A couple of weeks ago, one of my concerned constituents came to me wrought with fear. Now, in apocalyptic times of crippling national debt, soaring foreclosures and a daily three-meal-swipe limit at Outtakes, what more could paralyze my fellow citizens of Huntington Avenue with...
In his column last week “The MBTA needs to reassess its priorities,” Michael Denham correctly pointed out that Mass Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) first priority should be public transit – after all, they are a public transport organization – but his suggestion...
Since the Northeastern branch of Students Against T Cuts was founded last week, members have appeared at a public meeting and joined the city-wide T Riders Union in a rally voicing their opposition to proposed service cuts by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).
More than a dozen Northeastern students began organizing this week alongside an Emerson College student to voice their concerns about proposed fee hikes and service cuts to the Green Line E branch by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA).
On January 3, 2012, the MBTA released a series of service reduction proposals in an effort to cut their budget and prevent current deficits from increasing further. Over ten years ago, the T operated under a model of “open-ended reimbursement,” where the MBTA had state backing...
The Mass Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) has long been the subject of rants, convenient excuses and fodder for the "con" section of any good Boston pro-and-con list. With the highest debt burden of any U.S. transit agency ($5.2 billion) and a seemingly annual corruption scandal,...
While the contested YMCA residence hall project continues to be drawn out into the new year, Northeastern could pursue more projects in Roxbury, Vice President for City and Community Affairs John Tobin said Monday.
The MBTA is facing a projected deficit of $185 million for Fiscal Year 2013 and has proposed two plans to address this deficit, according to a Jan. 3 press release. Both options would not only raise fares, but also eliminate Green Line E service on weekends. If implemented, this would be the T’s first fare hike in five years.
As of Monday, the Green Line has been sporting nearly triple the number of three-car trains and has jumped from 13 to 32 trips per weekday on its B, D and E branches. This will be the first time in at least six years that Lechmere Station will house three-car trains and the first time ever that Huntington Avenue will see them on its tracks, according to a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) press release.
The winner of the ‘General Manager for a Day’ contest, announced last week on the MBTA website, will spend the day touring and observing the repair shops and control systems used for the T, commuter rails and buses around the city.
Student tickets for this year’s Beanpot Tournament will go on sale at Matthews Arena Saturday at 9 a.m. Depending on location in the TD Garden, tickets are either $32 or $42 and are valid for all four games of the tournament. Students can purchase one ticket with a valid Husky Card. Doors at Matthews Arena will open at 8 a.m. Northeastern will play Harvard in the first round of the tournament at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7 at the TD Garden.
