MBTA Board Updates: Details Emerge on Tobin Bus Lanes, Budget Cuts
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MBTA budget planners now predict a $584 million budget deficit for the 2022 fiscal year, which starts next summer.
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Senate Budget Raises Fees on Uber/Lyft, But It’s No Lifeline for the T
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The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously passed a $46 billion budget for the current fiscal year, but while the final legislation includes an amendment that will raise fees on Uber, Lyft, and other app-based ride-hailing companies, those additional funds are unlikely to help the MBTA, which faces a severe deficit and is planning a dramatic suite […]
The T’s Electrification Plans Get Thrown Under A Diesel Bus
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Environmentalists got a double dose of bad news at Monday’s MBTA board meeting, where, after a long discussion of brutal service cuts being planned for 2021, T officials also revealed that its timeline to start replacing diesel buses with all-electric vehicles would be delayed until the late 2020s. At the end of Monday’s Fiscal and […]
Everett Celebrates New Bus Lanes, Mobility Hubs Along Broadway
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Officials from the City of Everett, MassDOT, and MBTA joined transit advocates in Everett Square this morning to celebrate new bus lanes and other mobility improvements along Broadway, Sweetser Circle, and Main Street. Everett was one of the first communities in the region to welcome bus lanes on a major city street, when it piloted […]
Labor, Environment, and Business Groups Call on Lawmakers to Forestall Transit Cuts
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A coalition of over 30 organizations is calling on lawmakers on Beacon Hill to support the T with the funding it needs to avoid shutting down critical services.
New 100% Clean Electricity Contract Will Save MBTA $3 Million a Year In Electric Bills
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The switch to all-renewable electricity, which would take effect on January 1, 2021, will immediately slash the T's carbon footprint by 36 percent.