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Brookline Transport Board Endorses Chestnut Hill Ave. Redesign With Protected Bikeway
The redesigned Chestnut Hill Avenue would create a new two-way protected cycle track between Cleveland Circle and Boylston Street/Route 9.
September 21, 2026
Monday’s Headlines Are Overall Country, Overall Clean
Rural communities can hardly support transit as it is, and they'll be hurt worst by Republicans' transportation bill.
September 21, 2026
After Four Years, FTA Steps Back From Its Oversight of MBTA Safety Issues
The federal government is handing over supervision of MBTA safety programs – including outstanding items from its 2022 safety management inspection – back to the Commonwealth's own rail safety regulators.
September 18, 2026
Elected Officials In Athol Celebrate the Removal of A Downtown Parking Lot
They unpaved a parking lot and put up a paradise.
September 17, 2026
City of Boston Seeks Better Sidewalk Amenities In New ‘Street Furniture’ Contract
The city's 'street furniture' contract provides for the maintenance of hundreds of bus shelters and information kiosks across the city in exchange for outdoor advertising space.
September 16, 2026
Buses Keep Getting Pokier As Wu Administration Cancels, Delays Bus Projects
Key MBTA bus routes continue to get slower while Mayor Wu's administration postpones and cancels long-planned infrastructure projects, according to this year's annual analysis of the MBTA's slowest bus routes from TransitMatters.
September 16, 2026
Mayor Wu and Phil Eng Pitch Latest Blue Hill Avenue Redesign To Skeptics In Mattapan
Project skeptics and supporters turned out in large numbers for Thursday's public meeting.
September 11, 2026
Driver Kills Northampton Resident In Damon Road Homicide Crash
MassDOT's crash records indicate that there has been a significant increase in crashes on Damon Road since the agency completed a road-widening project in 2024.
September 9, 2026
Driver Kills 83-Year-Old Bicyclist in Medway
An unidentified driver struck and killed Yuk Foo Chan, an 83-year-old West Roxbury resident, while he was riding his bicycle Tuesday evening on Milford Street near the Milford-Medway town line, according to local police.
September 9, 2026
What’s Changed, And What Hasn’t, In Boston’s New Blue Hill Avenue Busway Plan
Late last week, the City of Boston and the MBTA released yet another revised design for the Blue Hill Avenue busway project, which aims to speed up buses on frequent-service routes like the 28 and 22 with a dedicated center-running busway with new stations and amenities for riders.
September 9, 2026
