Eyes On the Street: Two New Back Bay Bikeways
The Boston Transportation Department has been busy paving and re-configuring several key streets in the Back Bay neighborhood to make new cross-town connections in the city's growing network of protected bike lanes.
November 18, 2024
Here’s the MBTA’s Plan to Make the Green Line B Branch Accessible
Earlier this week, the MBTA hosted an informational meeting with potential design-build contractors to outline its plans to upgrade 10 stops on the B branch of the Green Line with wider platforms and accessibility for wheelchair users.
November 15, 2024
‘It’s Good Savings’ – Over 13,000 Riders Are Already Benefiting From Reduced-Fare CharlieCards
The MBTA has approved 13,625 applications for its new low-income fare program as of Thursday Nov. 7, roughly two months after the T started accepting applications for the program.
November 12, 2024
City of Boston, MBTA Release Refined Designs for Blue Hill Avenue Transit Project
The City of Boston and MBTA have released new conceptual designs for the Blue Hill Avenue transit project and will host three open houses in Mattapan and Dorchester in the coming month to vet the refined plan with neighbors and bus riders.
November 8, 2024
6-Day Service Interruption Near JFK/UMass Aims to Fix the Last Slow Zones On the Red Line
Shuttle buses are replacing Red Line subway service between Broadway and North Quincy stations from Tuesday, November 5th until Sunday, Nov. 10, for track work – one of the last scheduled service interruptions in the MBTA's year-long blitz to eliminate slow zones across the subway system.
November 5, 2024
The Orange Line Is Running At Full Speed For the First Time in 15 Years
The MBTA reopened the full length of the Orange Line on Saturday morning after a week-long closure for track work, and for the first time since Deval Patrick was the Governor of Massachusetts, the line's trains are running at full speed, without any speed restrictions.
November 2, 2024
Photos: The MBTA’s New Green Line Train, Arriving 2027
This week, under a party tent on City Hall Plaza, the MBTA has been inviting riders to tour a life-sized mockup of its new Green Line "Type 10" light rail vehicles, which will increase passenger capacity and improve accessibility when they arrive in 2027.
October 30, 2024
City of Boston Will Add Modest Traffic-Calming Measures For Columbia Road
The city is hosting another open house for its Columbia Road Action Plan tonight at the Strand Theater.
October 30, 2024
Healey Administration Delays Rules to Regulate Tailpipe Pollutants From Trucks
Governor Healey will delay implementation of pollution regulations that had been adopted by her Republican predecessor.
October 24, 2024
Everett, Chelsea Add Bus Lanes to Support New Bus Route Through A Rapidly-Growing Neighborhood
Second Street in Everett and Chelsea is getting new bus lanes this fall to support the neighborhood's new frequent-service bus route, coming later this winter.
October 23, 2024
