T Announces New Bus Lane Projects, Targeting 6 Regional Bottlenecks
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The T estimates that, even under reduced levels of ridership during the pandemic, these bus lane projects would benefit over 50,000 riders every weekday.
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MBTA Begins Planning for $300 Million Budget Shortfall Next Year
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The T will begin a planning for possible service cuts next summer "based on observed ridership levels and budget constraints."
The Red (Bottom) Line: The T’s Bleak Long-Term Budget Outlook
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Editor’s note: this story was originally published in August; we’re featuring it again today to provide some context to the T’s proposed service cuts. Some of the budget projections for 2021 and 2022 have changed, but those projections remain very uncertain. Budget experts and T advocates warn that dire structural budget shortfalls could force major […]
TransitMatters Releases ‘Data Dashboard’ to Visualize T Delays
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TransitMatters hopes the data visualizations will help advocates "more effectively keep tabs on the T operational performance and capital delivery projects."
Lawmakers Are Poised to Reform Fare Enforcement on the T
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In addition authorizing debt spending for hundreds of infrastructure projects across the Commonwealth, the multi-billion dollar bond package that the Massachusetts Senate passed earlier this month would also make significant reforms to how the MBTA enforces fare payments on its trains, buses, and ferries. The Commonwealth’s current fare evasion law sets large penalties for people […]
Will the Mass. Senate Salvage Major Transportation Legislation This Year?
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A House proposal to raise gas taxes appears to be dead; instead, the Senate will debate a $16.9 billion bond bill that would authorize more debt to pay for transportation infrastructure projects.