MBTA wants trains to go up to 50 miles per hour on Red, Orange lines
With massive patches of slow zones now mostly repaired, MBTA officials have set their sights on pushing some subway speeds to ...
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Greater Boston needs to invest more in housing and transit, report argues
The analysis by local nonprofits calls for more housing units near transit stations and a greater investment in existing ...
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MBTA Tells Riders to Expect Faster Speeds on Subways and Buses
The T aims to increase subway speeds on the Braintree branch of the Red Line to 50 mph within the next few days, and to 55 ...
MBTA official says Red Line speed could soon increase to 50 mph, citing quality of track repair work
The head of the T's Maintenance of Way department told the agency’s board of directors that the track replacement work between the JFK and Braintree stations is of a high enough quality increase the ...
MBTA repair schedule: When to expect closures from now through June
Portions of the MBTA will shut down for rare week-long periods between now and June for repairs. The agency also has some ...
Some MBTA lines could soon hit 50 mph
With massive patches of slow zones now mostly repaired, MBTA officials have set their sights on pushing some subway speeds to ...
Ten million taps in, MBTA heralds its Tap to Ride program
The ability to have more options on how to pay is fantastic for our riders,” said general manager Phillip Eng.
MBTA announces slew of service changes for February. Will your commute be affected?
The MBTA announced on Wednesday a slew of service changes on the Orange, Green, Red, Newburyport/Rockport, and Haverhill ...
MBTA celebrates success of contactless payment system
The MBTA has hit 10 million contactless payment taps since the launch of the new system back in August. The payment system ...
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Massachusetts Releases Emergency Guidelines Concerning MBTA Communities Act Zoning
Massachusetts’s Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) issued emergency guidelines for the ...
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Red Line branch’s maximum speed increasing to 50 mph, MBTA says
The Red Line’s Braintree branch will soon increase its speed from 40 miles per hour to 50 miles per hour where feasible, the MBTA announced Monday. The Red Line branch’s speed restorations are ...