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Photo: A U.S. Department of Homeland Security "Real ID" compliant driver's license sign outside of a TSA checkpoint

Business & Law

Seven Things to Know About Getting Your REAL ID

March 4, 2025

Photo: A row of BlueBike e bikes in Boston, MA on a sunny day

Bike Safety

Electric Bikes and Scooters Are Everywhere. Here’s How You Can Stay Safe

November 27, 2024

Photo: A picture of white voting booths on election day with an American flag illustration and "VOTE" written on each.

Politics

Psychedelics, MCAS, Rideshare Unions, and More: What You Need to Know about This Year’s Ballot Questions

October 10, 2024

Photo: A picture of someone using Apple Pay on their smartphone in order to pay for bus fare

MBTA

Coming Soon: Waving Your Phone to Ride on the MBTA

June 7, 2024

Photo: A large green shuttle bus with text reading "Green Line" on the digital display. A passenger is disembarking from the bus

MBTA

Free Shuttle Buses to Replace T Service on Sections of B, C, and D Lines February 20 to March 8

February 15, 2024

Photo: A submarine. The Oceangate submersible Titan. The United States Coast Guard is searching for the 21-foot submersible Titan from the Canadian research vessel Polar Prince. The 5 person crew submerged Sunday morning, and the crew of the Polar Prince lost contact with them approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes into the vessel's dive.

Extreme Tourism

A Failed Trip to the Titanic Displays the Dangers of Extreme Tourism

June 22, 2023

Photo: The MBTA Green B Line Trolley is shown on commonwealth Avenue. People stand on the sidewalk to the left as the T passes to the right. The Boston University and Boston city skyline can be seen i the distance on the sunny day.

Transportation

Fixing the T: Advice from Terriers for MBTA’s New General Manager

June 13, 2023

A photo of the MBTA green line running down Comm Ave.

Shoutout

If You Could Tell the New MBTA Chief, “Fix This!” What Would It Be?

April 14, 2023

Image of a group of students crossing the large intersection across from the Howard Thurman Center. Students walk in both directions. A trolley car from the T's is seen behind the crowd. Green line.

Campus Life

Video: Navigating Comm Ave

September 14, 2022

Sepia photo of the aftermath of a devastating gas line explosion at the corner of Tremont and Boylston streets on on March 4, 1897, which blew up two trolley cars and left 10 people dead, just six months before the Boston subway was scheduled to open. At left, a man in a bowl hat and a long trench coat looks out into the rubble of metal and piece. A crowd of people, back right, can also be seen examining the damage. Photo by Nathaniel Livermore Stebbins, courtesy Boston Pictorial Archive via Boston Public Library

Transportation History

125 Years Ago, Like Today, Many Bostonians Feared Their Subway System

July 26, 2022

Photo representative of the supply chain crisis 2021: A large, Evergreen shipping container docked in the Port of Los Angeles. Green, red, and blue shipping containers are piled high on the ships, as they wait to be unloaded during a worker shortage.

Supply Chains

Supply Chain Crisis Could Screw Up Your Holiday Shopping

November 10, 2021

Photo taken July 30 of the scene of a crash between two Green line T trains near 971 Commonwealth Ave in Boston. The front of the green line car is smushed in, the glass is broken and the car lights are off.

Transportation

NTSB Preliminary Report on July 30 MBTA Green Line B Branch Crash: Operator Put Trolley at “Full Power” before Crash

September 21, 2021

Illustration of transportation methods in Boston, including an image of the green line, an MBTA bus, the BU shuttle and a blue bike, all arranged at the center of the image on a beige background.

Student Life

New to BU? Check Out Our Tips for Getting around Campus, Boston, and Beyond

August 25, 2021

Student Life

Seven Items I Wish I Had as a Freshman in Boston (and Where to Get Them)

August 3, 2021

Photo of a BU shuttle driving through an intersection along Mass Ave. The bus has colorful photos on it and a cross walk is seen on the pavement. A pedestrian is seen crossing the street in the distance.

Transportation

New Terrier Transit App Makes It Easier Than Ever to Get around Campus

August 25, 2020

A photo of a green line train at Babcock Street on Commonwealth Ave.

MBTA

Returning to the T This Fall? Here’s What You Need to Know

July 21, 2020

Bicyclists and cars travel along comm ave

Urban Health

Mayors Say Their Cities Are Unsafe for Pedestrians, Cyclists—but Cars Still Rule

January 21, 2020

People stand on the platform as the MBTA pulls up

MBTA

How to Ride the T (without Being a Jerk)

September 19, 2019

BU Today summer interns pose with Bird and Lime scooters

Transportation

How Good Are Brookline’s New E-Scooters? Our Interns Took Them for a Ride and Tell You What You Need to Know

September 3, 2019

Construction site on Commonwealth Ave looking East.

Comm Ave

Comm Ave’s $20.4M Makeover Nears Completion

August 29, 2019

Comm Ave’s $20.4M Makeover Nears Completion