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Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Jams Nonexistent on Cape Cod
A one-mile backup at the Sagamore Bridge on the Saturday morning of Memorial Day weekend in 2019 was nothing unusual for…
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NYC Commute For Connecticut Residents Could Be A Thing Of The Past
For Connecticut residents, a commute to New York City could soon be obsolete, the state's governor says. Connecticut Governor Ned…
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Sharks, 1, New Lifeguards, 0 on Cape Cod
Fear of sharks has led Cape Cod National Seashore officials to curtail a lifeguard training program for about 16 teen-agers ages…
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Traffic at Stop & Shop Down 75 Percent During Strike, Report Finds
A report from a company that tracks anonymous cell phone data found that Stop & Shop is got 75 percent less traffic…
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From Springfield To Hartford in 13 Minutes: Step By Step of A Dramatic Police Chase
Massachusetts police officers can venture into Connecticut (and vice versa) if there's a "fresh and active pursuit" involving…
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No easy formula for best time to book airline tickets
Written by David Koenig, AP Airlines Writer Travelers dream of the perfect trick to find the cheapest airfare every time, every trip.…
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Transit ranks high in importance for Hub young professionals
BOSTON – With growth in economic activity and jobs projected to exceed state averages over the next few years, the Massachusetts capital likely…
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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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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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Suburban living may be less ‘green’ than it appears
BOSTON – Tall buildings loom over traffic filled streets in Boston as litter-strewn sidewalks and gutters add their accents to the exhaust…
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Brighter, more accessible Government Center T stop opens
BOSTON – Opening its doors for the first time to the public Monday afternoon, the rebuilt Government Center subway station allows access by…
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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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Fare hike proposals draw fire from T critics in Roxbury
ROXBURY – Mass transit riders, students, activists and a trio of local lawmakers lambasted the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's proposal to…
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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…
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Commuter rail engine sent back to GE for repairs
BOSTON – At least one new commuter-rail locomotive will be returned to the engine manufacturer "because of significant issues," Frank…
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T offers incentives to white-collar workers to cut deficit
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is reportedly offering retirement incentives to hundreds of administrative employees to shave $30 million to $36…
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Rail breaks disrupt commuters on heels of fare-hike news
BOSTON – A commuter rail train without any passengers derailed north of the Andover station Tuesday morning, a day after transit agency overseers…
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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…
