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The T's new Orange Line trains, like the one pictured here, remain out of service indefinitely.

MBTA Board Updates: Inside the T’s New $2.35 Billion Budget

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 8, 2021 | No Comments

There's still no timeline for returning the T's new Orange and Red Line trains to service.

A rendering of a future Blue Line station entrance from the lobby of the existing Charles/MGH station in Charles Circle. Escalators would lead underground to a new Blue Line platform under Cambridge Street. The Red and Blue Lines are currently the only two lines in the T's network that don't directly connect to each other at a downtown station. Courtesy of the MBTA.

T Making $13 Million Commitment Toward Building the Blue Line Extension

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 7, 2021 | No Comments

The MBTA has set aside $13 million in earnest money to conduct preliminary design work and secure environmental permits for the project.

Screenshot of a video showing an MBTA The RIDE driver making an illegal turn and driving on the Boylston Street bike path

Video Catches MBTA Driver Threatening Bikes and Pedestrians In Downtown Boston

By Christian MilNeil | May 18, 2021 | No Comments

An MBTA driver is caught on video making an illegal turn into a busy crosswalk, and continuing to drive the wrong way up Boylston Street inside the new bike path.

A new Orange Line car on a flatbed truck in early 2019. Courtesy of the MBTA.

MBTA Board Updates: More New Problems With T’s New Trains

By Christian MilNeil | May 11, 2021 | No Comments

At Monday’s MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board meeting, T officials revealed that they had discovered another significant mechanical issue on the MBTA’s new Orange and Red Line trains, and that the new vehicles will remain out of service until mid-June. The T is continuing to investigate a March 16 incident in which one the […]

Two Silver Line buses pass each other on the dedicated busway in Chelsea. Photo courtesy of the MBTA.

Help Pick A Route for the Silver Line Extension Through Everett

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 27, 2021 | No Comments

Planners seek feedback on potential alignments that would extend the Silver Line busway from its current terminus in Chelsea into Everett, Somerville, Cambridge, and downtown Boston.

MassGeneral Expansion Plans Include Space for New Blue Line Station

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 22, 2021 | No Comments

The MBTA is also budgeting $15 million for "planning funds to extend the Blue Line to Charles/MGH."

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