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

Help Pick A Route for the Silver Line Extension Through Everett

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 27, 2021 | No Comments

Planners seek feedback on potential alignments that would extend the Silver Line busway from its current terminus in Chelsea into Everett, Somerville, Cambridge, and downtown Boston.

MassGeneral Expansion Plans Include Space for New Blue Line Station

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 22, 2021 | No Comments

The MBTA is also budgeting $15 million for "planning funds to extend the Blue Line to Charles/MGH."

An MBTA Route 455 bus cruises down the newly-installed bus lane on North Common Street in Lynn on April 8, 2021. Courtesy of the MBTA.

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

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 16, 2021 | No Comments

The quick-build project helps connect the newly-extended Northern Strand Trail to the city’s downtown district.

A sketch plan of proposed new bus lanes and bike lanes on Centre Street in downtown Malden. Courtesy of the City of Malden.

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

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 15, 2021 | No Comments

The current Centre Street is a four- to five-lane street built in the late 1970s, shortly after the city's new Orange Line station opened, over the buried headwaters of the Malden River.

A new Orange Line train at Assembly Station in summer 2019. Courtesy of the MBTA.

MBTA Board Updates: New Subway Cars Sidelined ‘Til May

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 12, 2021 | No Comments

New Orange and Red Line trains “will remain out of service for at least another 3 weeks,” according to the MBTA’s Deputy General Manager Jeff Gonneville. The revelation came during Monday’s meeting of the Fiscal and Management Control Board. Gonneville told board members that the T is continuing to investigate a March 16 incident in […]

The Green Line Extension is pictured on a new MBTA map at Ruggles station in April 2021, several months before the line's opening. Photo by Edward Orde, via Twitter.

MBTA Puts New Green Line Stations On the Map

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 8, 2021 | No Comments

The Union Square branch (along with the new Lechmere station and rehabilitated Lechmere viaduct) is expected to open in October, while the longer Medford branch is expected to start taking riders in December.

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