says
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker and top transit officials blamed "multiple errors" by the operator of a Red Line train which…
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Runaway Red Line train may be laid to ‘operator error’
BOSTON – A runaway Red Line subway train with about 50 passengers aboard that rolled out of the Braintree station without a driver…
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Snow relief aid tied to January storm finally arrives
BOSTON – Massachusetts will receive an estimated $120 million in federal disaster relief tied to the pummeling with snow that the state endured…
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T fares may climb as MBTA eyes riders to help close budget gap
BOSTON – T riders may be called on to help ease a growing budget shortfall at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Increasing fares…
