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Family Of Woman Killed By Commuter Rail Sues MBTA For Crash Records

Written by DAN ATKINSON Posted May 4, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, The T

There are many stories about people getting hurt and killed by trains. This one’s about what their families may endure in the pursuit of answers and justice

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, The T Tagged With: Beacon Hill, commuter rail, Keolis, killed, Massachusetts, MBTA, T, transit, Wilmington

“State Of Good Repair.” MBTA Solicits More Contractors To Help Fix The Mess

Written by DAN ATKINSON Posted April 20, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

With the MBTA still very broken, agency lacks clarity in communications with contractors, commuters

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: blue line, green line, MBTA, orange line, red line, shutdown, surge, T, transit

Internal Emails Show How MBTA Sought To Market “Safe,” “Good” Trains As System Failed 

Written by DAN ATKINSON Posted August 19, 2022 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, The T

Politically-connected marketing firm wanted to get people “excited to take the T again.” An official replied, "I am not sure people are ‘excited’ to take the T."

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, The T Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Boathouse, Charlie Baker, feature, features, MBTA, news, news to us, orange line, T

“Orange Line” Calamities and Shutdowns Going Back More Than a Century

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted August 16, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Just because the T is super old doesn’t mean it used to be safe, reliable, or a legislative priority

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, Forest Hills, history, Jamaica Plain, MBTA, news, opinion, T, throwback

MARKETING FIRM WITH POLITICAL TIES IS PAID MILLIONS TO “HUMANIZE” MBTA

Written by DAN ATKINSON Posted March 4, 2020 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

A consulting firm led by the son of Gov. Charlie Baker’s 2018 reelection campaign chairman is getting $5.5 million to “humanize the brand” of the MBTA as it embarks on a massive capital projects plan—and deals with bad publicity on a near-daily basis.

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: accountability, blue line, Charlie Baker, condembta, delays, Governor Baker, marketing, MBTA, money, orange line, privatization, red line, T, transit

THE INCREDIBLE, INEQUITABLE MBTA

Written by OLIVIA DENG Posted March 1, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

To get from one place to another in Boston, many commuters use the public transit system for commuter rail, subway, and bus route services. However, the tracks and lanes that are supposed to connect residents from their homes to their jobs and other destinations can have the opposite effect, stranding us and pushing people farther away from the city and essential services.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: ACE, Boston, Cambridge, condembta, equity, Lee Matsueda, MBTA, MDOT, orange line, red line, SOMERVILLE, T, TOD, transit, transit-oriented development, transportation

#CONDEMBTA (THE RECAP)

Written by DIG STAFF Posted August 2, 2017 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

A public conversation about transit infrastructure

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Boston, Cambridge, Charlie Baker, Commonwealth, decay, Derek Kouyoujian, Greater Boston, InvestNow, legislature, Massachusetts, MassDOT, MBTA, photo journalism, policy, SOMERVILLE, State House, T, Workbar Cambridge

SPECIAL PHOTO FEATURE: #CONDEMBTA

Written by DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN Posted June 14, 2017 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

A visual essay on public transportation infrastructure and priorities in Greater Boston

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Boston, Cambridge, Charlie Baker, Commonwealth, decay, Derek Kouyoujian, Greater Boston, InvestNow, legislature, Massachusetts, MassDOT, MBTA, photo journalism, policy, SOMERVILLE, State House, T, Workbar Cambridge

ACTION CALL: SAVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WITH INVEST NOW MASS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted March 21, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

This time out, a look at the public transportation crisis.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Charlie Baker, Donald Trump, forward funding, Invest Now Mass, John Doherty, Massachusetts, MBTA, privatization, T, transit, transportation

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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