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New T Map Highlights New ‘Frequent-Service’ Bus Routes
Earlier this week, Reddit user r/SupremeLeaderC spotted a brand-new MBTA subway map on the Green Line – one that illustrates the T's new "frequent-service" bus routes in Malden, Everett, and Revere.
September 11, 2024
Red Line’s Braintree Branch Will Be Shut Down Through Sept. 29th
The MBTA is suspending Red Line Braintree Branch service between JFK/UMass and Braintree for 24 days, from Friday, September 6th to Sunday, September 29th to repair some of the last remaining slow zones on the Red Line.
September 10, 2024
Walk this Way: Feds Finally Want Car Safety Testing to Apply to People Outside the Vehicle
In the midst of a two-decade rise, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed new rules to "reduce fatalities among pedestrians."
September 10, 2024
After 9-Month Delay, Worcester Council Adopts Citywide 25 mph Speed Limit
The vote establishes a citywide 25 mph speed limit and introduce the possibility of 20 mph "safety zones" near schools, parks, and other areas with higher risks of traffic violence.
September 10, 2024
A Driver Killed Two Boston College Hockey Stars – But Media Coverage Is Missing the Bigger Story
“There are big systemic problems in the way that we organize our streets, in the ways that we invest in infrastructure," says Thomas DeVito, national director for Families for Safe Streets. "And it leads to very predictable outcomes.”
September 9, 2024
City of Lynn Wins $9.5 Million Grant For Traffic-Calming Safety Improvements
The U.S. Department of Transportation will give $9.5 million to the City of Lynn to implement hundreds of speed humps, raised crosswalks, curb extensions, and other safety improvements aimed at reducing speeds on high-risk streets across the city.
September 6, 2024
Springfield Crash Victim Identified as Local Mother; Teen Suspect Faces Homicide Charges
Another pedestrian has lost their life on Springfield's deadly State Street corridor.
September 5, 2024
Hand-Count of Ballots Gives Incumbent Marjorie Decker Apparent Victory In Close Cambridge State House Race
Editor's note: this story was updated at 12:30 p.m. Thursday to include results from the most recent ballot counts.
September 4, 2024
Make A Plan to Vote In Today’s Primary Elections
Across Massachusetts, voters will pick their party's candidates for various state offices, including candidates for a new legislature (or, in many districts, the uncontested candidates from last year's legislature) that will arrive in Beacon Hill this winter, in primary elections today.
September 3, 2024
Eyes On the Street: Somerville Fits In Some New Bus, Bike Infrastructure Near Union Square
This summer, the City of Somerville is re-building Washington Street, a key bus and bike route west of Union Square.
September 2, 2024
