• mbta 9 hours ago

    MBTA Red Line is now without slow zones for the first time in at least 20 years

    The MBTA’s Red Line, spanning from Braintree to Cambridge, has resumed full service following track work that has removed the last slow zones on the rapid transit line. Monday marks the first time in at least two decades that the Red Line has been without an active speed restriction, according to an MBTA spokesperson. The recent Red Line service impacts...

  • A file photo of MBTA Green Line trains passing each other.
    mbta November 22, 2024 11:47 am

    Budget limitations could put MBTA improvements in slow zone, advocates fear

    The MBTA is headed toward a fiscal cliff and transit advocates say decisions on how to trim the budget need to be made by the end of the year or the outcome will be detrimental for the state. In early 2024, Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order creating the Transportation Funding Task Force, a group of 31 public transit...

  • Boston, MA – March 24: The MBTA Blue Line. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
    mbta November 21, 2024 3:29 pm

    MBTA about to lift subways' last speed restrictions

    More than a third of the entire MBTA subway network was covered by slow zones as of September 2023 — today, less than a mile of slow zones remain, on the Red and Green lines.

  • Boston, MA – March 24: The MBTA Blue Line. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
    mbta November 19, 2024 5:10 pm

    Watchdog: Mass. must ‘repent' for MBTA's ‘crippling debts'

    Dubbing persistent debt the “original sin” saddling public transportation, a watchdog group called on Beacon Hill to make debt relief a central part of the next MBTA financial rescue plan. The MBTA Advisory Board, an independent group that represents Massachusetts cities and towns that help fund the T, took a deep dive through the history of public transit in Boston...

  • Police at the Broadway MBTA Red Line station in Boston on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, after a report of a shooting.
    mbta November 15, 2024 5:56 pm

    Teen arrested 6 days after shooting on MBTA Red Line platform in Boston

    A teenager was arrested nearly a week after a shooting on a T platform in Boston, MBTA Transit Police said Friday.

  • Police at the Broadway MBTA Red Line station in Boston on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, after a report of a shooting.
    mbta November 9, 2024 1:06 am

    Man shot at Boston MBTA station, Red Line service affected

    A man was shot on a platform at the MBTA Red Line’s Broadway Station in Boston Friday evening, police said. The man is expected to survive the gunshot wound to his lower extremities, according to the MBTA Transit Police, which said it was investigating the shooting, reported about 5:30 p.m. The man was rushed to the hospital. A witness told...

  • mbta November 8, 2024 12:47 pm

    ‘Thank you' event held for end of Orange Line slow zones

    With all of the slow zones having been lifted on the Orange Line, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll wanted to thank the MBTA and its riders on Friday.

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  • mbta November 8, 2024 7:42 pm

    Healey thanks T workers, riders following work to eliminate Orange Line slow zones

    With all of the slow zones having been lifted on the Orange Line, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll wanted to thank the MBTA and its riders. They joined state transportation officials and MBTA workers at Haymarket Station on Friday morning to celebrate the achievement. It’s the first time in 15 years that there have been no...

  • mbta November 5, 2024 5:39 pm

    2 more MBTA employees fired amid Cabot Yard investigation

    The MBTA has terminated two more employees amid an investigation into suspected criminal activity at the Cabot Yard maintenance facility.

  • Boston November 4, 2024 11:06 pm

    Woman stabbed in area of Forest Hills MBTA station

    A woman was stabbed Monday afternoon near an MBTA station in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Boston police say the incident happened just after 4:15 p.m. on Washington Street in the area of Forest Hills. The woman suffered life-threatening injuries, according to police. Authorities did not say whether any arrests have been made. The stabbing is under investigation. No further information...

  • A photo of a closed Red Line station on Sept. 9, 2024
    mbta October 30, 2024 7:47 pm

    Here's what to know ahead of the T's November Red Line shutdowns

    Parts of the MBTA’s Red Line will shut down multiple times next month. Red Line service will be suspended early in November between Broadway and North Quincy from Nov. 5 through Nov. 10 and between Broadway and Ashmont on Nov. 9 and Nov. 10. The MBTA announced all service changes for the month on Oct. 17. Alternate service options are...

  • mbta October 30, 2024 2:19 pm

    4 MBTA employees fired amid investigation into alleged criminal activity at Cabot Yard

    The MBTA has terminated four employees as the agency continues to investigate suspected criminal activity at the Cabot Yard maintenance facility.

  • mbta October 30, 2024 11:49 am

    MBTA wants feedback on new Green Line train cars

    The Green Line is getting an upgrade, and the MBTA wants your feedback.

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  • mbta October 30, 2024 6:22 am

    MBTA wants feedback on new Green Line train cars

    The MBTA is seeking feedback on its new Green Line train design.

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  • mbta October 30, 2024 11:52 am

    MBTA displays mockup of new Green Line train in Boston

    A model of the MBTA‘s next-generation Green Line train is outside Boston City Hall, where commuters can get a glimpse of features designed to improve their rides. The Type 10 train car, set to replace the existing fleet gradually over the coming years, represents the MBTA’s most accessible model to date. The mock-up will be displayed through Wednesday, from 7...

  • mbta October 28, 2024 4:07 pm

    MBTA making less of its revenue from monthly passes since COVID, data shows

    Monthly passes still make up the largest chunk of fare revenue at the MBTA, but they no longer produce a majority of those dollars as rider patterns have shifted in the wake of the pandemic, according to the latest T data. MBTA officials said last week that about 40% of the agency’s total fare revenue in fiscal 2024 came from...

  • mbta October 25, 2024 7:27 pm

    T employees on leave over suspected criminal activity

    Ten MBTA workers are under criminal investigation for allegedly working on private vehicles while on the clock at the facility where the T fixes and stores buses and Red Line trains.

  • mbta October 25, 2024 11:57 am

    MBTA employees on leave, suspected of criminal activity

    Ten MBTA employees have been placed on leave and are under investigation for possible criminal activity.

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  • mbta October 25, 2024 6:29 am

    MBTA employees on leave, suspected of criminal activity

    Nearly a dozen MBTA employees are on leave, and they’re part of a criminal investigation. And now, the T is responding.

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  • mbta October 25, 2024 7:29 pm

    MBTA employees on leave, suspected of criminal activity

    Nearly a dozen MBTA employees are on leave, and they’re part of a criminal investigation. And now, the T is responding. The Cabot Yard maintenance facility in South Boston is at the center of this investigation. The facility is used to store and maintain Red Line vehicles and buses, and it’s where Red Line track workers and inspectors are based....

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