December 24, 2011
By Bob Salsberg, Associated Press

BOSTON—Public transit in Massachusetts is facing a bumpy ride this coming year.

Difficult questions loom in 2012 for an aging, cash-strapped system that is moving record numbers of passengers on subways, buses and commuter trains, while also dealing with crippling debt and a maintenance backlog that could hinder its ability to maintain current operations and even slow the region's economic recovery.

by Taisha O'Bryant, TRU Chair, written for The Labor/Community Strategy Center

The T Riders Union (TRU), a program of ACE, organizes public transit
riders to build a unified voice and movement for better public transportation in Greater Boston. We have joined together to demand our fair share of service because the MBTA and the state have failed to meet the needs of riders in low income neighborhoods and neighborhoods of color.

August 27, 2010
by Dave Goodman, Open Media Boston

BOSTON/Dorchester - Standing before a home on Potosi Street in Dorchester, flanked by State officials and representatives of the electrical and gas utility companies that serve Boston, Mayor Thomas Menino yesterday announced that a city sponsored effort to increase commercial and residential energy efficiency would start accepting applications from homeowners and landlords.

August 26, 2010
By Amy B. Dean, The Nation

[...]

In October 2009, the Green Justice Coalition scored an important victory by getting environmental justice language inserted into Massachusetts's new, $1.4 billion energy efficiency plan, one of the first comprehensive plans in the nation. The plan takes steps to significantly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. But compared to similar initiatives in other states, the provisions pushed by activists in Massachusetts will ensure that the plan has a far more direct impact on residents' lives. There will be a financing plan to make energy-saving home improvements more affordable. Many of the 23,300 jobs to be generated by the plan will go to contractors who pay decent wages and meet "high road" employment standards. Finally, four pilot programs across the state will test a radically new outreach model by going door to door and mobilizing low- and moderate-income families in building greener neighborhoods.

August 26, 2010
by Eric Moskowitz, The Boston Globe

Facelift helps distinguish T radios from cellphones

April 22, 2010
By Penn Loh, Professor, Tuffs University and
Kalila Barnett, ACE Executive Director

Green is “in” and here to stay. Not even the most powerful political and economic players can ignore the risks of climate change. In fact, the largest companies in the world have positioned themselves as our saviors in ushering in the green economy. But the question is, how much change does green really demand? Can sustainability efforts truly succeed without addressing racial and economic injustice?

April 15, 2010
By Eric Moskowitz, Boston Globe

Attempt alleged to avoid regular inspections

The MBTA yesterday alleged that eight of its managers doctored mileage records to avoid having to perform regularly scheduled inspections on a bus fleet that ferries hundreds of thousands of people around Greater Boston each day.

April 15, 2010
By Justin A. Rice, Boston Metro

Eight MBTA employees were fired yesterday for falsifying mileage that delayed maintenance inspections on more than 200 buses.

March 22, 2010
By Jason Pramas, Open Media Boston

See a slideshow of the press conference.

February 28, 2010
By Noah Bierman, Boston Globe

It’s the least wonderful time of the year for MBTA riders, when the T sorts out how broke it is for the coming budget year in July.