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An entrance to the Harvard Red Line station. The Red Line will be closed for track maintenance and replaced with shuttle bus and train services during April.

Red line shutdown causes disruption to student commutes, MBTA looks for new solutions

By Nicholas Nebiolo April 15, 2025
It can take Trisha Shenoy, a third year at Northeastern University, two to three hours on an MBTA Shuttle to visit her hometown in Lexington — only 14 miles away from Back Bay.  Despite last year’s Red Line shutdown, MBTA announced that it will be temporarily closing the line again to perform “critical track renewal work” and necessary repairs throughout April, according to its website. 
Closed MBTA Green Line B-branch tracks and a shuttle bus that replaces train service between Babcock and North Station. The MTBA B, C and D lines will be suspended between Feb. 20 and March 8, making it the longest Green Line shutdown since September. BARRETT WALSH/DFP FILE

Get ready for the longest Green line shutdown since September

By Megan Amato February 9, 2024
Grab your bicycles, charge your scooters or stretch your legs. Just don’t expect the T to come down Commonwealth Avenue from Feb. 20 to March 8. 
A Red Line train.

MBTA releases new interactive Speed Restriction Dashboard

By Bailey Scott March 28, 2023
The new interactive map shows which tracks have speed restrictions, allowing for more transparency.
MBTA maintenance

Multiple MBTA line sections shut down for month of February

By Caterina Tomassini February 3, 2023
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Red, Orange, Green and Haverhill Commuter Rail lines will experience service changes and shutdowns throughout February.
hostile bench along commonwealth avenue

Hostile architecture remains an issue for Boston, Cambridge’s unhoused

By Taylor Brokesh April 7, 2021
Self-proclaimed “Shlubs for Housing” removed armrests dividing benches in Cambridge train stops.
A face mask inside of a store on Harvard Avenue in Allston. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

How Massachusetts is maintaining public safety mid-pandemic

By Katarzyna Jezak June 12, 2020
From phased reopenings to modified transportation to mask protocol, here's a breakdown of how Massachusetts is protecting its residents.
People board the Green Line train at Government Center Station. The MBTA is accelerating T line closures throughout 2020 in an attempt to complete eight years of renovations in one year. BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE

MBTA to increase closures in attempt to complete eight years of work in one

By Elyse Genrich February 12, 2020
Commuters will be seeing more frequent T closures in 2020 as the MBTA aims to fit eight years of renovation work into one.
East to West: November 15, 2019

East to West: November 15, 2019

By JenRacoosin November 15, 2019

In this episode of “East to West,” we cover Ben Shapiro’s speech at BU, new rankings of medical centers in the commonwealth, a sustainability project on campus, and more. This episode originally...

An Alewife-bound train in Park Station. The red line is suspending service between Broadway and MIT/Kendall stations for renovations over four weekends beginning Friday. CHRISTOPHER GOUGH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MBTA to shut down Red Line in Downtown Boston for four weekends

By Mia Khatib November 14, 2019
The shutdowns begin 8:45 p.m. Friday and will last until December 15, with normal Red Line service the weekend after Thanksgiving.
A 66-year-old man was struck and killed by a Red Line train Sunday morning near Porter Square. PHOTO BY FELIX PHILLIPS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Death and recent issue report cause residents to question safety of MBTA

By Riley Villiers September 12, 2018
A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Red Line train struck and killed a passenger early Sunday morning, causing residents to call the safety of the MBTA into question.
For many incoming freshmen, FYSOP is a head-start on getting to know BU and the city of Boston before the academic year begins. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

A beginner’s guide to FYSOP

By JenRacoosin June 5, 2018
Do you keep seeing the acronym FYSOP but have no idea what it stands for? Wonder no longer — FYSOP is the First-Year Student Outreach Project, a weeklong community engagement program for first-year students, including freshmen, transfer students and, this year, students entering Boston University as part of the BU-Wheelock College merger.
The green line of the MBTA T. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Boston ranked as third best city for public transit, report shows

By Ludi Wang February 25, 2018
Boston was ranked the third-best city for public transit in a recent report published by Redfin, a Massachusetts-based real-estate company. New York City and San Francisco placed first and second in the report, respectively.
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