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BPS TO LAUNCH ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS PILOT PROGRAM

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted April 11, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Mayor announced progress towards electrifying city vehicle fleet

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: bus, electric, Environment, green, school

MAYOR WU ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF FREE BUS

Written by DIG STAFF Posted November 18, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“This program builds on the 4-month fare-free 28 bus pilot program helmed by former Mayor Janey”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: bus, Kim Janey, michelle wu, transportation

BUS FAIR: FREE ROUTE EXTENDED THROUGH END OF YEAR

Written by ZACK HUFFMAN Posted November 13, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“This allows us to gather even more data so we can perform a thoughtful and comprehensive evaluation”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: bus, fair, Politics, transportation

PUBLIC TRANSIT PUBLIC GOOD RESPONDS TO RESTORING MBTA SERVICE

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted March 31, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

On March 29, the MBTA confirmed that it will "fully fund its operating budget in the coming fiscal year and begin to restore cut service."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: bus, coronavirus, MBTA, Public Transit Public Good, train

PASSENGERS AT RISK ON GREYHOUND, OTHER BUS LINES

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted November 21, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Ex-Greyhound Bus by Omar Omar is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Modified by Jason Pramas.

 

No way to contact management in the event of driver medical or psychiatric emergency

 

My wife had a meeting in New York City over the weekend, as is sometimes the case, and decided to take a bus back to Boston on Sunday evening. Over our many years together, we have found that buses are generally the best—and certainly most economical—way ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: anniversary, Apparent Horizon, bus, celebration, Column, customer support, Democracy, DigBoston, driver, driving, Greyhound, Jason Pramas, Journalism, labor union, Lyft, panic button, passenger, safety, transportation, Uber

CHARLIE ON THE BRT

Written by TOM ASHTON Posted September 19, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Bus rapid transit is no longer a pipe dream in the Boston area

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Barr Foundation, BRT, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, condembta, Everett, Mass Ave, MBTA, public transit, traffic, trains

SOME THOUGHTS ON TRANSPORTATION POLICY

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted August 16, 2018 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Image courtesy of pxshare.com. Creative Commons CC0 Public Domain.

 

Transportation is a subject I address frequently in my columns. But, as is often the case in journalism, it’s usually necessary to write about it piecemeal given various editorial constraints. So I might cover flooding ...  read more

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