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A person walks past a Green Line train departing Saint Paul Street station. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

How best to get around campus

By Allison Pirog June 12, 2020
Many incoming Boston University students dream of taking in all the views campus has to offer — the city skyline, brownstones on the tree-lined Bay State Road and sailboats on the Charles River.
People use the turnstiles at the Kenmore T Station. The MBTA has finalized commercial and financial plans for their Automated Fare Collection system. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MBTA reaches multi-year agreement for implementation of AFC 2.0

By Samantha Day March 25, 2018
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has reached a multi-year agreement on their Automated Fare Collection system. The new cashless system is designed to increase speed along the green line through convenient payment options, all-door boarding, tap-on payment for all vehicles and increased accessibility.
HAUSER: My B Line is better than yours

HAUSER: My B Line is better than yours

By Jonathan Hauser November 2, 2016

There are many things that can be said about the T in Boston. The fares are high, it’s overcrowded and infrequent, the service is unreliable and the cars are noisy. The list of negatives goes on and...

Several Boston-area advocacy groups have spoken out about the possible fare increase of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority services that would go into effect in July. ILLUSTRATION BY ETHAN CAPELLO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MBTA votes on new fare system

By Samantha J. Gross March 7, 2016

The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Fiscal Management and Control Board voted Monday to implement a new fare system, which will be put in place July 1, according to an official fare table provided...

A student’s guide to transportation

By Mina Corpuz June 10, 2015

Public transportation is one popular way among students of traveling through Boston and exploring the city. Through a network of subways, buses, commuter rails and boats, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation...

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