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New bus platforms and center-running bus transitway for the T's Route 22 buses are under construction near Walnut Ave. and Franklin Park in this March 3 photograph. The City of Boston and MBTA have secured funding to extend the new transitway northward along Columbus Ave. and Tremont St. to Ruggles station. Photo courtesy of the MBTA.

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

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 1, 2021 | No Comments

The new center-running busway with dedicated platforms will speed bus services along Boston's highest-ridership bus corridor.

The new Tobin Bridge bus lane, looking towards Charlestown, in December 2020. Courtesy of the MBTA.

MBTA Board Updates: Advocates Press for Another Tobin Bridge Bus Lane

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 22, 2021 | No Comments

The MassDOT Board of Directors and the MTBA Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) held a joint meeting on Monday afternoon with updates on planned transit service cuts, construction projects, and post-pandemic ridership projections. Here’s our roundup: Another Tobin Bridge Bus Lane? During the MassDOT board meeting, a number of public commenters praised the Baker […]

Porter Square in Cambridge. Courtesy of Google Maps.

Cambridge Starts Planning for Bus, Bike Improvements Through Porter Square

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 5, 2021 | No Comments

Joseph Barr, Cambridge Director of Traffic, Parking, and Transportation, wrote in a memo to the City Council that the city is "in the process of hiring a consultant to support the design of quick-build separated bike lanes along Massachusetts Avenue from Roseland Street to Beech Street through Porter Square."

New development, new sidewalks, and new protected bike lanes line Washington Street in Brookline Village. The town is considering 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.

Brookline Considers Bus Lanes For Its Biggest Transit Bottleneck

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 23, 2020 | No Comments

The proposal would benefit the town's busiest bus corridor, a heavily-congested bottleneck where three busy bus routes converge near the Boston border.

A new shared bus and bike lane has been installed on Florence Street in downtown Malden. Photo courtesy of the MBTA.

Malden Joins the Dedicated Bus Lane Club

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 10, 2020 | No Comments

Malden, in collaboration with the MBTA and MassDOT, has painted a red shared bus-and-bike lane on Florence Street northeast of the Malden Center Orange Line station to benefit the MBTA's routes 104, 105, and 99.

New bus lanes in Sweetser Circle in Everett.

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How have pandemic bus lanes worked out in Chicago, Boston, and SF?

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 4, 2020 | No Comments

Boston and its surrounding suburbs have added 14 miles of bus lanes during the pandemic.

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