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MBTA Cuts: The Impact on Communities of Color
Basic Black continues WGBH News’ focus on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority with a discussion exploring the significance of the MBTA in… -
'Tourist Train' Status: Delayed
HYANNIS, Mass. — Summer on the Cape means beaches, boating and sun. It’s a boon for Cape businesses — but a hassle for everyone getting there, with… -
Your Top 5 Ideas to Fix the T
We asked how you’d fix the T, and you answered … often in very well-informed detail. In all the analysis and ideas, five suggestions emerged as the most… -
Racial Disparities and the MBTA
BOSTON — The door closes behind me and I slip $1 into one slot and 50 cents into another. I’m on the #28 bus heading to Dudley Square. Many residents of… -
Riding Routes of Poetry
BOSTON — Liam Day is writing a series of poems inspired by riding the MBTA bus routes. In each poem, like the view from each bus ride, his passing look at… -
Getting a Free Ride ... from the Bus Fare Box
BOSTON — When it comes to chipping away at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority budget gap, every fare counts. “We do need to collect every… -
The MBTA Answers Your Questions
As part of the WGBH News Focus week on the MBTA, we offered the chance to “talk to the top” on the radio on April 24 as MBTA general manager Jonathan… -
Should Massport Help the T?
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is running a deficit, it’s carrying a huge debt and its infrastructure is getting older and older… -
Sci-Fi Solutions for the T
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — While the T faces a budget deficit, a massive debt, political maneuvering and an aging system, some outside experts are working,… -
MBTA Riders Disrupt Budget Debate
BOSTON — A group of older and disabled public transportation riders interrupted the budget deliberations of the Massachusetts House Tuesday afternoon,…