Transportation

The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday unanimously agreed to study the feasibility of developing a high-speed rail line between Boston and Springfield, an issue its sponsor portrayed as a matter of regional economic equity.

Responding to concerns from the state about access to inpatient psychiatric care in Central Massachusetts, UMass Memorial Health Care announced a formal partnership with Harrington HealthCare in Southbridge.

A new commuter rail stop will open Monday on the Framingham/Worcester line, meaning many morning trains heading into Boston will be leaving at slightly different times.

The MBTA on Monday approved its largest contract for work on the Green Line Extension since the project was halted two years ago amid budget overruns.

For the second year in a row in 2016, Monster Movers was named to the Inc. 5000 of fastest growing companies, including being a top 20 fastest growing transportation firms in the United States.

The MBTA will not add stops in Framingham and Ashland to its evening express train from Boston to Worcester, after community members and local officials said they were opposed to the idea.

Massachusetts hasn't yet paid all its bills for clearing state roads last winter, according to state transportation officials.

Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers who failed state background checks have now successfully appealed their denials, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday.

Worcester officials are looking to Washington Square as a way to bring the city's walkable districts together.

A proposed restriction would make it easier for police to enforce the 2010 law banning texting while driving, which has not been met with total compliance.