Tagged: mbta

State Rep. Mathew Muratore  speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the legislature’s proposed $58.1 billion budget.

Red Line commuters are facing disruptions Tuesday morning. The MBTA says that shuttle buses are replacing service between Harvard and Broadway due to an earlier derailment of a maintenance vehicle at Park Street. South Shore customers are being asked to consider using the Commuter Rail for service to South Station. Officials say crews are on […]

The Town of Milton has retained a law firm as they respond to state Attorney General’s Andrea Campbell lawsuit. The Select Board released a letter earlier this week announcing that Goodwin Procter LLP has been chosen as special counsel to assist Town Counsel. Campbell filed the lawsuit after a town-wide referendum struck down Town Meeting […]

In Plymouth, the MBTA Communities Act requires the town to zone for additional multi-family units because it is adjacent to a transit center, and that’s the Kingston Commuter Rail Station.  However, it does not require the housing to be built.  Non-compliance with the legislation has consequences, as has occurred in Milton.  But there are other […]

Voters in Milton struck down the MBTA Communities Act Zoning during a Special Election on Wednesday. The measure was approved at December Special Town Meeting and calls for more residential development in Milton after the town was designated a Rapid Transit community due to the Mattapan-Ashmont Line. However, opponents gathered enough signatures to get it […]

The Town of Milton is holding a special election in Wednesday regarding approval of the December Special Town Meeting vote in favor of MBTA Communities Act Zoning. Tom Callahan, of Yes For Milton, tells WATD News there are three important reasons why everyone should vote yes.   However, John Keohane of No For Milton said […]

Milton Town Moderator Robert Hiss gives WATD’s Dan McCready a recap of Special Town Meeting.  

Town Moderator Robert Hiss gives WATD’s Dan McCready a preview of the second night of Milton Special Town Meeting.   Milton Special Town Meeting will reconvene at 7:30 p.m. at Milton High School.

State Rep. Patrick Kearney speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the migrant crisis, the latest findings in recently released reports on the MBTA, and a proposed ballot question from State Auditor Diana DiZoglio.  

MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng addressed the release of two pivotal reports focused on a track maintenance safety evaluation.   Eng said one of the tasks they have been working on since his tenure has begun has been to establish standard operating procedures for inspections and documentation practices.    Eng says they have […]