Transportation

"I'm not going to comment on hypotheticals until I see things, but what I'll say is I think as governor, I have not been afraid to take this head on," Healey replied when pressed on how she would respond if the panel explicitly recommends expanding taxes.

Cutting fares in half could translate into $720 in annual savings for daily bus and subway riders, and $1,908 for certain commuter rail riders, MBTA officials have said.

Andy Koziol, a University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate with nearly 16 years of transportation experience, will be new Massachusetts point person on the plan to stretch regular passenger rail service across the state from Boston to Pittsfield.

The average price for a gallon of gas in the Worcester area was $3.10 per gallon of regular unleaded on Tuesday, 2 cents higher than the price of $3.08 seen a week ago but 3 cents lower than the price of $3.13 seen on Jan. 6.

Gov. Maura Healey's push to increase state support for the MBTA could help the agency navigate the year ahead, but it would not be enough to solve a projected budget gap, officials said Thursday.

The bulk of the $5.05 million in federal funds were a result of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which was signed into law by President Joe Biden in November 2021. 

With concerns over a lack of affordable housing dominating headlines, communities across the country are starting to reconsider the issue of mandatory parking minimums.

The report calls for a number of improvements to Framingham/Worcester Line service.

Beleaguered public transit, K-12 education, and the growing climate and clean energy technology sector would all get major boosts in state funding under Gov. Maura Healey's vision for the year ahead.

An executive with ties to Worcester is set to become the first woman to lead one of the country’s largest airlines.