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Latest Round of Street Grants Focus on Safe Streets, Bikeshare Expansions, and Snow Removal

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La MBTA Cerrará la Línea Naranja Por Completo Durante 30 Dias Empezando el 19 de Agosto

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100,000 Riders In the Lurch: MBTA Will Shut Down Entire Orange Line For 30 Days Starting August 19

A chain of people, mostly with bikes, line up along the right lane of Charles Street in Beacon Hill to form a temporary "people-protected" bike lane.

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Bike Union Protest Creates ‘People-Protected’ Bike Lane Across Beacon Hill

<p>Sam Mintz is currently the editor of <a href="https://brookline.news/">Brookline.News</a>, a nonprofit news website covering the Town of Brookline. Before moving back to the Boston area in 2021, Sam spent five years in D.C. covering Congress and federal agencies for Politico and E&amp;E News.</p>


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Last-Minute Legislation Legalizes (Some) E-Bikes, Axes Low-Income Fares, and Throws More Cash At EVs

Looking east up Cambridge Street towards Government Center near the intersection of Joy Street. A wide brick-paved median dominates the foreground view; to the sides are two lanes of car traffic in each direction. A bike rider climbs the hill on the right edge of the photo.

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Deference to Car Traffic Compromises Key Missing Link in Boston’s Bike Network

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Two More Days To Weigh In on Bus Network Redesign

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Success For the T’s New Bus Network Hinges on the Longwood Medical Area

Una vista aérea del propuesto sendero en Lawrence. El camino de 1.4 millas se extiende desde Merrimack Street en el sur de Lawrence hasta la línea de ciudad entre Lawrence y Methuen al noreste. Cortesía de MassDOT.

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Proyecto en Lawrence Completaría Un Sendero Apartado de Calles Desde Merrimack River Hasta la Frontera de New Hampshire

An aerial view of the project area showing the 1.4 mile proposed path extending from Merrimack Street in Lawrence to the Lawrence/Methuen City line to the northwest. Courtesy of MassDOT.

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Lawrence Project Will Complete An Off-Street Path From Merrimack River to NH Border

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