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New "slow zones" on the Southwest Corridor are making Orange Line riders' trips 5 to 6 minutes longer than they were this spring. Chart courtesy of TransitMatters, with MBTA data.

Orange Line travel time chart Dec. 2021

Equity

The Orange Line Keeps Getting Slower, At Riders’ Expense

A route 28 bus advertising the fare-free pilot passes through Grove Hall on Blue Hill Avenue on October 5, 2021.

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MBTA

More Fare-Free Buses Coming to Lawrence, Haverhill, and Boston

Monica Tibbits-Nutt

An Exit Interview With Monica Tibbits-Nutt

Worcester Union Station

MBTA Board Updates: Meet Your New MBTA Board

A Type 8 Green Line train derailed from newly-installed tracks on the E Branch near Heath Street on Tuesday evening, October 19, 2021. Photo courtesy of Ari Ofsevit.

A Type 8 Green Line train derailed from newly-installed tracks on the E Branch near Heath Street on Monday evening, October 21, 2021.

Advocacy Opportunities

Could Fixing the E Branch Finally Bring the Green Line Back To Jamaica Plain?

An architect's rendering shows two bridges crossing a river. The illustration of the new bridge, on the right, shows a bridge with large arches swooping over the water. The illustration is superimposed on a photograph that shows an existing, plainer railroad bridge on the right.

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Bicycling

Baker Admin Commits Funding for Proposed Mystic Greenway Bridge

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At Last, Baker Names New MBTA Oversight Board

Route 28 in Grove Hall

Fare-Free 28 Is a Hit With Roxbury, Mattapan Bus Riders

The new REI co-op in Cambridge is right next to the new Lechmere Green Line station (visible in the background of this photo) and the new Community Path.

First Street and REI

Eyes On the Street: The New Lechmere Takes Shape as a Bike Commuting Hub

A black bus with the words "ELECTRIC BUS" on its side parks in a parking lot under a white charger, which is supported by a large steel mast arm that's cantilevered over the bus. In the background are some city buildings.

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Environment

Environmentalists Press for All-Electric MBTA Bus Fleet By 2030