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More E-Bikes, More Rides: Details From Lyft’s Bluebikes Contract Proposal

A map highlighting detour routes around a closure of the Linear Park in Cambridge. Davis Sq. is on the right edge of the map; Alewife is on the left. A blue line representing the pedestrian detour route follows Dudley St. from Alewife to Mass. Ave., then Kingston St. north of Mass. Ave. Pink lines for bike detour routes follow Dudley St. for eastbound traffic and Harvey St. for westbound traffic.

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Trails

Park Renovations Prompt Mass. Central Rail Trail Detours In Cambridge

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A bicyclist rides in a bike lane alongside a row of flexible-post bollards that divide the bike lane from a maroon-painted bus lane. A sign on the curb says "RIGHT LANE BUSES ONLY". An awning over the adjacent sidewalk covers an outdoor dining area in front of a restaurant.

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Elections and Politics

For Cambridge Bike Safety, the Political is Personal

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Friday Video: Five Simple Ways To Get Kids Biking To School

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Zebra barrier installation on Arlington Street Boston 09.27.2025 credit Peter Cheung

Boston Tries Out ‘Better Barriers’ to Sub For Battered Bollards

A white and yellow cargo bike with a large bucket in front of the handlebars is parked at a bike rack in front of a blooming forsythia bush next to a bike path. A logo on the bucket of the bike says "CargoB".

CargoB bike in Arlington on Minuteman Bikeway

Bikesharing

CargoB to Rent Cargo Bikes From Transit Stations In Partnership With MBTA

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A horizontal strip diagram of the MBTA's Red Line between JFK/UMass (at left) and Braintree (at right) showing service alternatives during the November 15 – 23 closure of the Braintree branch. A dotted black line connects (from left to right) the North Quincy, Wollaston, Quincy Center, Quincy Adams, and Braintree stops, indicating bus shuttle service. A purple line parallel to the red line indicates the Old Colony commuter rail lines, which stops at JFK/UMass, Quincy Center, and Braintree. At the bottom of the map is the Ashmont branch of the Red Line, which will operate as usual.

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T Suspends Quincy, Braintree Red Line Branch Nov. 15-23

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Advocacy Opportunities

Sunday Is the World Day of Remembrance

A view down a long, straight bike path at dusk. In the center is a painted yellow line stretching to the horizon; to the left is a chain link fence with bands of horizontal lighting illuminating the path at regular intervals from underneath a steel railing at waist height. On the right is a 2-story brick warehouse building with illuminated windows and graffiti art. In the middle distance are two people blurred from a long photo exposure walking along the path.

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Somerville Completes Installation of Community Path Lighting Improvements

A long line of cars waits in two lanes of stopped traffic on the right, while on the left, a single car drives down a roadway next to a wide bike lane. A concrete median divides the two sides of the road, and on the edges of the photo are large, mature leafy trees.

Arborway traffic congestion

Your Annual Update That DCR’s Arborway Redesign Still Isn’t Happening

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Friday’s Headlines Are Crashing Out

The hall of a bus terminal with polished stone floors and a wood-paneled drop ceiling. In the foreground at right, several passengers wait near the door to a platform where two buses are boarding passengers.

South Station new bus terminal 11.06.2025

Transit

MBTA Opens New Intercity Bus Concourse at South Station

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Lyft In Negotiations With Region’s Cities and Towns to Renew Bluebikes Operating Contract