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Mayor Michelle Wu celebrating newly fare-free bus routes at Jackson Square

Over A Dozen Bus Routes Across Massachusetts Ditch Their Fareboxes Today

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 1, 2022 | No Comments

"Our goal is for Boston to be a proving ground joining with communities across the state that are really transforming what's possible for residents by taking down barriers to access, making buses more reliable, more affordable, and more accessible for all," said Mayor Wu at a press event at the Jackson Square Orange Line station on Tuesday morning.

A route 28 bus advertising the fare-free pilot passes through Grove Hall on Blue Hill Avenue on October 5, 2021.

It’s Official: Boston, MBTA Announce Three Free Bus Routes for Mattapan and Dorchester

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 9, 2022 | No Comments

Mayor Wu joined MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak this morning to announce a formal agreement to make three bus routes in Dorchester and Mattapan fare-free for a two-year period, starting next month. “The three bus routes that the City of Boston has been working on in collaboration with the MBTA – the 23, the 28, […]

A bicycle storage car on the Cape Flyer train. Courtesy of the MBTA.

MBTA Board Updates: Bikes on Commuter Rail, Fare Changes, Budget Updates

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 27, 2022 | No Comments

Minor changes are coming to the T's fare policies, but advocates are still waiting to hear the agency's plans for a broad-based low-income fare.

Two Green Line trains collided on Commonwealth Avenue on the evening of Friday, July 30, 2021. Courtesy of the Boston Fire Department.

Outgoing DA Rollins Launches Criminal Investigation Into MBTA Safety

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 7, 2022 | No Comments

"When their acts and omissions put the safety of community members and their own employees at risk, sometimes the only means of driving change is through the courts, and public demands for action," said DA Rollins in a statement announcing the criminal probe.

MBTA Board Updates: Poftak Apologizes for Banning Bikes ‘Rather Abruptly’ on Commuter Rail

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 16, 2021 | No Comments

During the pandemic, while the T’s regional rail trains were running with only 10 to 20 percent of their pre-pandemic passenger volumes, the agency temporarily suspended a policy that prohibited bikes on rush-hour trains in an effort to entice riders back to the service. On Oct. 11, though, with little advance notice that left some […]

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

New MBTA Labor Deal Does Little to Improve Wages for New Bus Drivers

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 15, 2021 | No Comments

The T is scrambling to recruit new drivers, but those efforts are being sandbagged from a 2016 labor deal that reduced entry-level wages for new bus drivers by 18 percent.

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