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Transportation

Harvard Square T-Station
Harvard Square

MBTA Ceiling Panel Falls and Nearly Strikes Rider, Prompting System-Wide Inspection

After a ceiling panel fell and nearly hit a rider at the Harvard Square station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Red Line Wednesday afternoon, the transit system began an audit of all similar panels on Friday.

Trolley Bus
Transportation

Trolley Bus

A trolley bus travels down Massachusetts Avenue Tuesday.

Shuttle Crash 2
Shuttles

Shuttle Crash 2

Firefighters from the Cambridge Fire Department examine a compartment at the back of the shuttle.

Shuttle Crash 1
Shuttles

Shuttle Crash 1

A Harvard shuttle crashed into a building on John F. Kennedy Street Wednesday evening.

MBTA Fare Changes
MBTA

MBTA Fare Changes

The MBTA is considering new fare structures to increase equity within its systems.

The Game '16
Football

Students Navigate Transportation, Housing Logistics for Harvard-Yale

One week away from the Harvard-Yale Game, College students said they are juggling a whirlwind of logistics — transportation, housing, and tickets — to adapt to coronavirus-related restrictions surrounding the Game.

Students Ride Blue Bikes
College

Harvard Students Turn to BlueBikes Amid Record Ridership in Cambridge

Now, students are turning in increasing numbers to BlueBikes, a bicycle sharing system that operates in the Boston metropolitan area, to get around.

Commuting SEC
Student Life

SEAS Students Adjust to Allston Commute

With most classes two weeks underway, students at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences say they have mostly adapted to their elongated commute to Harvard’s new Science and Engineering Complex in Allston.

Massachusetts Turnpike
Transportation

Massachusetts Turnpike

The Massachusetts Turnpike currently runs parallel to the Charles River before taking an above-ground detour as it bisects the neighborhood of Allston.

Red Shuttle
Green

Harvard Announces Purchase of 100% Electric Buses

Harvard purchased four fully electric shuttle buses to curb its use of fossil fuels on campus.

Mass. Pike
Allston

Department of Transport Proposes New Plan to Redesign Mass. Turnpike in Allston

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation Board announced Monday a new proposal for the design of the Allston Multimodal Project which would not alter the Massachusetts Turnpike and Soldiers Field Road.

The Drop-Off
Health

‘Virtually Empty’ Harvard Shuttles Switch to On-Demand Service

Harvard Transportation and Parking stopped running its shuttles Monday, shifting to an on-demand van service to serve the University’s mostly empty campus.

Mass. Pike
On Campus

Mass. Pike

Soldiers Field Road runs alongside the Charles River.

Soldiers Field Road
Allston

Federal Highway Administrators Present at MassPike Project Meeting

In the meeting, officials went over a draft of an environmental impact scoping report for the $1.1 billion project, which will lower the Mass. Turnpike to ground level in Allston and elevate Soldiers Field Road along the Charles River onto a new viaduct.

MBTA Fare Hikes Event
Cambridge

MBTA Fare Hikes Event

Daniel J. Totten (right) talks to a representative from the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority about his concerns regarding proposed fare increases.

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