By Riley Zeleznik, Contributing Writer
• September 23, 2025
The United States Department of Transportation has threatened to withhold or redirect funding for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority if it does not share a plan focused on minimizing criminal...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Association announced Feb. 25 it selected a contractor to begin implementing the Green Line Train Protection System, MBTA spokesperson Maya Bingaman wrote in a statement to The Daily Free Press.
But growing is inevitable, regardless of where you are. We have this mentality that we must evolve or die, but evolving doesn’t mean changing your life dramatically. We evolve in little ways every day— even if it’s in the courage it takes to live at home.
The Riders’ Transportation Access Group announced plans to connect Boston’s biking and disabled communities, as well as plans for increased boarding and paying efficiency on buses and trolleys, at its advisory meeting on Thursday.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is renovating its station at Hynes Convention Center in a $45.7 million effort to make the station more accessible for people with disabilities and improve rider safety and experience.
The Boston University Terriers and the Boston College Eagles met for the 292nd and 293rd times over the weekend in the annual battle of Commonwealth Ave. For the first time in the over-a-century-long rivalry, the teams competed as No. 1 and No. 2 in the country, respectively. The Terriers were toppled to No. 3 after an explosive weekend with packed fan sections at the Conte Forum and Agganis Arena.
As the semester begins in below freezing temperatures, the Boston University community has been greatly impacted due to suspension of the Green Line B branch once more.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced plans last week to shut down various sections of all four lines over the next year as part of the MBTA’s Track Improvement Program, sparking controversy among riders. The plan is to lift all speed restrictions and fix tracks across the system by the end of 2024, but with it will come 21 different closures across all four lines at various points throughout the next year.
A BMW driver lost control of his vehicle and spun out of control onto the B Line tracks on Commonwealth Avenue near the Boston University Bridge Monday afternoon causing T delays, according to MBTA Transit Police. There were no reported injuries.
