Taylor Dolven
Transportation Reporter at The Boston Globe
researching US car dependency, lithium mining, climate change @CU_CEJ Scripps fellowship • usually: reporter @bostonglobe • photo by @ojosdeanita • she/her
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Aug 13, 2024 |
bostonglobe.com | Taylor Dolven
On June 20, the first day of summer, a stifling heat wave settled over Greater Boston. With the humidity cranked up, and the heat index reaching 100 degrees, even shade couldn’t provide enough relief. Riders of Amtrak across New England started to get texts that they’ve come to regularly expect this summer — your train has been delayed. The system’s aging power and track infrastructure simply couldn’t handle the heat. Local train commuters suffered similar waits.
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Jul 30, 2024 |
bostonglobe.com | Taylor Dolven
Just over a month ago, as the summer heat settled in on Greater Boston, Orange Line trains traveling between Community College and Sullivan Square stations were still going just 10 miles per hour. The nearly 4,000-foot-long crawl began plaguing riders more than a year ago. But now, this stubborn delay is gone, along with dozens of others, as the agency makes unprecedented progress this summer toward its goal of ridding the system of slow zones by the end of the year.
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Jul 25, 2024 |
bostonglobe.com | Taylor Dolven
The MBTA is one step closer to saying goodbye to diesel fumes on its commuter rail. On Thursday, the agency’s board of directors approved a $54 million contract with Keolis Commuter Services, the company that operates and maintains its commuter rail system, to launch battery electric trains and more frequent service on the Fairmount Line in early 2028.
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Jul 23, 2024 |
bostonglobe.com | Taylor Dolven
Not long ago, riding a bike down a stretch of South Huntington Avenue in Jamaica Plain was only for the brave. Navigating the sliver of pavement between cars whizzing by on their left and drivers opening their doors on their right, bikers did their best to avoid getting run over or “doored.”Now, riders can cruise next to the curb on the right side, protected by a row of parked cars from the hazards of the narrowed lane left for drivers.
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Jul 9, 2024 |
bostonglobe.com | Taylor Dolven
Come August 1, you can leave your CharlieCard at home if you like. The MBTA said Tuesday its new payment system allowing subway and bus riders to tap their smartphones or credit cards to pay fares will debut then. The long awaited new payment method is more than six years in the making and part of a larger new fare collection system that will eventually include commuter rail lines and ferries.
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