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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 17, 2023

MBTA Announces New Green Line Car Exterior Paint Design

More than 16,300 responses were received to the MBTA’s survey with the winning design receiving 9,566 votes.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 29, 2023

MBTA Establishes New Office Focused on Climate

The MBTA recently released agency-wide goals to guide its work, including a goal focused on reducing environmental impacts and increasing the resilience of the transit system.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 22, 2023

MBTA Expands Pay-Per-Use Limited Fare Program

Launching late September, nearly 2,000 Somerville municipal employees will have unlimited access to subway and local bus services with their trips fully funded by the City of Somerville for the duration of the Pay-Per-Use limited fare program initiative.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 8, 2023

MBTA Releases Independent Audit, Publishes Internal Safety Review

The investigations revealed deficiencies in track inspection processes, including inconsistencies in documentation and oversight. Both concluded improvements are imperative in terms of leadership, standardizing procedures, increasing staffing and training, and clearly outlining roles and responsibilities.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsAugust 25, 2023

MBTA Unveils Vision to Improve Safety, Equity, and More

The goals were developed through a collaborative process with MBTA staff and stakeholders.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 14, 2023

MBTA Meets FTA Requirements for Public Safety, Workforce

The changes to the OCC policies are part of the MBTA’s ongoing efforts to improve safety and security for both workers and riders.

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Articlesby Louis PrejeanAugust 14, 2023

TransitCenter Report Unravels Workforce Challenges

TransitCenter released its latest report, diving into the ongoing challenges of the workforce shortage and taking an interesting look at one department.

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Newsby StaffJuly 28, 2023

MBTA to Release RFQ for $120 Million Renewable Energy Contract

The agency is also further supporting the Commonwealth’s climate change goals and meeting Clean Energy Standard requirements by recommending that 30% of its power be supplied by Massachusetts solar and wind Renewable Energy Certificates

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 28, 2023

MBTA Appoints Four Transit Veterans to Leadership Positions

Dennis Varley is the new chief of stations, Sam Zhou is the new assistant general manager of engineering and capital, Doug Connett is the new chief of infrastructure, and Rod Brooks is the new senior advisor for capital, operations, and safety. 

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 18, 2023

MBTA Eliminates Speed Restriction in Orange Line Tunnel

Speed restrictions on the Tufts Curve were reduced to 10 mph in 2019. In the summer of 2022, the MBTA shut down the Orange Line for a 30-day period to complete critical track and signal upgrades.

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