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Pandemic slashes Boston traffic

Anna Stjernquist March 12, 2021
Boston drivers lost an average of 48 hours to traffic in 2020 — down from 101 hours in 2019 — according to an INRIX report. The city’s congestion now ranks fourth in the United States, behind New York, Philadelphia and Chicago.
On Sept. 1, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority lowered cash and CharlieTicket fares to match CharlieCard prices due to budget problems. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MBTA lowers cash, CharlieTicket fares

Kyla Denisevich September 2, 2020
Boston’s public transportation riders paying with cash or a CharlieTicket will no longer have to spend more than those with CharlieCards.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, began servicing its first fleet of 60 hybrid buses Wednesday at Haymarket Square. PHOTO COURTESY OF MASSDOT

MBTA expands environmental efforts with hybrid buses

Genevieve Scarano November 7, 2014

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, serviced the first fleet of 60 hybrid buses at Boston’s Haymarket Square Wednesday,...

Fung Wah, Lucky Star buses could come back to roadways

Daily Free Press Admin October 2, 2013

Two bus companies, Fung Wah and Lucky Star, which were shut down in the spring due to safety violations, may be back on the road in the coming months, but the federal government shutdown has left the owners...

SG to focus on 24/7 space, break buses in spring

Daily Free Press Admin January 16, 2013

Student Government officials hope to continue work on 24-hour study spaces, holiday buses and gender-neutral housing in the spring 2013 semester, said SG Director of Advocacy and spokesman Saurabh Mahajan. “The...

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