How the MBTA is using AI to speed up bus travel times
The stretch of Brighton Avenue through the heart of Boston’s Allston neighborhood can be a travel nightmare: walkers, bikers, cars and buses galore, nevermind omnipresent delivery drivers parked by ...
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MBTA: South Coast Rail Service to Begin March 24
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has announced that South Coast Rail passenger service will begin March ...
South Station experiencing delays following a train derailment
According to Keolis Commuter Rails, the rear part of the commuter train, coming from Providence, experienced a “slow-speed ...
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MBTA chief: South Coast Rail testing is over. These are the project's 'final steps'
MBTA has completed its testing and submitted plans to the federal government. Now the Federal Railroad Administration must approve the MBTA's plans. The FRA is due to get a new administrator, with ...
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Report Argues More Density Needed Across MBTA Network
Even most stations on the MBTA’s Red Line in Boston and Cambridge, the system’s busiest, don’t meet the minimum density requirements of the MBTA Communities law, a joint analysis by The Boston ...
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Were the rains enough to ease Southern California's fire threat? What we know
Los Angeles city fire crews clear mud and debris along Palisades Drive. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) ...
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Healey $62 billion budget leans on surtax to drive up spending
Maura Healey proposed increasing state spending to more than $62 billion next fiscal year ... including $687 million in direct support for the cash-strapped MBTA, and launch a similar approach to ...
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MBTA Approves $54MM Plan to Introduce BEMUs on Fairmount Commuter Rail Line (UPDATED, 1/24)
Additionally, BEMUs operate a quieter service, “significantly reducing noise and vibration for passengers and residents adjacent to the route, yards, and maintenance facility.” The agreement follows a ...
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MBTA funding, hospital closures, and other takeaways from Healey’s new budget
Maura Healey unveiled her $62 billion budget proposal for the next ... like increasing housing affordability, funding the MBTA, and investing in education. The administration is looking to ...
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Healey Budget Leans on Surtax for $62B Budget, MBTA Investments
Maura Healey proposed increasing state spending to more than $62 billion next fiscal year ... including $687 million in direct support for the cash-strapped MBTA, and launch a similar approach to ...
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MBTA warns of potential delays due to extreme cold
AS A BUNDLED UP CREW WORKED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AT THE JFK, UMASS MBTA STATION. VERY, VERY COLD. IT’S FREEZING. IT’S SO COLD. COMMUTERS BRAVED SOME OF THE BEST OF BOSTON WINTER COULD THROW AT ...
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Healey budget: Gov unveils $62b budget plan, new candy tax
Governor Maura Healey on Wednesday released a $62 billion budget plan that would plow hundreds of millions of new funding into the MBTA, slash dozens of mental health caseworker positions ...