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Riders protest the elimination of the MBTA's Route 55 bus on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Photo courtesy of Boston City Councilor Kenzie Bok.

MBTA Board Updates: Bus Service Cuts Won’t Be Reversed ‘Til Summer

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 29, 2021 | No Comments

MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak announced that the T expected to receive about $845 million in relief funding from the American Rescue Plan legislation, which was enacted at the beginning of March.

The WRTA's downtown bus hub, next to Worcester's Union Station.

Fare-Free Buses Gain Momentum on Beacon Hill

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 25, 2021 | No Comments

Two bills currently in the Massachusetts Senate would eliminate fare collection on some or all of the state's bus routes.

A bus rider pays their fare with their phone during a test of the T's new fare system on an MBTA bus in downtown Boston in January 2021.

‘Do Not Track’ Report Offers Privacy Guidance for the T’s New Fare System

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 24, 2021 | No Comments

The MBTA’s new fare payment system will potentially collect a lot more personal data from riders and their cellphones, and a new report offers advice for how riders can protect their privacy.

T Service Cuts Take Effect; Riders React to Crowded Trains, Missing Buses

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 15, 2021 | 1 Comment

“I’ve talked to my colleagues and they are furious about this,” said 8th district Congressman Stephen Lynch, who helped pass the American Rescue Plan relief bill in Washington just days before the service cuts took effect.

MBTA staff disinfect fare gates in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 and other viruses in early March 2020. Courtesy of the MBTA.

MBTA Board Updates: Service Cuts Barely Dent the T’s Budget, Which Is Flush With Relief Funds

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 9, 2021 | No Comments

The T expects to receive $301 million in additional relief funding from the the second COVID relief bill that was passed in December, but is still going ahead with service cuts that will save only $21 million in this year's budget.

Domino Frame in Tension, by Nadir Tehrani

New Green Line Stops Bring New Public Art to Medford, Somerville, and Cambridge

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 8, 2021 | No Comments

"The GLX Art Enrichment Program seeks to contribute to the vibrancy of the GLX communities by investing in the success of local artists," says the MBTA.

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