Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Transit

People on bikes and scooters wait at the intersection of Boylston Street and Arlington Street near the Public Garden in a pop-up bike lane that was installed during the Orange Line shutdown. In the background is the Public Garden, where an existing separated bike lane connects to the downtown bike network.

The Orange Line Is Back, But Several of Boston’s ‘Temporary’ Bus and Bike Lanes Will Remain

By Grecia White | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

“We’re keeping in place some of the changes that have helped with traffic flow and transit access, so that commuters will see lasting benefit above ground even as the subway comes back online,” said Mayor Michelle Wu in an announcement released early Tuesday morning.

Lewis Mall, East Boston: A ferry attendant waits for a bicyclist to wheel his bike onboard before loading the removable metal ramp back on the ferry this morning.

MBTA Debuts New Ferry Service in East Boston

By Grecia White | Sep 15, 2022 | No Comments

The ferry ride takes around 10 minutes as it covers about a half mile distance across the harbor from one wharf to the other.

People wearing day-glo vests walk along a paved path that's under construction, with bare soil and riprap on the ground to the left and the Green Line Extension tracks below them to the right.

Photos: A Construction Tour of Somerville’s Community Path and New Light Rail Line

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 12, 2022 | No Comments

During last week’s NACTO conference in Boston, attendees streamed out of the Hynes Convention Center each morning for “walkshops” that offered tours of some of the region’s pedestrian, bike, and transit infrastructure. One of those walkshops offered a hard-hat construction tour of the Somerville Community Path Extension, which is nearing the end of its construction […]

A derailed Red Line car blocks the tracks at the JFK/UMass station on June 11, 2019. Photo courtesy of the Boston Fire Department.

Final Safety Inspection Report Focuses on Hiring, Workforce Challenges at the T

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 31, 2022 | No Comments

On Wednesday, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published the final report from its detailed “safety management inspection” and gave the T a list of 53 tasks to repair what the federal government called a “pattern of safety incidents” that include train crashes, derailments, and runaway trains. “The associate administrator of the FTA who presented the […]

Noah Berger, administrator of the MVRTA, stands in the open doorway of an MVRTA bus.

Higher Wages, No Fares, and a Massage Chair: How the MVRTA Is Recruiting New Drivers

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 25, 2022 | No Comments

Bucking a nationwide trend of driver shortages, the MVRTA is expanding its workforce of bus drivers and adding more service.

A bus driver at Sullivan Square. Courtesy of the MBTA.

Shuttle Buses Exceeding Expectations, But the T’s Own Buses Are Struggling

By Christian MilNeil and Grecia White | Aug 24, 2022 | No Comments

An ongoing bus driver shortage is forcing the T to reduce service on 43 bus routes.

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