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The MBTA mask mandate has been in place since early in the pandemic, but these days not everyone is still willing to comply. A woman became belligerent and smashed out a window on an MBTA bus at the Bellingham Square stop in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on Sunday after the bus driver told her she had to wear a mask, transit police…

A woman is being sought for allegedly damaging an MBTA bus after being asked to put on a mask in Chelsea.

The Boston area’s subway system faces a severe threat from rising seas over the next 50 years that could cause flooding and cut critical links around the city, according to a new study.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is working with Boston and several other area communities to build nearly five miles of bus lanes and make other upgrades along critical transit corridors, transportation officials said. The projects are designed to boost bus speed and reliability and in turn support economic growth as the region eases public health restrictions put in place during…

The MBTA’s Red Line was down Tuesday morning due to a “power problem” at Boston’s South Station, the agency wrote on Twitter. The Red Line services were suspended and slated to be replaced with shuttle buses between Park Street and JFK/UMass. Commuters should expect delays, according to the MBTA. No further information was immediately available.

It’s not something you see every day in Massachusetts: a commuter sitting in front of a television and playing a PlayStation while at an MBTA stop. But when that took place in Cambridge on Tuesday during the evening commute, Transit police received a phone call, they said. Officers responded to Harvard Station around 4:20 p.m. on July 6 after someone…

From canceled flights and ferries to commuter rail delays, the impact of tropical storm Elsa could be felt in a myriad of transportation methods on Friday.

Tropical Storm Elsa left damage behind on Cape Cod and flooded roads in multiple Massachusetts communities.

Friday: Heavy rain with localized flooding, damaging wind gusts possible in southern and eastern areas. Highs in the 70s. Friday night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, patchy fog. Lows in the 60s. Saturday: Partly sunny. A few pop-up showers and isolated thunder. Highs in the 70s. Sunday: Partly sunny with showers. Highs in the 70s.

Tropical Storm Elsa is causing flash flood warnings, intense rain and very fast wind aloft.

Tropical storm Elsa was quickly moving into Massachusetts and southeastern New England Friday morning, as communities braced for impact.

What would Boston look like if we had elevated railways? A Blue Line from East Boston to Brighton? We explore the failed prototypes and “what-ifs” in the city’s transportation history with an expert.

What would Boston look like if we had elevated railways? A Blue Line from East Boston to Brighton? We explore the failed prototypes and “what-ifs” in the city’s transportation history with an expert.

For the second August in a row, the MBTA will shut down all train service on a portion of the Green Line’s E Branch to perform around-the-clock maintenance work. The MBTA announced Wednesday that the Green Line will not run between Heath Street and Brigham Circle from Monday, Aug. 2 through Sunday, Aug. 29. In that span, the Route 39…

Service was suspended on a portion of the MBTA’s Green Line Monday morning due to a “power problem,” the agency said. In a tweet, the MBTA said service was suspended between North Station and Kenmore due to the issue at Arlington station. Commuters were told they could use the Orange Line to Back Bay station and take shuttle buses...

Passenger service on most of the long-awaited Green Line Extension will not begin until five months after the original target amid what officials described as “schedule pressure” inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and two cities that helped foot the project bill are in line to be credited tens of millions of dollars each. With construction of the $2.3 billion rail…

The Vax Express is the latest way to encourage Massachusetts residents to get their coronavirus vaccine. The specially-equipped commuter rail train has been on the move since Wednesday, stopping in communities with low vaccination rates. Commuter rail operator Keolis says they’ve given out dozens of shots at each location, and the biggest turnout was in Worcester. They’ll make one more...

The MBTA’s “Vax Express” stopped in Mattapan Wednesday as the agency begins offering COVID-19 vaccines to passengers aboard its commuter rail trains. MBTA has partnered with a private health startup CIC Health to implement the program from June 16 to 20, the agency announced Friday. “We’re hoping to grab folks from the neighborhood as they’re walking down the street...

Trains are being transformed into vaccination clinics to bring shots into harder-hit communities.

People were able to hop on an MBTA commuter train to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and health officials say it’s never been more important.