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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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MBTA

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

Workers in dayglo vests work on train tracks on a concrete platform under a bright blue sky.

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

A full-size mockup of a Green Line train sits behind an American flag under a white tent. On a ramp to the left, people wait to enter the doors of the mockup.

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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.

Columbia Road near Upham’s Corner

Advocacy Opportunities

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

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Environment

Healey Administration Delays Rules to Regulate Tailpipe Pollutants From Trucks

A relatively narrow 2-lane street running between two older brick industrial buildings.

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Everett, Chelsea Add Bus Lanes to Support New Bus Route Through A Rapidly-Growing Neighborhood

Bikes at a bikesharing dock under the shade of a tree, with a tent visible in the background.

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Bikesharing

Federal Funds Will Let Bluebikes System Add Electrified Stations For E-Bikes

A crowd of people stand with new electric bikes in front of Boston City Hall

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Transit

Boston Region Wins More Federal Funding for Private-Operator Shuttle Routes, Bluebikes Expansion

Workers replace rails in a subway tunnel, with a station platform visible in the distance.

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For the First Time In Years, Orange Line Trains Are Running At Full Speed Through the SW Corridor

Morning view of Hyde Park Avenue in Forest Hills, Boston.

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Vision Zero

Forest Hills Residents Petition for Safer Hyde Park Avenue After MBTA Bus Driver Kills Their Neighbor