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Now more than ever, there are more reasons to get on board the T. Here are just a few:
Now 100% Slow Zone Free
- Boston traffic: 4th worst in America.
- MBTA: now 100% slow zone free.
Boston ranks once again as one of America’s most congested driving cities, with commuters losing an average of 79 hours of time to traffic congestion in 2024. Not to mention the ever increasing parking costs.
Meanwhile, thanks in great part to our now completed Track Improvement Program, the T is faster, smoother, and slow zone free for the first time in more than 20 years.
Building a Better T
As part of our $9.6 billion, 5-year capital investment plan, we're renovating stations, modernizing fare collection systems, upgrading services for our buses, subways, and ferries, and improving the accessibility of the entire system.
Riders Save 2.4 Million Minutes Every Weekday
What is the ultimate result of the 14 months of work our teams put into completing the Track Improvement Program? Travel time saved by our riders — and lots of it. The 2.4 million minutes saved every day works out to about seven minutes per trip per rider. Time that you'll get back for the more important things in life.
More Frequent Train and Bus Service
We’ve increased the number of weekday subway trips on every line and headways, the times between trains, are the shortest they’ve been in years.
We’ve increased service hours on our most popular bus routes and added several new high-frequency routes. We’re providing more consistent, all-day service on the Commuter Rail to better match your schedule. So now you can get where you need to go that much faster.
It's Still the Best Deal in Town
You can still get pretty much anywhere in town on the newly improved and enhanced T for just $2.40. Our trains will connect you to family, work, school, shopping, restaurants, entertainment, and other places of interest. How far will $2.40 get you in a rideshare?
That New Fleet Smell
We're adding new Red Line cars every month. Every car in the Orange Line fleet is new. By 2028 Battery-Electric Multiple Unit (BEMU) trains will be operating on the Commuter Rail. We have plans to add even more zero-emission Battery Electric Buses (BEBs) to the Silver Line and more hybrid buses to the rest of the fleet. And coming soon: our all-new Green Line Type 10 “supercar.”
Easy New Ways to Pay
Did you know you can now simply Tap to Ride? Riders can pay for MBTA subway and bus travel using a contactless credit/debit card, phone, or watch.
A More Sustainable Ride
Battery electric and hybrid buses are just two examples of the MBTA’s ongoing commitment to reducing emissions and increasing sustainability across the entire system. We seek to reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment wherever possible. It’s why 100% of the T’s electricity needs are now supplied by certified renewable energy.
The 7,580 of Us Who Never Stop to Keep You Going
Everyone here at the MBTA is dedicated to fulfilling the promise we’ve made to our riders: to provide you with the faster, smoother, safer service you deserve. We will continue to work tirelessly in 2025 and beyond on initiatives like power and signal improvements and many more to deliver the transit system the riding public can be proud of. So more and more of you will Get on Board.