Former Long Island Transit Boss Phillip Eng Will Be T’s Next General Manager
Governor Healey announced Monday that her administration would hire former Long Island Railroad president Phillip Eng to be the next General Manager of the MBTA, at a time when the agency is...
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An Evening Cruise With Phillip Eng, the MBTA’s New Boss
A late-pandemic, early-Anthropocene April evening on the Boston waterfront: along Long Wharf, the outdoor patios were full and raucous for an unseasonably warm happy hour. Brisk-walking commuters...
View ArticleMBTA Board Updates, Guest Starring Mayor Wu
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu sat in at today’s monthly meeting of the MBTA board of directors after newly-enacted state legislation gave the City of Boston a seat on the T’s board of directors for the...
View ArticleThe Fog of Transparency: Why Did the Healey Administration Memory-Hole the...
On Wednesday, a brand-new podcast program from the MBTA, titled “Spilling the T,” appeared on SoundCloud. The podcast’s first episode featured an interview with General Manager Phillip Eng, and...
View ArticleWe Got A Copy of the Samizdat MBTA Podcast – Listen Here
Last night, after we published our story on how the Healey administration sloppily deleted a new MBTA podcast that had billed itself as an example of “transparency” and “open communication,” we asked...
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MBTA Unveils Plan to Eliminate Slow Zones with More Subway Shutdowns
The MBTA will take a “divide and conquer” approach to tackling the track problems that have added hours to transit trips across the region in recent years. This morning, the Safety, Health, &...
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Gov. Healey’s Office Ordered Takedown of MBTA Podcast, Emails Confirm
Internal emails obtained through a public records request have confirmed that Governor Healey’s office ordered the deletion of audio files and promotional social media posts after the T attempted to...
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Gov. Healey Pledges to Double Operating Support for the T, Seek Replacement...
Governor Maura Healey delivered her first State of the Commonwealth address, which included a few brags about her administration’s accomplishments in turning around the MBTA, and a few new promises...
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