MBTA board approves fare hikes, service cuts

- The MBTA will raise most subway fares 30 cents, bus fares 25 cents, and commuter rail fares by $1.25 or more, starting July 1.

40% in survey support a state bailout for MBTA

- Support for plugging the cash-strapped MBTA’s budget gap with state dollars was most robust inside Route 128, according to a Boston Globe poll.

Is driving a better deal for commuters?

- As commuters absorbed news of a proposal to substantially hike fares on commuter lines some began doing the math to figure out whether it would be cheaper to drive.

MBTA to propose 23% fare hike, limited service cuts

- Most service cuts would be spared under a budget-balancing plan that will be announced this morning by T officials.

Voices rise against MBTA changes

- More than 400 riders blasted the MBTA’s proposed rate hikes and service cuts last night, insisting that the measures would harm the poor, elderly, and disabled.

Thefts on the MBTA rose last year

- While violent crimes committed on the MBTA remained nearly the same as the previous year, property crime rose 26 percent.

Riders blast T fare, service plans

- Nearly 300 MBTA riders wedged into Newton’s War Memorial Hall to express fear and frustration over the steep fare increases and dramatic service cuts proposed by the T.

The case for the $6 parking meter

- Parking in cities is a nightmare. Now, experts are proposing a radical, market-driven solution.

The T: Serving more than strap-hangers

- In November, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority released a study showing that, if not for its Metro system, that region would need 1,000 miles of new highway lanes and twice as many parking spaces. The T could stand to make a similar case.

Subway, rail delays vex shivering commuters

- Thousands of commuters were delayed yesterday as frigid weather knocked out service one day after the MBTA announced a potentially steep fare increases and service cuts.