Adam Vaccaro

WHITE report FALLOUT — The fight to keep COCKTAILS TO-GO — CORREIA: 'I will be vindicated'  Politico

The MBTA has a nearly $1 billion contract with a Chinese rail manufacturer to build 404 new cars to replace the entire fleet of aging Red and Orange line trains. But repeated delays, including stoppages during the early days of the pandemic, have put the project well behind schedule.

The issue with the Orange Line cars has now “been identified as a key contributing factor” to a March derailment, an MBTA spokesman said.

The T is proposing to limit fines to $50 for each of the first three offenses, and $100 for each subsequent violation.

As MGH prepares a massive expansion of its nearby campus, the Red-Blue connector is getting another turn in the spotlight.

There are currently 26 international flights out of Logan, about half the number from before the pandemic, though more than double from the chaotic days of last spring.

The push for free public transit in Boston may soon gain a real foothold, as city officials and the MBTA are developing a trial of free bus service in parts of the city that have been among the hardest hit by the coronavirus, such as Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mattapan.

Citing the pandemic, the federal government again postponed the deadline for the new licenses, to May 2023.

Governor Baker cited several reasons for the new safety measures, including an increased rate of fatal crashes during the coronavirus pandemic, the scandal at the Registry of Motor Vehicles after a trucker killed seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire in 2019, and the advent of new technology and tran…

Built in the 1950s, and still lined in some areas by auto shops and gas stations, it’s an artifact of an era when the car was most definitely king of the road. And the McGrath is decidedly foreboding for bicyclists.

The long-awaited Green Line extension looks like it will beat the MBTA’s new fare system to the punch — complicating fare collection.

The grace period will now cover vehicles whose stickers expire in April.

The T has been steadily increasing its annual spending on long-term projects.

The work comes as federal and state officials have said they intend to replace the bridges with two new structures at a cost north of $1 billion.

For all of the Commonwealth’s well-documented transportation needs and hopes, few of the highest-profile concepts are at the point in the planning process that they could quickly get underway.

The company that operates the Registry of Motor Vehicles inspection program is warning that a shutdown caused by a malware attack could last into next week, a longer suspension than the Baker administration has so far acknowledged.

WARREN wants END to 'DEBT NIGHTMARE' — BAKER signs UNEMPLOYMENT BILL — Federal MISTAKE means $100 mill COVID WINDFALL  Politico

A new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll suggests an increasing number of people are warming to the COVID-19 vaccines after initial anxieties. The survey of 500 state residents found that more than 78 percent have either already been vaccinated or intend to be as soon as possible.

The idea of “herd immunity” is simple enough: if enough people are vaccinated or otherwise become immune to the virus, it will run out of bodies to infect and eventually smolder out. But as the nationwide vaccine drive kicks into high gear, the concept of herd immunity is fraying under the scrutiny.

Governor Charlie Baker said his administration will announce on Wednesday morning the schedule for when all adults in Massachusetts will become eligible to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments.