Transportation

The MBTA is exploring "headcount reduction" as well as contracting opportunities and reexamination of low ridership services as officials look to address a $50 million operating budget deficit.

A coalition is urging the governor to work with other northeast and mid-Atlantic states to double the annual rate of reduction in carbon emissions across the region.

A pothole-repair tracking program being expanded statewide shows Department of Transportation crews repaired at least 520 potholes on the MassPike in Central and Western Massachusetts since January 2016.

With ridership of the evening version of the HeartToHub train between Worcester and Boston suffering, Worcester and the MBTA are getting inventive to entice people to ride.

As we come off the high of the Patriots capturing their fifth Super Bowl, I am reminded of the quote from one of my heroes, Vincent Lombardi, who said, “Inches make a champion.”

The average Worcester resident has a car loan equal to half of his or her annual salary, according to a new survey.

Gov. Charlie Baker said Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack will undertake a search to find a long-term general manager of the MBTA.

Massachusetts would need to get all of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2050 under legislation filed last month and backed by more than a quarter of state lawmakers.

The Legislature may restore some, but not all, of the $98 million in spending Gov. Charlie Baker cut from the budget in December, but House Speaker Robert DeLeo said Wednesday he wants at least one more month's revenue report before taking any action.

The commuter rail system had its busiest day on record Tuesday as 215,000 people rode the system to get to and from work, appointments, and the Patriots' Super Bowl victory parade in Boston, the system operator announced Wednesday.