Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Bus lanes

A rendering of the proposed center-running busway and new shared-use pathway along the Lynnway in Lynn, which is currently a 6- to 7-lane wide roadway with no bus or bike lanes. The city is partnering with state agencies to seek federal funds for the $15 million project. Courtesy of MassDOT and VHB.

State Agencies Seek to Transform the Lynnway With New Bike Path and Bus Rapid Transit

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 14, 2021 | No Comments

The project would remove car lanes on the Lynnway to create center-running bus lanes with transit signal priority, a shared use path, improved bus stops, and safer crosswalks along a 1.5 mile corridor along Lynn's harborfront.

New development, new sidewalks, and new protected bike lanes line Washington Street in Brookline Village. The town is moving forward with a proposal to set aside one lane in each direction on the newly-reconstructed street as dedicated bus lanes for the MBTA's route 60, 65, and 66 buses.

MBTA Will Paint 4.8 Miles of New Bus Lanes This Summer

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 28, 2021 | No Comments

The MBTA has reached agreements with the cities of Boston, Somerville, Revere, Malden, Lynn, and the Town of Brookline to paint roughly 4.8 miles of new dedicated bus lanes this summer in an effort to improve bus service reliability as traffic congestion comes roaring back in the wake of the pandemic. Most of those new […]

Two Silver Line buses pass each other on the dedicated busway in Chelsea. Photo courtesy of the MBTA.

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Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Bus lanes

State Agencies Seek to Transform the Lynnway With New Bike Path and Bus Rapid Transit

MBTA Will Paint 4.8 Miles of New Bus Lanes This Summer

Help Pick A Route for the Silver Line Extension Through Everett

Trot, Trot to Boston With New Bus and Bike Lanes in Lynn

Malden City Council Endorses More Bus, Bike Lanes for City Center

Boston, MBTA to Extend Columbus Ave. Bus Lanes to Ruggles