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MAYORAL CANDIDATES SUPPORT LOW INCOME FARE SYSTEM AT MBTA

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted July 1, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

With public support for change growing, the candidates called on “the MA legislature to make public transit systems equitable and accessible."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: candidate, mayor, MBTA, Politics, public transit, transportation

TRANSIT BREAKDOWN: AS ALWAYS, THE MOST VULNERABLE ARE IMPACTED

Written by DIG STAFF Posted October 15, 2020 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“This would be concerning at any time of year, but it’s especially worrisome given that we are less than a month out from a presidential election.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: bus routes, MBTA, public transit, Stephanie Pollack

AND NOW A WORD FROM THE BOSTON YOUTH TRANSPORTATION PROJECT

Written by DIG STAFF Posted December 12, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Transit policy has historically focused on expansion through suburban systems—serving White and wealthier constituents more reliably than those living in inner cities.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, Boston City Council, Boston transportation, Boston Youth Transportation Project, BYTP, MBTA, michelle wu, public transit, tufts

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

GUEST OP-ED: COMMUTER RAILROADING

Written by CRAIG HUGHES Posted March 21, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Despite repeated outsourcing failures, MBTA eyes privatization of core services

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Bay State, Boston Globe, Charlie Baker, commuter rail, FMCB, IAM Local 264, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Keolis, MBTA, McKinsey & Company, National Employment Law Project, outsourcing, Pioneer Institute, public transit, Snowpocalypse, T, TransPro

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