Reporter
Martine Powers is the transportation reporter for the Globe, covering everything from the MBTA and the Big Dig to innovative street design and and Boston’s growing bike community. A graduate of Yale University with a degree in African American Studies, Powers joined the Globe in 2011. She also has worked for the Tampa Bay Times and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Latest stories
Starts & Stops
For many bicyclists, repairs came too late
By Martine Powers , Globe Staff
A strip of neoprene caulking is helping to keep bicyclists upright on Huntington Ave.
Starts & Stops
For Rome mayor, transit is key issue
By Martine Powers , Globe Staff
Rome’s mayor, Ignazio Marino, insists that his city will soon be one of the best cities in the world for sustainable public transportation.
Brighton rail station opening pushed back to 2016
By Martine Powers , Globe Staff
Commuters awaiting the debut of a Brighton commuter rail station, courtesy of New Balance, will have to wait longer.
MBTA driver pleads not guilty in Newton bus crash
By Martine Powers and Jacqueline Tempera , Globe staff and Globe correspondent
Shanna Shaw pleaded not guilty to obstruction of justice in a crash that left a bus dangling over the Mass. Pike.
