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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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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 – Frank DePaola, the general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, will step down at the end of next month as he seeks to focus on his ongoing fight with cancer, state officials said Monday. "As some of you know, Frank has been battling cancer for months and
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BOSTON — After scrapping extended-hours service on weekends, the MBTA control board on Wednesday directed staff to seek measures for improving transit service for racial minorities and low-income riders. Those measures, posed as mitigation for the late-night service elimination after action by federal regulators, could feature greater frequency on early morning
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BOSTON — The state's transportation department would devote 80 percent of its more than $14.3 billion capital dollars to system improvement and modernization with roughly equal investments in transit and rail as would be spent on roads and bridges, under a plan presented Wednesday. "It's
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STATE HOUSE — Struggling against a ballooned budget, backers of the Green Line Extension do not expect development dollars to contribute as much to the project as is the case around the country. State transportation officials last year identified a gap of as much as $1 billion for the trolley extension
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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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The MBTA announced Monday it has reduced its projected deficit for fiscal 2017 by 45 percent, a $104 million reduction in the anticipated budget hole. The transit agency said reduced operating expenses accounts for 75 percent of the reduction while increased revenues in real estate and advertising makes up the
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