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T sets fare-hike public meetings across the Hub

BOSTON – Fare hikes and other actions proposed for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will be the focus of 10 public meetings set to gather input from people across Greater Boston. The meetings will take place through Feb. 11 to give the public a chance to voice their concerns, objections or

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Bostonians’ concerns to shape citywide planning effort

BOSTON – Affordable housing, better transit services and quality education are the keys to the city's future, Bostonians say. [perfectpullquote align="full" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size=""]Read more about urban renewal HERE[/perfectpullquote]

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Brighter, more accessible Government Center T stop opens

BOSTON – Opening its doors for the first time to the public Monday afternoon, the rebuilt Government Center subway station allows access by people in wheelchairs and lets in more natural light, officials pointed out. The reopening ends a two-year hiatus for the stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority'

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Green Line extension wins praise from key federal overseer

BOSTON – A scaled-down design for the trolley extension to Somerville and Medford, aimed at reining in the project's bloated budget, appears consistent with the aims of the overall effort, according to a top official at the federal agency that pledged $1 billion to the earlier version. In a

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Fateful meeting looms for Green Line extension

BOSTON – The fate of the cost-burdened Green Line Extension depends in large part on the new budget that will be presented to transportation overseers at a meeting Monday. Last August, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack paused the trolley line extension to Somerville and Medford, warning that the prior cost estimate of

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Everett signal project could be model for quicker bus transit

EVERETT — The City of Everett is in talks with state transit officials about giving traffic signal priority to MBTA buses to improve service into the city, according to Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack. A city of roughly 44,000 people as of 2014, Everett has 112 bus stops and 7,400

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MBTA sets up a public online performance monitor

BOSTON – For many, commuting to work can be an unpleasant experience, especially when it means trying to squeeze into an over-packed trolley or being left stranded in inclement weather waiting for a long time for a bus to arrive. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority hopes to ease some of that

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MBTA overtime king routinely approved his own OT, auditors say

BOSTON – The track maintenance employee who racked up 2,600 overtime hours in less than a year "regularly approved his own overtime reporting form" and retired Jan. 31, according to ongoing audits of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The audits undertaken by KPMG and an internal auditor found