Transportation

Left unchecked, the rush hour problem will only grow, especially as more people commute from affordable communities in far-flung suburbs to economic centers like Worcester and Boston.

Consumer privacy and public safety concerns collided Wednesday as a proposal to require that marijuana delivery drivers wear body cameras and record each delivery on video emerged.

The first brand-new Orange Line cars will enter passenger service Wednesday, MBTA officials announced, marking a key step in an ongoing project to replace the entire fleet with modern vehicles.

Replacing the MBTA's entire bus fleet with all-electric vehicles will be a key step toward limiting the impacts of climate change, but how exactly the transit authority gets there — and on what timeline — remains a source of debate.

Gas prices in Massachusetts are down two cents as slumping consumer demand and lower crude oil prices give motorists a break from high prices at the pump this summer.

After a five-year battle, bus drivers on Martha's Vineyard on Sunday announced their first-ever collective bargaining agreement.

Massachusetts businesses would receive a tax credit for allowing employees to work from home and the MBTA would gain a new revenue stream under a long-term transportation borrowing bill the Baker administration unveiled Thursday.

The MBTA went without more than $20 million last year in potential fare revenue from riders who decamped from the ailing public transit network for ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, according to a new report that also put a big estimate on the net carbon footprint of the companies.

Two railroad companies have been fined $20,000 by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for violations at a Millbrook Street train facility in Worcester.

The Grafton & Upton Railroad Co. is seeking state approval to acquire by eminent domain a 155-acre property in Hopedale to build a rail yard and add track space.