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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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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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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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BOSTON – The Massachusetts State House was abuzz Monday with reports and comments concerning a financial crisis gripping Boston's public transit service and how to pay for a planned Green Line expansion into Somerville and Medford that may cost as much as $3 billion. The projected costs of extending
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