MBTA shutdowns

With ongoing extended shutdowns for track work, the MBTA continues to be the transit system people love to hate.

The Red Line has the most extreme slowdowns in the MBTA’s system, according to data tracked by independent nonprofit TransitMatters.

The MBTA is planning to double the amount of shuttle bus service in the next five years at a cost of tens of millions of dollars, with the possibility of another complete rail line shutdown in the works — and a transit advocate thinks the Red Line could be next to be taken offline.