Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Staffing shortages have resulted in the MBTA cutting back services in the Boston area. The MBTA is cutting back service on 43 bus routes during different times of the day, nine buses will have route changes and more than 30 will see departure time changes. The agency blaming staffing shortages, saying it’s having a hard time finding new bus drivers....

Lawmakers questioned MBTA officials on the state of the agency and recent events, including safety issues and transparency concerns.

The MBTA will need roughly $300 million to resolve pressing safety problems federal investigators flagged as the most critical immediate steps, and the price tag will likely swell once the probe wraps up, the agency’s chief said Monday. Kicking off a series of oversight hearings into glaring faults at the MBTA, General Manager Steve Poftak told the Transportation Committee his…

The hearing is scheduled to begin Monday at 10 a.m.

The MBTA says a preliminary investigation has revealed that human error was a factor Friday when a commuter rail train collided with a car in Wilmington, Massachusetts, killing the 68-year-old woman inside.

The MBTA says a preliminary investigation has revealed that human error was a factor Friday when a commuter rail train collided with a car in Wilmington, Massachusetts, killing the 68-year-old woman inside. MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak released a statement Saturday evening saying although the investigation into Roberta Sausville’s death remains very active, they have learned enough to report...

In the aftermath of an uninspiring loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, some fans of the Boston Celtics allowed their emotions to boil over on the train ride home from TD Garden. A brawl on the MBTA’s Red Line involving about a dozen riders is under investigation, transit police announced. The incident, which began when one man...

Steve Poftak, GM of the MBTA, joined NBC 10 Boston to provide and update on the impact the snowstorm is having on service during the morning commute.

A fight on a crowded MBTA train was caught on camera after the Celtics’ loss to the Spurs Wednesday night.

Some MBTA employees and commuters were scheduled to hold a rolling rally Thursday outside the agency’s Boston headquarters to speak out against proposed service cuts.

A group of MBTA employees and commuters were scheduled to hold a rolling rally outside the agency’s Boston headquarters on Thursday morning to speak out against proposed service cuts. The rally, organized by Public Transit Public Good, was in response to proposed service cuts the MBTA put forward earlier this month due to a decline in ridership and revenue...

The public had its first chance Tuesday to weigh in on the MBTA’s planned service reductions.

The MBTA is planning to cut back on services with ridership down amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Announced Monday, the proposed service cuts would halt Commuter Rail service on weekends and put ferry service on hold as part of a slate of reductions meant to save the MBTA money.

The MBTA held the first in a series of public meetings Tuesday to discuss the agency’s plan to scale back services as it struggles with low ridership amid the coronavirus pandemic. Announced Monday, the proposed service cuts would halt Commuter Rail service on weekends and put ferry service on hold as part of a slate of reductions meant to...

With ridership down significantly during the pandemic, the MBTA is making cuts to its service.

With ridership down significantly during the pandemic, the MBTA is making cuts to its service.

The details of deep proposed MBTA service cuts were released Monday as the T and its GM Steve Poftak continue to grapple with a decrease in ridership and a corresponding decline in revenue. The proposed service changes were released after the MBTA’s fiscal and management control board met virtually on Monday morning. The reductions won’t go into effect immediately,...

MBTA ridership is creeping upward from record lows as Massachusetts businesses continue to open their doors to customers and their own employees, but overall public transit use remains far lighter than before the COVID-19 outbreak began. This week, T buses transported an average of 125,000 passengers per day, an increase from 90,000 per day during the shutdown’s peak, MBTA General…