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Representación de la propuesta plataforma en la estación de Commuter Rail en Lynn después de que la estación actual sea demolida y reconstruida como parte del Proyecto de Mejoras de Lynn Commuter Rail Station. Cortesía de la MBTA.

La Estación de Commuter Rail en Lynn Cierra Tras Proyecto de Reconstruction

By Grecia White | Oct 4, 2022 | No Comments

La MBTA este pasado sábado cerró la estación de Commuter Rail en Lynn por un tiempo indeterminado para poder demoler y reconstruir la estación, finalmente dando atención a los varios problemas estructurales de la estación. La estación estaba programada cerrar a finales de julio, pero el cierre se pospuso hasta este octubre después de quejas […]

Commuter Rail platform featuring a gray shade canopy under which a couple can be seen walking together, a woman pushes a stroller and others further down sit or stand as they wait for the train.

Lynn Commuter Rail Station Closes For Reconstruction Project

By Grecia White | Oct 3, 2022 | No Comments

The MBTA on Saturday shut down the Lynn Commuter Rail station for an undetermined period of time in order to demolish and rebuild the station, finally addressing the station’s many structural issues. The station was set to close back in late July, but was postponed until this October after backlash from city officials and state […]

People on bikes and scooters wait at the intersection of Boylston Street and Arlington Street near the Public Garden in a pop-up bike lane that was installed during the Orange Line shutdown. In the background is the Public Garden, where an existing separated bike lane connects to the downtown bike network.

The Orange Line Is Back, But Several of Boston’s ‘Temporary’ Bus and Bike Lanes Will Remain

By Grecia White | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

“We’re keeping in place some of the changes that have helped with traffic flow and transit access, so that commuters will see lasting benefit above ground even as the subway comes back online,” said Mayor Michelle Wu in an announcement released early Tuesday morning.

Lewis Mall, East Boston: A ferry attendant waits for a bicyclist to wheel his bike onboard before loading the removable metal ramp back on the ferry this morning.

MBTA Debuts New Ferry Service in East Boston

By Grecia White | Sep 15, 2022 | No Comments

The ferry ride takes around 10 minutes as it covers about a half mile distance across the harbor from one wharf to the other.

People wearing day-glo vests walk along a paved path that's under construction, with bare soil and riprap on the ground to the left and the Green Line Extension tracks below them to the right.

Photos: A Construction Tour of Somerville’s Community Path and New Light Rail Line

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 12, 2022 | No Comments

During last week’s NACTO conference in Boston, attendees streamed out of the Hynes Convention Center each morning for “walkshops” that offered tours of some of the region’s pedestrian, bike, and transit infrastructure. One of those walkshops offered a hard-hat construction tour of the Somerville Community Path Extension, which is nearing the end of its construction […]

A derailed Red Line car blocks the tracks at the JFK/UMass station on June 11, 2019. Photo courtesy of the Boston Fire Department.

Final Safety Inspection Report Focuses on Hiring, Workforce Challenges at the T

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 31, 2022 | No Comments

On Wednesday, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published the final report from its detailed “safety management inspection” and gave the T a list of 53 tasks to repair what the federal government called a “pattern of safety incidents” that include train crashes, derailments, and runaway trains. “The associate administrator of the FTA who presented the […]

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