The MBTA’s Forging Ahead initiative produced reduced frequency on the subway, bus and Commuter Rail as early as spring 2021. Service would end after midnight for the subway and bus and after 9 p.m. for the Commuter Rail. Ferry service would be fully suspended.

  Painful commutes may be a thing of the past for bus and T riders alike as Boston pursues time-saving upgrades to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s bus and above-ground train...