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Buses Keep Getting Pokier As Wu Administration Cancels, Delays Bus Projects
Key MBTA bus routes continue to get slower while Mayor Wu's administration postpones and cancels long-planned infrastructure projects, according to this year's annual analysis of the MBTA's slowest bus routes from TransitMatters.
September 16, 2026
Mayor Wu and Phil Eng Pitch Latest Blue Hill Avenue Redesign To Skeptics In Mattapan
Project skeptics and supporters turned out in large numbers for Thursday's public meeting.
September 11, 2026
What’s Changed, And What Hasn’t, In Boston’s New Blue Hill Avenue Busway Plan
Late last week, the City of Boston and the MBTA released yet another revised design for the Blue Hill Avenue busway project, which aims to speed up buses on frequent-service routes like the 28 and 22 with a dedicated center-running busway with new stations and amenities for riders.
September 9, 2026
Mayor Wu and MBTA Announce Compromises and Another Round of Meetings for Blue Hill Ave. Project
In a significant bid to patronize car owners, the project's proponents are now promising "a net increase in parking" alongside a proposed dedicated busway along Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester and Mattapan.
August 4, 2026
Better Buses For Watertown? City and MBTA Plan Transit Improvements For Arsenal Street
The city and the T will host an open house for the project this Sunday, June 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Watertown Free Library at 123 Main Street.
June 11, 2026
Eyes On the Street: Bikes, Pedestrians, and Buses Get More Space In Sullivan Square
MassDOT is wrapping up a multi-year bridge replacement project near Sullivan Square that has given transit riders, pedestrians, and bike commuters some significant improvements through the highway interchange that divides East Somerville from Sullivan Square.
April 13, 2026
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
