Category: Announcement

T begins installing bus security cameras

By Martine Powers | Boston Globe | February 11, 2014 The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has begun to install more than 200 high-definition, 4G LTE-enabled security cameras on buses throughout the transit system — one of the initial stages of a process to bring video surveillance to the entire bus and subway fleet. The high-tech …

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Quincy parents say MBTA employees saved son’s life

(Above) MBTA CSA Karen Kane, Trish Bossart, MBTA Instructor Tomas Gonzales & Bob Bossart pose for a photo. (Left) Grateful family members hug staff. Photo by Susana Hey, MBTA.

Boston Globe | February 3, 2014 | By Jessica Bartlett A 24-year-old Quincy resident has MBTA employees to thank after he fell down the stairs at Wollaston Red Line station and had to be given CPR. According to a press release, Kevin Bossart collapsed in late January at the Red Line stop while on his …

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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 …

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