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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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Smoke-filled subway leads passengers to kick out windows to escape
BOSTON – A frightening incident developed Tuesday night at the State Street subway station as smoke in a disabled train led to a…
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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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Pols laud new Worcester-Boston express train
Congressman James McGovern was able to catch his plane out of Logan Airport, and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito had a chance to…
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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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French government battles intolerance with new public relations campaign
PARIS (RNS) — On a sunny spring morning, an 18-year-old college student wrapped a scarf around her head to feel what…
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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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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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US steps up security amid fears of Brussels copycat attacks
sdayWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration stepped up security at major transit hubs across the country after Tuesday's airport and subway…
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Explosions rock Brussels airport, subway; 31 reported dead
BRUSSELS (AP) — Bombs exploded Tuesday at the Brussels airport and in the city's subway, killing at least 31 people and…
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Security beefed up across world after Brussels attacks
MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Europe and across the world tightened security at airports, railway stations, government buildings and other key sites after…
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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 reduces $242M deficit heading into fiscal 2017
The MBTA announced Monday it has reduced its projected deficit for fiscal 2017 by 45 percent, a $104 million reduction in the…
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MBTA overtime king routinely approved his own OT, auditors say
BOSTON – The track maintenance employee who racked up 2,600 overtime hours in less than a year "regularly approved his own…
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MBTA fare pass increases limited to once every two years, Pollack says
While Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack sees a distinction between MBTA fares and the monthly passes purchased by regular users, she has no…
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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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Holiday magic aswirl, Christmas spirit lifts in song
BOSTON – When the Yale Glee Club began an impromptu rendition of the Christmas classic, "Carol of the Bells," aboard a…
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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 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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Man in court over London Tube attack; police step up patrols
LONDON (AP) — A man who allegedly screamed "this is for Syria" as he slashed a passenger's neck in…
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Green Line project may need more bond money, Pollack says
BOSTON – Pressing ahead with the Green Line Extension project may require fresh bonding authority from the state Legislature next year to help…
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Boston lays out transportation goals for 2030
BOSTON – Boston took a step closer to creating a new transportation plan this week, sketching out a proposed shape of its mass-…
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At rally, union workers resist MBTA privatization
BOSTON — Concerned that the Baker administration's effort to privatize some MBTA services could cost workers their jobs, union members gathered…
