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Governor’s Task Force Has A Plan to Dodge the T’s Fiscal Crisis, But Only for the Short Term "There will be no service cuts, no layoffs, and no fare increases" for the MBTA in the coming year, task force member Brian Kane told StreetsblogMASS.
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Governor's Task Force Has A Plan to Dodge the T's Fiscal Crisis, But ...
3 days ago · Members of the Governor's transportation funding task force have come up with a plan to shore up the MBTA's finances and avoid layoffs and service cuts for the next year, but major questions still remain about how to fund the state's transportation infrastructure for the longer term. “It’s a really good starting position,” Brian Kane, the executive director of the MBTA Advisory Board and ...
Court Ruling Paves the Way For State to Sue Towns With …
2 days ago · A hotly anticipated ruling from the Commonwealth's Supreme Judicial Court affirms that the state government has a clear authority to sue cities and towns that insist on preserving segregationist zoning laws near MBTA stations, in violation of the state's new MBTA Communities Law.. That law, initially signed by Gov. Baker in January 2021, established new requirements for municipalities in the ...
MBTA, Amtrak Warn That MassDOT’s Allston Highway …
Oct 10, 2024 · Transit MBTA, Amtrak Warn That MassDOT’s Allston Highway Megaproject Could Inflict ‘Significant’ Impacts On Regional Rail. MBTA officials warn that commuter rail service "would cease within weeks" if MassDOT follows through on plans to demolish a critical rail bridge for the Allston Multimodal Project in Boston.
Our Most-Read Stories of 2024 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Dec 26, 2024 · Our annual roundup of the year's biggest stories on StreetsblogMASS doesn't include some of the biggest transportation news stories of the year – like the remarkable comeback that the MBTA made by repairing hundreds of slow zones, or how free and reduced fares spread across the state.. Those were big stories, but they were already being covered extensively among other news outlets.
As Clock Ticks On Federal Funds, MassDOT Proposes Smaller 'Early …
Dec 5, 2024 · As state officials continue to struggle to overcome major financing shortfalls and design conflicts in MassDOT’s proposed Interstate 90 realignment in Allston, state highway officials have floated a proposal to spend the majority of the project’s committed federal funding on a dramatically-scaled back “early action” project that would be …
Last-Minute Legislating Puts Camera Enforcement Bills On …
Jan 2, 2025 · In the waning days of 2024, a skeleton crew of lawmakers on Beacon Hill enacted two new laws that would let transit agencies and school districts start using bus-mounted cameras to enforce traffic laws related to bus stops and bus lanes. In a brief “informal session” on the day after Christmas, five lawmakers in a […]
The Slow Bus To Southie: Boston Will Abandon Frequently …
Sep 17, 2024 · The City of Boston will remove a shared bus-and-trucking lane through the Seaport neighborhood after acknowledging that the design, which was frequently blocked by cars, failed to deliver measurable benefits to bus riders. “Based on the analysis of this data and feedback, we have decided to remove the dedicated bus lane markings, though we will […]