Average speeds on the Red Line have fallen over the last month, following a brief recovery in July: now about 12.8 miles per hour in August, compared to 18.7 in January 2020, according to data from advocacy group TransitMatters.

And riders say they can feel it.

Daniel Kool | The Boston Globe

While conditions have improved on the Orange Line, Red Line riders have seen mounting delays in recent months.

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On October 14, 2022, TransitMatters Executive Director Jarred Johnson testified with Mayor Wu at the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Economic Policy hearing.

If the Orange Line feels slower to you than before the shutdown, you’re not imagining it.

Taylor Dolven | The Boston Globe