Fred Salvucci

Jan 20, 2024 | commonwealthbeacon.org | Fred Salvucci

A RECENT FLIGHT out of Logan International Airport reminded me of the Massachusetts Port Authority’s multiple missions, and their mixed results. Within the terminals, conditions are excellent and comfortable. But outside of the terminals, runways, taxiways, and gates are getting very crowded. At curbs outside the terminals, there is chaos. The roadways that serve Logan and the core of the Boston metropolitan area are increasingly choking with traffic.

Oct 30, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Bhaamati Borkhetaria |Chris Lisinski |Fred Salvucci

RED LINE PASSENGERS on Monday said 16 days of repairs on the stretch of track between the Ashmont and JFK/UMass stations eliminated slow zones and dramatically improved service, but the ride remained unpredictable as one car during the afternoon experienced problems and had to be pulled from service. "Absolutely awful experience once again," said Alanya Leslie, 51, who got stuck on the defective train on the way to work. "This is my first time back on the Red Line. It's their first opening.

Oct 25, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Chris Lisinski |Fred Salvucci |Sam Drysdale

THE SUMNER TUNNEL shutdown on July 5 prompted an increase in MBTA passenger levels on subways, buses, ferries, and commuter rail, but the increase wasn't as big as expected and there's little evidence that people who tried public transit during the closure remained riders after the reopening on August 31.

Oct 24, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Chris Lisinski |Fred Salvucci |Bhaamati Borkhetaria

STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICEAFTER PAUSING the campaign due to a shortage of drivers, MBTA officials are hopeful they can revive an effort to overhaul and expand the bus network by the end of next year. Justin Antos, the MBTA's senior director of bus transformation, said Tuesday the project that aims to boost bus service by 25 percent over a five-year period "has a schedule again" amid an improved hiring outlook.

Oct 19, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Fred Salvucci |Jim Jordan |Gintautas Dumcius

THE MBTA says it intends to hold its contractor responsible for fixing rail ties placed too close together on the Green Line extension to Somerville and Medford, but the transit authority's general manager said the problem should have been fully uncovered and addressed as much as a year before the $2.3 billion project started carrying passengers.