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Boston ranks 3rd in national survey of best cities for public transportation
Daily Free Press | Published Jan 30, 2014 | By Sarah Capungan Boston was ranked number three in Walk Score’s “Best U.S. Cities for Public Transportation” report, released Tuesday. Transit scores were given on a 100-point scale and determined by the average resident’s ability to access public transportation. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority received a transit score of…
Read MoreMBTA testing special “shield” to protect drivers from attacks
The MBTA is testing out partitions on its buses that are intended to protect drivers from abusive riders. A protective partition made of metal and plastic glass was installed on one bus this week. For the next 90 days, drivers will take turns using that bus on their routes and reporting their impressions to Massachusetts…
Read MoreHave you seen this man?
MBTA Transit Police are looking for this man who, without provocation, spat in the face of a bus driver earlier this month near Meridian and Eutaw streets in East Boston. If you have information about the suspect, please contact the MBTA Transit Police Crime Investigations Unit at 617-222-1050. Incidents like this underscore the need to…
Read MoreMBTA Employee Assaulted With a Cane
By Steve Annear | Boston Daily | January 24, 2014 An MBTA rider who apparently didn’t want to pay his fare started swinging his cane at two MBTA employees and a bystander, after one of the employees tried to shuffle him out of a Green Line station on Friday afternoon, according to T officials and…
Read MorePolice Seeking Woman Who Spat at MBTA Employee
Transit Police are seeking the identity of the photographed individual, who allegedly spat at an MBTA employee. On Wednesday, April 1, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the subject spat at the MBTA bus operator of a Route 41 bus near the intersection of Columbia Road and Annabel Street. The subject then assaulted the operator with an…
Read MoreCouple Charged With Beating MBTA Employee At Downtown Crossing
BOSTON (CBS) – A Boston couple was arrested Sunday, accused of assaulting an MBTA employee at Downtown Crossing. Robert Snyder, 45, of Roxbury and Shayla Witts, 28, a homeless Boston resident, were arrested at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday after an alleged assault that left an MBTA employee hospitalized. Police said that while the MBTA worker…
Read MoreMan On Moped Threatened Bus Driver With Weapon
Transit police are searching for a suspect who threatened an MBTA bus driver with a weapon while driving a moped. According to transit police, on October 30 at about 2:40 p.m., a man on a moped allegedly threatened an MBTA bus driver with a weapon in the area of Dudley Street and Blue Hill Ave. The…
Read MorePeekaboo, MBTA Transit Police Can See You
By Steve Annear | Boston Daily | November 4, 2014 4:40 pm The first of 60 brand-new MBTA hybrid buses will hit the streets on Wednesday from Haymarket station, but energy efficiency and noise reduction capabilities aren’t the only upgrades to the commuter vehicles that officials are excited about. The 40-foot buses, which are powered by…
Read MoreMan spits on MBTA bus operator
Transit Police Detectives are seeking the identity of the individual depicted within. If you know the whereabouts or identity of this individual please contact our Criminal Investigations Unit at 617-222-1050. If you would like to assist our investigators but wish to remain anonymous you can always text us your tip to 873873 or use the…
Read MoreNew England Joint ATU Conference
Earlier today, at the conclusion of this weekend’s New England Joint ATU Conference, President Jim Evers spoke about Local 589’s recent success in securing a new contact, protecting our pension, and building relationships with political leaders and community groups. Yesterday, President Evers and VP Billy Berardino presented their work on the transit worker assault bill…
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