

Tracking Transportation
Keeping track of transportation


Straus says MBTA can raise fares 10 percent
Advocates say law only allows 5 percent hike
By Gabrielle Gurley
MBTA, State Government, Transportation
1 Comment

T eyes new revenue-raising efforts
Higher parking fees, new developments possible in $40m plan
By Andy Metzger
MBTA
2 Comments

Overlords of the MBTA
A close-up look at the T's Fiscal and Management Control Board
By Gabrielle Gurley
MBTA
4 Comments

DeLeo backs north-south rail link
Speaker joins 150 lawmakers in coalition
By Michael P. Norton and
Matt Murphy
MBTA
3 Comments

T begins targeting absenteeism rate
2% of trips dropped; two-thirds due to operator absence
By Andy Metzger
MBTA
0 Comments

Baker cautious on North-South rail link
Governor doesn't buy key claim of Dukakis, Weld

Once again, MBTA maps out growing budget deficits
Gap would hit $427 million in four years with costs outpacing revenues
By Andy Metzger
MBTA, State Government, Taxes and Budget Issues, Transportation
1 Comment

The Dukakis-Weld rail link
What’s their rationale for another Big Dig?
By Bruce Mohl
Bill Weld, Mike Dukakis, Transportation
1 Comment

MBTA’s ‘good repair’ cost rises to $7.3b
Number was $6.7b last winter, $3.1b in 2009
By Andy Metzger
MBTA
2 Comments