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From Sin City to the City of Angels, building starts on high-speed rail line
Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.
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‘Stop! Stop!': Two planes nearly collide at DC's Reagan National Airport
The planes, one from Southwest and one from JetBlue, nearly ended up crossing the same runway while that JetBlue flight was taking off.
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Nearly 3 million Honda vehicles at risk of recall as NHTSA probes emergency brake issue
A U.S. government investigation into unexpected automatic braking involving nearly 3 million Hondas is a step closer to a recall. Here’s what you should know.
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Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600M in settlement related to train derailment in eastern Ohio
Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern Ohio.
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Tesla autopilot and 10 other assisted-driving systems receive ‘poor' rating from IIHS safety review
A new insurance industry report is grading the major carmakers’ assisted driving systems.
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Can Gov. Healey ultimately keep her budget promises on transportation?
While a new panel of government officials, transportation activists and commuters prepare for another round of investigation into how the state should fund roads and transit, Gov. Maura Healey will keep an open mind — including around the possibility of new or increased taxes. Healey neither embraced nor ruled out the idea of pursuing new tax or fee increases to…
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Can Gov. Healey's budget keep its promises on transportation?
With tax revenues coming in shorter than expected, it may be hard for Gov. Maura Healey to get her budget – and its promises for the MBTA and other transit projects – passed for 2025.
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Boston keeping its 3 fare-free bus routes free to ride for longer
Three of the MBTA’s most high-traffic bus routes will remain free-to-ride through March 2026, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Tuesday, citing the positive impact the pilot program has had on riders’ savings and ridership numbers. Routes 23, 28 and 29 have been fare-free since February 2022, when Wu announced a two-year extension to a pilot program on Route 28 that…
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MBTA proposes expanding reduced fare program for low-income riders
The MBTA plans to offer half-priced fares for more low-income riders later this year. The proposal was heard by the Board of Directors Thursday which could benefit an estimated 60,000 riders. The agency’s existing reduced fare program benefits some students, seniors over 65, people with disabilities and young adults with low income. This proposal would expand eligibility to include individuals…
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MBTA proposes lower fares for low-income riders
The MBTA already offers a reduced-fare program for students, seniors and low-income young adults, but it leaves out a lot of people ages 26-64.
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Early literacy education is among Healey's priorities in her 2nd year in office
During her State of the Commonwealth speech Wednesday, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced several proposed investments in housing, education, mental health and transportation. Healey said the state plans to invest $30 million in a new five-year initiative to improve early literacy education, called “Literacy Launch.” “What this is all about is aligning best practice and what the research says is…
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Healey outlines plan to improve literacy levels in Mass.
Gov. Maura Healey delivered her first State of the Commonwealth address Wednesday, laying out her priorities for 2024.
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Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers highest DUI rate, study finds
Tesla drivers had 24 accidents per 1,000 drivers during the period from mid-November 2022 to mid-November 2023, according to a study by Lending Tree.
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Ferry operators around the country to receive $200M in federal grants to modernize fleets
The Biden administration will issue $200 million in grants to modernize the country’s ferry systems, officials announced Thursday.
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Mass. transportation secretary outlines thinking to fix ‘crisis' congestion, other issues
In her first public appearance as transportation secretary, Monica Tibbits-Nutt laid out her vision Wednesday for a unified transportation system that helps address some of Massachusetts’ biggest problems, previewed a “hard, hard discussion” about more state money for the MBTA, and shared the frustrations of her own commute into Boston. Gov. Maura Healey removed the acting prefix and made Tibbits-Nutt...
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Not replacing crumbling Cape Cod bridges ‘would be catastrophic,' lawmakers warn
Failing to replace Cape Cod’s two deteriorating bridges “would be catastrophic,” according to a new report released by Massachusetts’ U.S senators this week. Massachusetts lawmakers have been fighting to win federal funding to replace the 90-year-old bridges, which carries the vast majority of Cape Cod’s more than 5 million visitors each year. The bridge replacement project has been estimated...
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Young driver fatality rates have fallen sharply in the US, per report
A new report says that crash and fatality rates among drivers under 21 have fallen dramatically in the U.S. during the past 20 years, while noting young drivers are still the riskiest group behind the wheel.
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Bus plunges off elevated street in Italy, killing 21 people
The crash happened in a suburb near Venice.
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United Airlines pilots ratified a new contract that their union says is worth more than $10 billion
Pilots for United Airlines have ratified a new four-year contract that their union says is worth more than $10 billion. The union previously said the deal would raise pay by up to 40% over four years. The Air Line Pilots Association said Friday that 82% of pilots who took part in the voting favored the agreement. Garth Thompson, leader of the...
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Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states
The Biden administration has awarded $1.4 billion to projects improving railway safety and boosting rail capacity.