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Congress Allocates $80 Million to Build Blue Hill Ave. Busway

The project is now fully funded for construction.

March 5, 2026

City of Boston Restarts Rutherford Avenue Design As Funding Deadline Looms

The city needs to submit a design plan within the next few months or risk losing almost $200 million in funding.

February 4, 2026

USDOT Cancels $20 Million Pledge to Fund Street and Transit Improvements In Roxbury

The grant cancellation is part of a nationwide wave of funding cuts for projects that the Trump administration opposes.

September 17, 2025

Boston, MBTA Plan New Center-Running Transitway On Huntington and South Huntington Avenue

Buses would also use the proposed new Green Line E branch transitway to bypass traffic between Heath Street and Brigham Circle.

August 25, 2025

Fall MBTA Service Improvements Add More Frequent-Service Bus Routes, Late-Night Service

To promote the later-night service, the T will offer fare-free service on all modes after 9 p.m. for five weekends this fall, starting on Friday, Sept. 5.

August 11, 2025

MBTA Proposes Fines, Rules for Its New Bus Camera Enforcement Systems

The proposed fines for blocking a bus lane start at $25 and become incrementally more expensive for subsequent offenses, with higher fines for commercial vehicles.

July 29, 2025

Another Bus Lane Bites the Dust: Wu Administration Forces Chelsea, Charlestown Transit Riders to Wait In More Traffic

The change comes just weeks before the MBTA rolls out a new bus lane enforcement system, which is expected to improve bus service considerably – at least on the dwindling number of streets where dedicated bus lanes still exist.

July 8, 2025