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Over A Dozen Bus Routes Across Massachusetts Ditch Their Fareboxes Today

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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It’s Official: Boston, MBTA Announce Three Free Bus Routes for Mattapan and Dorchester

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STUDY: What A Lifetime of Car Ownership Costs — And Who Pays

15 Cities and Towns Ask the T to Streamline Agreements for Fare-Free Bus Programs

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City of Springfield Proposes Road Diet, Traffic Calming for Deadly Downtown Block

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New State Rule Would Force Suburbs to Legalize Thousands of New Apartments Near T Stops

A photo of a pedestrian pushing a cart across the new crosswalk at the Walnut Ave. bus stop. The new bus platforms, in the middle of Columbus Avenue, essentially provide two safe refuges for people crossing the wide street.