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The Daily Free Press

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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has proposed budget cuts to recover from a budget deficit brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. AMANDA SCHNEIDER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MBTA’s proposed budget cuts could hurt commuters

Taylor Brokesh October 8, 2020
After suffering financially during the pandemic due to lower ridership, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is looking at budget-reducing measures that include reduced and eliminated service.
A person walks past a Green Line train departing Saint Paul Street station. The MBTA announced plans Monday to consolidate four Green Line B Branch stops along Commonwealth Avenue. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

Plan to consolidate Comm Ave. T stops gets approval

Vanessa Kjeldsen March 25, 2020
Four T stations on the Green Line's B Branch are set to become two by 2021.
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

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.
An MBTA commuter rail train at Boston’s North Station. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

MBTA control board commits to major improvements for commuter rail

Mia Khatib November 7, 2019
These changes include the partial electrification of the commuter rail system and increased service on the rail's busiest lines, with some stations to see a new train every 15-20 minutes
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Conservation Law Foundation and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Advisory Board will jointly evaluate the train system’s progress on eliminating a backlog of repairs. SERENA YU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Organizations join forces to oversee MBTA compliance with goals

Guthrie Kuckes November 18, 2018
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce announced in a press release Thursday that it would be collaborating with the Conservation Law Foundation and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Advisory Board to monitor the MBTA's progress with its 2017 strategic plan.
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