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Wheels Start Turning For the Lower Broadway – Alford Street Transit Priority Corridor Project
Because it would connect multiple destinations where transit demand is high, the T's models predict that an extended Silver Line would serve more than 15,000 additional daily bus riders.
March 26, 2026
Wu Administration Delays Columbus Ave. Transit Project; City Hall Planners Told to Cancel Meetings With MBTA
A public records request reveals that Boston transportation planners were "directed to not participate in external meetings, including meetings with partner agencies, without express approval" from City Hall leadership.
March 25, 2026
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
Boston’s Bus Lane Projects Are Stuck In Red Tape, Leaving Riders Stuck In Traffic
When Mayor Marty Walsh's administration hosted their first open house for their plan to build a new dedicated bus transitway on Blue Hill Avenue in early 2020, they predicted that the project could save daily riders of the MBTA's 28 bus two to three hours every week, and hundreds of hours over the course of a year.
November 19, 2025
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
Public Hearing Reveals Support for Automated Enforcement of Bus Lanes in Boston
On the evening of August 21st, the MBTA hosted a public meeting on Proposed Regulation 703 CMR 6.00, also known as the “Issuance and Enforcement of Automated Bus Lane and Bus Stop Violations” as part of the agency’s “Better Bus Project”.
September 3, 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