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Pay Sales Tax on Amazon, Fund Your Train Rides
There’s bad news brewing for all you cyber shoppers out there: Governor Deval Patrick is pushing Amazon.com to begin collecting sales tax in Massachusetts. But […]
New MBTA Chief's Atlanta Audit Is No Big Deal
Incoming MBTA GM Beverly Scott has gotten a lot of scrutiny over the past few weeks. There’s been extensive coverage of counseling she received and […]
It Turns Out People Like Buying Commuter Rail Tickets on Their Phones
We are not surprised to hear that the MBTA’s new mTicket feature, which allows commuter rail passengers to buy and display their tickets via smartphone, […]
People Should Really Stop Walking Off the Red Line Platform
Today marks the third time in a month we've seen spit-out-your-coffee video footage of a person walking off a Red Line MBTA platform and falling […]
11 Retro Photos of the Orange Line
The MBTA’s Orange Line, like much of Boston, has a long, evolving history. The first parts of the elevated train were constructed in 1901, and […]
The MBTA Transit Map as Wall Art
A New York-based couple has come up with an awesome way to repurpose public transit maps: make them into wall art. John Breznicky and Cayla Ferari run […]
Don't Judge the Boston T People
MBTA riders are a fickle bunch. Most are just trying to keep it together from A to B, girding their loins as they loiter underground […]
Happy 115th Birthday on Saturday, MBTA
Jonathan Davis, the T’s acting general manager, says his birthday wish is a continued increase in ridership. Ours? An increase in the number of fans. […]
Massachusetts Transportation Bench is Running on Empty
MBTA photo via Shutterstock Two major leadership positions in Massachusetts’ transportation sector—MBTA General Manager and MassPort Executive Director—have been open for more than a […]
How the MBTA Map Misleads Us
Commuters see that familiar MBTA transit map so often that most probably don’t consider that the way it was designed might impact how we make […]
MBTA Launches Countdown Signs at South Station
The greatly anticipated countdown signs, which inform riders when the next trains will roll into South Station, are being activated today. The signs are the […]
MBTA Bus Hits BTD Parking Supervisor, Cars in Kenmore Square
The bus was illegally parked in the left turning lane at Kenmore Station that leads traffic onto Brookline Ave. When the supervisor approached the bus […]
Facebook Group to MBTA: 'Let Your People Go'
A new Facebook group has popped up in protest of the MBTA Green Line’s closed-door policy. As the creator says, forcing passengers to exit through […]
Facebook Group to MBTA: 'Let Your People Go'
A new Facebook group has popped up in protest of the MBTA Green Line’s closed-door policy. As the creator says, forcing passengers to exit through […]
Facebook Group to MBTA: 'Let Your People Go'
A new Facebook group has popped up in protest of the MBTA Green Line’s closed-door policy. As the creator says, forcing passengers to exit through […]