SO MUCH FOR CONTRACTS
…report, MBTA management argued this would cut costs and put officers back on patrol. When the MBTA first put the dispatch work out for bid in 2016, they sent notifications…
HACKS, FACTS & CONTRACTS: FOIA FOLLOW-UP
Photo of Gov. Baker surveying Orange Line track work in 2019 by Joshua Qualls/Governor’s Press Office Internal Emails Show How MBTA Sought To Market “Safe,” “Good” Trains As System Failed…
HACKS, FACTS & CONTRACTS
…the MBTA’s “marketing agency of record” over the past four years. After nearly a year without using Boathouse, the MBTA started cutting checks to the company in November 2021 and…
#CONDEMBTA (THE RECAP)
…better access to technology, and they’ll be able to provide a more sustainable MBTA. Derek Kouyoumjian (#CONDEMBTA photographer): What really hit me was seeing things like the Central Square station…
MBTA REVISES ITS BUS NETWORK DESIGN
…our community of riders for sharing their comments with us and helping us to shape the future of MBTA bus service,” MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak said in a statement…
UNFARE?
…is to provide a strong foundation on which MBTA staff and elected officials can make decisions about the future of MBTA fare policy,” MBTA Joe Pesaturo said in response to…
SQUAWK OR WALK: MORE PROTESTERS NEEDED TO SAVE MBTA, PUBLIC TRANSIT STATEWIDE
Photos by Chris Faraone March 18, 2016 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS Last week, the MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board—appointed by Gov. Charlie Baker in 2015 to run the transit…
MORE ETA, LESS WTF
…humanize the MBTA brand,” reads one of the responsibilities in the RFP. The RFP also says the winning bidder will “prepare creative briefs for approval by MBTA.” A Freedom of…
IS ANOTHER SHUTDOWN LOOMING?
Documents: “Complete shut-down of an MBTA rail route” again on the table for MBTA. Transit advocate says planning ahead is “a good thing,” but Red Line could be next and…
CITY, MBTA RESPOND TO HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE CHARGES
…Square T-Station over two months ago and have also been installed by the MBTA in stations in Cambridge and Boston. Black armrests made from steel are positioned on benches, partitioning…