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Haley Alvarez-Lauto & Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artists

The FreeP wraps 2022 | EDITORIAL

Editors December 9, 2022
The Daily Free Press Editorial Board has picked out some moments that distinguish these 365 days from the 1.658 trillion which preceded it. 
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Improving the T isn’t just a want, it’s a need | EDITORIAL

Editors October 17, 2022
The T gets you where you need to go considerably on time and at a reasonable price — but our admiration for the system doesn’t mean we can’t ask for more. 
Mayoral candidate Annissa Essaibi-George speaks during a debate against candidate Michelle Wu

Wu, Essaibi George square off on transit, childcare in final televised debate before 2021 mayoral election

Cici Yu October 26, 2021
Mayoral candidates Annissa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu faced-off in their final TV debate.
hostile bench along commonwealth avenue

Hostile architecture remains an issue for Boston, Cambridge’s unhoused

Taylor Brokesh April 7, 2021
Self-proclaimed “Shlubs for Housing” removed armrests dividing benches in Cambridge train stops.
boats and houses in newburyport massachusetts

Preparation for the incoming summer of hopeful chaos

Katherine Wright March 17, 2021
Last week’s bout of warm weather was a grand reminder that sunshine exists and summer is creeping upon us. We absolutely needed this warm reminder — especially as we reached one year since the global shutdown — and we appreciate the weather now more than ever.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail. Service cuts to the commuter rail and MBTA ferry begin Saturday in an effort to curtail state spending. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MBTA reduces commuter rail service, cuts weekend ferry service

Daniel Kool January 27, 2021
Fall 2020 commuter rail ridership was down roughly 92 percent compared to the previous year, while ferry ridership fell 88 percent, according to the MBTA.
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.
Boston University President Robert Brown in his office on Silber Way. On Tuesday, Brown spoke with The Daily Free Press in a Zoom interview to discuss returning to fully in-person learning in the Fall, along with other issues concerning students. ANDRES PICON/ DFP FILE

President Brown speaks on campus reopening logistics and more with The Daily Free Press

Allison Pirog June 26, 2020
In an interview with The Daily Free Press Thursday, BU President Robert Brown discussed building a sense of community on a physically distanced campus; minimizing health risks for BU students, faculty and staff; and communicating to the student body about unprecedented decisions — as well as other issues that have lingered in students’ minds in recent weeks.
A person walks past a Green Line train departing Saint Paul Street station. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

How best to get around campus

Allison Pirog June 12, 2020
Many incoming Boston University students dream of taking in all the views campus has to offer — the city skyline, brownstones on the tree-lined Bay State Road and sailboats on the Charles River.
Two green line trains at the Blandford Street stop on Commonwealth Avenue. Boston University subsidizes half of the costs of monthly MBTA passes for its employees. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Amid Boston’s traffic crisis, BU policy encourages other modes of transportation

Mia Khatib December 5, 2019
Public transit is the most common commuting method for Boston University employees, BU officials said.
EDITORIAL: Cashless payment comes at the expense of those who most need public transit

EDITORIAL: Cashless payment comes at the expense of those who most need public transit

Editors November 14, 2018

We’ve all stood in line behind a person searching their wallet for loose change to board a bus or trolley car, counting out quarters and dollar bills, and we’ve cursed the Massachusetts Bay Transportation...

EDITORIAL: MBTA tax increase needed for accessible service

EDITORIAL: MBTA tax increase needed for accessible service

Editors September 10, 2018

Descending into the Kenmore Square T station is akin to traversing through a swamp for Boston University students looking to utilize the city’s transit system. Bright orange cones, “warning” tape...

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