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A route 28 bus advertising the fare-free pilot passes through Grove Hall on Blue Hill Avenue on October 5, 2021.A route 28 bus advertising the fare-free pilot passes through Grove Hall on Blue Hill Avenue on October 5, 2021.

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Bus lanes

Residents Discuss the Future of Blue Hill Avenue’s Bus Lanes

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Somerville Avenue, curb extensions, October 24, 2022

Bicycling

Boston’s New Design Guidelines Aim for Safer, Greener Streets

A black-and-yellow MBTA route 47 bus drives in an empty lane delineated by a row of cones from an adjacent car lane where multiple cars and SUVs are stuck in traffic. To the left of the bus, along the curb, is a bicycle lane.

Brookline Avenue october 2022

Boston Test-Drives Dedicated Bus Lanes Through Longwood

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Evidence Suggests That Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Will Improve Street Safety

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Senators Grill MBTA’s Poftak: ‘The Problems We’re Discussing Here Occurred on Your Watch’

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Accessibility

Cities, Nonprofits Begin Rolling Out New Incentive Programs for E-Bike Purchases

bicyclist rides on a new black asphalt bike path next to a stretch of grass with newly planted trees next to a road

Chelsea, bike path, Beacham Street

Eyes On the Street: Chelsea’s Produce Distribution Corridor Gets Much Needed Bike and Ped Upgrades  

a paved path meandering through trees next to a parking lot by a road featuring a new sidewalk

Minuteman extension

Minuteman Bikeway Extension Hinges on Upcoming Special Vote

rendering of Lynn Commuter Rail station

La Estación de Commuter Rail en Lynn Cierra Tras Proyecto de Reconstruction

Commuter Rail platform featuring a gray shade canopy under which a couple can be seen walking together, a woman pushes a stroller and others further down sit or stand as they wait for the train.

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Lynn Commuter Rail Station Closes For Reconstruction Project