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A large crowd of people celebrate the Green Line extension's opening day outside a snowy Ball Square station while some kids play on a snowy hillside next to the station entrance.

Ball Square station, Green Line Extension, December 12, 2022

MBTA

Opening Day: The Green Line Arrives In Medford

<p>Sam Mintz is currently the editor of <a href="https://brookline.news/">Brookline.News</a>, a nonprofit news website covering the Town of Brookline. Before moving back to the Boston area in 2021, Sam spent five years in D.C. covering Congress and federal agencies for Politico and E&amp;E News.</p>


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Sam Mintz

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North Station, Commuter Rail, October 2022

Transit

Could the New Governor Breathe New Life Into the T’s Regional Rail Plans?

<p>Got tips? Send them to me via Signal, the encrypted messaging app, at 207-310-0728. You can also follow me on <a href="https://better.boston/@cmilneil" rel="me">Mastodon.</a></p>


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Christian MilNeil

A chain-link fence blocks the entrance to the JFK/UMass Red Line station.

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Accessibility

Citing Structural Hazards, T Shuts Down Critical Access Point to JFK/UMass Station

A Green Line train bearing the destination sign for "Union Square" arrives at Lechmere station in Cambridge.

A Green Line train bears the destination “Union Square” at Lechmere station in Cambridge.

MBTA Board Updates: Green Line to Medford Will Open Dec. 12

a grassy meadow with a medium sized puddle in the middle and trees lining the side under an overcast sky.

Argilla Road, Ipswich, October 2022

Bicycling

Travel Guide: A Cozy Weekend Getaway To the Coast

A man in a blue ballcap and white collared shirt sits on a bench in front of an MBTA rapid transit map inside a subway station.

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Elections and Politics

Riders Are Skeptical That This Election Will Make Much Difference at the T

MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack, wearing a blazer over a red top, stands next to Steve Poftak (center) wearing a suit and pink-and-blue plaid tie, and Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker, wearing a buttoned suit and green tie. All three are holding scissors and segments of a cut orange ribbon. They stand in front of a new Orange Line train car bearing the words "OAK GROVE" on the destination sign above the door.

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MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak Announces Resignation, Effective in January

A rendering of a new bus garage, showing a gray, low-slung building with eight garage doors facing the viewer, and three black-and-yellow MBTA buses parked in the lot in front. In the foreground, a bike rider and two pedestrians walk along the garage driveway. The MBTA's "T" logo is visible on the top of the building.

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Quincy Bus Garage Back Out to Bid, Delayed ‘Til End of 2025

A black-and-yellow MBTA route 47 bus drives in an empty lane delineated by a row of cones from an adjacent car lane where multiple cars and SUVs are stuck in traffic. To the left of the bus, along the curb, is a bicycle lane.

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Boston Test-Drives Dedicated Bus Lanes Through Longwood

A row of cones delineates a bike lane on the Mass. Ave. bridge. A bicycle rider coasts by on one side of the cones while a car drives by to the left. On the horizon are the skyscrapers of the Back Bay neighborhood reflecting the late-afternoon sunlight.

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MassDOT Calls Harvard Bridge Road Diet ‘Extremely Effective,’ Says Changes Will Become Permanent This Fall