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‘It’s Good Savings’ – Over 13,000 Riders Are Already Benefiting From Reduced-Fare CharlieCards

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Events

Watch ‘More Than Traffic: Rethinking Crashes, Acknowledging Loss,’ A Panel Discussion With GBH

A rendering of a wide street from a birds-eye perspective. The center of the street features a red dedicated busway, with two lanes (one in each direction) separated from adjacent traffic with landscaped medians and bus stop waiting area platforms. General motor vehicle traffic is confined to 1-2 lanes on either side of the busway. Along the sidewalks are green dedicated bike lanes, which are generally separated from the adjacent car lanes by gardens surrounded by curbs. A label in the upper left denotes the Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library, and another label denotes the intersecting street as Walk Hill St.

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City of Boston, MBTA Release Refined Designs for Blue Hill Avenue Transit Project

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Wu Admin Expands Open Newbury Events Into December

A diagram showing alternative services during a Red Line track work that will close Broadway, Andrew, JFK/UMass, and North Quincy stations for the 6 days between Nov. 5 and Nov. 10. On the weekend of Nov. 9 and 10, the closure will include the Ashmont branch between JFK/UMass and Ashmont. Shuttle service is indicated by a dotted black line connecting the closed stations. The parallel Old Colony commuter rail line is also shown as a purple line with stops at South Station, JFK/UMass, Quincy Center, and Braintree.

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6-Day Service Interruption Near JFK/UMass Aims to Fix the Last Slow Zones On the Red Line

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Make A Plan to Vote in Tuesday’s Election

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Elections and Politics

Bluebikes and ValleyBike Will Offer Free Rides For Election Day

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The Orange Line Is Running At Full Speed For the First Time in 15 Years

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Photos: The MBTA’s New Green Line Train, Arriving 2027

A wide five-lane street with a concrete median in the middle that's lined with tall street lamps. Either side of the broad street is lined with triple-decker apartment houses. Most of the picture is empty asphalt, but there are a few large trees scattered along the street's sidewalks in the distance.

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City of Boston Will Add Modest Traffic-Calming Measures For Columbia Road

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‘It’s Good Savings’ – Over 13,000 Riders Are Already Benefiting From Reduced-Fare CharlieCards