-
Local Transit Advocates Weigh In On Pete Buttigieg As Transportation Secretary
The former South Bend mayor may not have the broad experience that some think is required for the cabinet position, but that could actually be a positive, says one expert. -
Advocates Await MassDOT Study On East-West Rail
The state’s DOT has spent $1 million studying three possible plans and, after several delays, a final report is due out by the end of this year. -
T Board Adopts Service Cuts With Plan To Reconsider In Spring
Weekend commuter rail and ferry service will be deeply cut but not ended. -
MBTA Service Cuts Would Start In January
Cuts are planned across the public transit system. -
Walsh Slams T Cuts, Saying They Will Undercut COVID-19 Recovery
Walsh, Council President Kim Janey and others say the cuts will hit essential workers and low-income riders hardest. -
Local News: Adapting To All-Remote Learning, COVID Cases Spike In State, And Massachusetts' Most Diverse High Court
These stories and more in the Under the Radar Local News Roundtable. -
Massport Plan Aims to Cut Its Workforce By 25 Percent
The cost-cutting effort comes as the authority faces a massive financial strain driven by the lowest volume of Logan International Airport passengers in decades. -
FAA Gives Boeing OK To Resume 737 Max Passenger Service
After 20 months on the tarmac that followed two fatal crashes, Boeing's troubled airliner has been given the green light by the Federal Aviation Administration. -
Transit Advocates Criticize MBTA Proposal For Big Service Cuts
Officials from the MBTA released their proposal Monday night for serious service cuts following drops in ridership as the coronavirus pandemic wears on. -
Facing Budget Shortfall, MBTA Plans Major Service Cuts
The transit agency has proposed cutting subway, commuter rail, bus and ferry service, which it says is necessary due to a loss in ridership during the pandemic.
