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Boston Kicks Off Planning to Redesign Columbia Road, A Lost Link In Its Emerald Necklace
Mayor Wu's administration is finally kicking off a formal planning process to redesign Columbia Road, a multi-lane roadway that slices through the heart of Dorchester.
April 25, 2024
UPDATED: East Boston and Revere Lose Blue Line Service ‘Til May 1 for Track Work
Editor's note: This story was updated on Thurs. April 25 to reflect an extension in the planned closure period, described in the third paragraph.
April 25, 2024
MBTA Regional Rail Schedule Changes Add More Service on Worcester, Fairmount Lines
At Thursday's MBTA board of directors meeting, MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng announced two big regional rail service improvements that will restore an express train to Worcester and deliver a big increase in rail transit service to the Fairmount Line in Boston.
April 25, 2024
An Updated Guide To Boston’s Allston/I-90 Megaproject
Since 2013, the state's leading transportation agencies have been planning a massive reconfiguration of Interstate 90, Soldiers Field Road and the Framingham/Worcester railroad line along the Charles River waterfront in Allston.
April 24, 2024
Boston Cop Crashes Cruiser Into Busy Freedom Trail Sidewalk
On Saturday, a Boston cop attempting to respond to a reported Burger King robbery instead crashed his cruiser into a busy downtown sidewalk on Tremont Street.
April 23, 2024
Governor Healey Is Already Second-Guessing Her Transportation Funding Task Force
Governor Healey's new transportation funding task force has barely started its work and is already getting blowback from for even thinking about new tolls to manage congestion and pay for the Commonwealth's crumbling infrastructure.
April 23, 2024
The Brake: Why We Can’t End Violence on Transit With More Police
Are more cops the answer to violence against transit workers, or is it only driving societal tensions that make attacks more frequent?
April 23, 2024
Advocates Win Concessions As State Starts Value-Engineering Allston I-90 Megaproject
In the past month, MassDOT has agreed to two significant changes in its Allston I-90 megaproject in response to pressures from sustainable transportation advocates.
April 22, 2024
MBTA Announces Spring Service Changes
The birds are chirping, the sun is lingering a bit longer, baseball is back (and so are allergies). This can all only mean one thing - spring is here, despite the seemingly endless rain. And what comes with this change of the season? Changes in MBTA service, of course.
April 22, 2024
Transit Advocates Salute the MBTA’s Slowest Buses With Inaugural Pokey/Schleppie Awards
According to TransitMatters’ analysis, the clear “winner” was the Route 1 bus, which won twice for being the slowest and the most-bunched bus in the MBTA system.
April 22, 2024
