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Partnership between The Ride and Uber coming for paratransit passengers

BOSTON — As the MBTA looks to cut costs and improve service, a state transportation official on Monday said the T could save as much as $47 million a year on The Ride program by raising fares, reducing service and forging partnerships with the taxi industry and companies like Uber and

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T sets fare-hike public meetings across the Hub

BOSTON – Fare hikes and other actions proposed for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will be the focus of 10 public meetings set to gather input from people across Greater Boston. The meetings will take place through Feb. 11 to give the public a chance to voice their concerns, objections or

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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 people in wheelchairs and lets in more natural light, officials pointed out. The reopening ends a two-year hiatus for the stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority'

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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, according to a new study. The Chicago-based Center for Neighborhood Technology released its list of top urban transportation networks last week. Though behind San Francisco and New York City, Boston

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Hoverboards banned from MBTA buses, trains, subways

BOSTON – Hoverboards won't be allowed on subways, buses, trains or trolleys, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority declared Tuesday, citing safety issues such as "fire and explosions" tied to the battery-driven devices. "Due to a string of recent injuries, fires and explosions associated with hoverboards nationwide,

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Massachusetts GOP chair addresses Melania Trump speech, Baker’s RNC absence

BEACHWOOD, OHIO — A day after the wife of presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump drew fire for lifting passages of First Lady Michelle Obama's 2008 Democratic National Convention speech, Massachusetts Republican Party Chairwoman Kirsten Hughes looked to downplay the controversy, saying the episode will likely be forgotten as

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Dukakis okay with scaled back examination of rail link

The leader of a working group pushing for construction of a rail link connecting North and South stations is urging action to get underway on a feasibility study of the project, and is willing to compromise on what the scope an analysis should look like. Reacting to comments made by

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T pension fund chief steps down amid scrutiny of finances

BOSTON – Michael Mulhern, the head of the MBTA Retirement Fund, is resigning after 10 years in that post, asserting that the fund has been subjected to "ill-informed" criticism. In a letter dated Monday to James Evers, the chairman of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Fund board, Mulhern,