Transportation

With the Uber-versus-taxicab battle due to heat up this fall, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday said he would like to set up one statewide regulatory structure for both industries and help taxi drivers compete in the modern technology age.

Environmentalists are calling on Massachusetts officials to accelerate their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, urging policymakers to set new long-term targets and focus on the transportation sector and "solar-ready" new homes.

Gasoline prices continue to creep downward, and they may continue that trend for the rest of the year, according to a company that tracks prices at the pumps.

The head of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority is retiring after 40 years of public service, and is being replaced on an interim basis by the transit system's assistant administrator, the WRTA announced.

After receiving about $7.5 million in fines from the commuter rail operator for late trains and other performance faults, the MBTA plans to spend all of that money on improvements to the rail service, including the hiring of fare agents on trains, MBTA Interim General Manager Frank DePaola told reporters on Tuesday.

Providence & Worcester Railroad has been awarded $455,691 from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for improvements...

Auto body repair shop owners pleaded with lawmakers on Tuesday to intervene and force insurance companies to pay higher hourly rates, a move the insurance industry ridiculed as a "step backward" from the state's deregulation of the auto insurance industry.

A recent drop in crude oil prices helped push down the cost of gasoline three cents last week, according to AAA Northeast.

Westborough-based nonprofit 15-40 Connection is partnering with Peter Pan Bus Lines in its efforts to promote early cancer detection.

Americans over the first six months of 2015 saved about $65 billion on gas expenses, compared with the same period in 2014, according to a new report from AAA Northeast. AAA estimates the plunge in gas prices in recent months saved households about $530, on average.