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Riders in Chelsea and an MBTA outreach worker wait to board the bus at Bellingham Street in downtown Chelsea. T staff shared information about the Bus Network Redesign project with members onboard.

Riders in Chelsea and an MBTA staff member waiting to board the bus. T staff shared information about the Bus Network Redesign project with members onboard.

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A Public Meeting at a Bus Stop: T Solicits Riders’ Input for Bus Network Redesign in Chelsea

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A detail of the MBTA's proposed new bus network map, showing the proposed new routes that would connect Roxbury and Dorchester to the jobs of the Longwood Medical Area (upper left). Courtesy of the MBTA.

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Our First Look At the T’s Proposed New Bus Network

A map illustrates bus shuttle stops for the upcoming April 2022 closure of the Blue Line between the Airport station and downtown Boston. Courtesy of the MBTA.

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The Blue Line’s Rough Ride Will Continue One More Week

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Feds’ Safety Review Could Impact Local Governance Over the T

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MBTA’s New Electric Bus Order Could Support More Center-Running Busways Regionwide

A map of the City of Boston's proposed route for a new "multimodal corridor" between North and South Stations. The route includes Causeway Street in front of North Station, Congress Street between Causeway and Post Office Square, and either Federal, Congress, or Pearl Street (to be determined) to Dewey Square and South Station. From there, the route would continue onto Summer Street into the Seaport.

Downtown multimodal corridor route map April 2022

City of Boston Reboots Plans for Bus-Priority Corridor Between North, South Stations

A rough draft map of the T's proposed "high-frequency" bus routes, which could be implemented starting next year under the agency's Bus Network Redesign. Courtesy of the MBTA

Draft high-frequency bus route map Sept. 2021

MBTA Board Updates: 25% More Bus Service, Driver Hiring, Ridership Recovery

A crowd of advocates from the Transit Is Essential and Public Transit Public Good coalitions, representing a broad array of environmental, business, community, and labor groups, rally at Park Street Station for low-income fare legislation.

Public transit public good coalition rally April 22

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Coalition Rallies for Low-Income Fare Legislation

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And America’s Best Bus Stop Is …

A map of 6 alternatives being analyzed in the MBTA's Silver Line Extension study. On the left, three route options would be extensions of the existing SL3 route , which currently terminates in Chelsea; three other options (right) would be a new Silver Line route - tentatively named "SL6" - from Everett to Kendall Square or downtown Boston.

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MBTA to Analyze 6 Alternatives For New Silver Line Service to Everett