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How Boston's World Cup transit pricing compares to other host cities
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (480+ words) If you feel like the World Cup runneth over with the dollars of fans, you aren't alone. But World Cup sticker shock doesn't end with the game tickets. Even getting to the'matches can cost far more than usual, especially in…...
After messy public fight, state plans new bidding process for highway rest area contract
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (237+ words) The Department of Transportation will rebid the service plaza contract that led to a messy public fight between the original contract winner Applegreen and the local company Global Partners, Highway Aministrator Jonathan Gulliver said Wednesday. Gulliver told the Mass DOT…...
Boston school officials fined bus vendor $105 K last month for late or missed trips
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (374+ words) For the first time, Boston school officials slapped a fine " $105, 000 " against its longtime bus vendor, Transdev, for notably late or missed trips that have left many families in the lurch this school year. Boston Public Schools transportation director Dan Rosengard…...
United CEO floats American Airlines merger
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (79+ words) United Airlines' CEO has floated a merger with American Airlines to the Trump administration, according to reporting from Bloomberg News, a move that could create a new aviation giant. Host Robin Young gets the latest with Bloomberg News aviation regulation…...
MBTA announces summer commuter rail discounts ahead of busy season
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (497+ words) The MBTA is discounting some fares for commuter rail riders this summer as the transit system prepares for a busy season, Gov. Maura Healey announced Monday. The discounts will arrive as multiple national events come to the state and are…...
Is it fair for the MBTA to charge $80 for a train ride to the World Cup?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (111+ words) WBUR This summer, the MBTA's commuter rail will shuttle tens of thousands of fans to FIFA men's World Cup games in Foxborough. But the train tickets will be pricey: $80 for a round trip, quadruple the normal cost. No Boston Olympics…...
How China's superfast charging cars are leaving American EV's in the dust
1+ week, 3+ day ago (144+ words) An electric vehicle battery that charges almost as fast as it takes to fill a tank of gas. And it might soon be available almost everywhere except the United States. How China's superfast-charging electric vehicles are leaving American EV's in…...
Boston Public Schools hadn't until now fined bus vendor for thousands of 'uncovered trips"
2+ week, 4+ day ago (984+ words) Boston Public Schools could have fined its school bus vendor $1. 5 million for missed rides, but chose not to do so. The admission outraged parents and Boston City Councilors at a Tuesday hearing. WBUR first reported that the district had not…...
MBTA has smooth test run of event trains ahead of the World Cup
3+ week, 2+ day ago (560+ words) The MBTA tested out its revamped strategy for transporting'soccer fans to Gillette Stadium on Thursday for a friendly match featuring France and Brazil. The match acted as a small trial run for the transit agency ahead of the World Cup,…...
How the MBTA is using Thursday's friendly between Brazil and France as dry run for the World Cup
3+ week, 3+ day ago (627+ words) WBUR The Red Sox play their first game of the 2026 season at 4: 10 p. m. today in Cincinnati. It's the first of a six-game road trip to start the season, so you'll have to wait until their home-opener next Friday to try Fenway…...