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Christian MilNeil

A sidewalk under construction with as asphalt bike path running down the middle. In the distance a new high-rise building rises behind a construction fence.

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Protected bike lanes

Eyes On the Street: In Back Bay, A New Transit Plaza Takes Shape Over the Turnpike

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Meghan Volcy

diversion diagram showing alternative Red Line options during upcoming disruptions in March and April. Dotted lines indicate planned shuttle buses to replace subway service between Broadway and N. Quincy on the Braintree branch, and between Broadway and Ashmont on the Ashmont branch.

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MBTA to Suspend Red Line Service In Dorchester This Weekend

An MBTA spider map with a new purple rapid transit line replacing the Fairmount commuter rail line. The purple line runs from South Station near the center of the map to the lower right, between the Red and Orange Lines.

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MBTA Plans Frequent-Running, Battery-Electric Trains on the Fairmount Line

A diagramatic map of transit diversions available during the Orange Line shutdown. Three parallel lines show the Green Line (top), which parallels the Orange Line from Copley (a short walk from the Back Bay stop) to North Station, the Orange Line (middle), which will be closed between Jackson Square and North Station, with bus shuttles serving the five stops between Jackson Square and Back Bay, and a purple line indicating NE corridor service from Forest Hills to Ruggles to Back Bay to South Station.

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MBTA Plans 4-Day Orange Line Closure Starting Monday

A rider boards an MBTA bus on Broadway in Everett.

MBTA Endorses A New Bus Rapid Transit Route Through Everett

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Transit

MBTA to Close Orange Line South of Ruggles This Weekend

Workers in fluorescent yellow vests and helmets place tracks inside a subway station below a green "Park Street" sign. The platform of the station is covered in railroad ties and plates and other construction materials. In the distance a yellow lull forklift is on the tracks at the edge of the station.

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Elections and Politics

Governor’s Transportation Funding Task Force Convenes for Its Inaugural Meeting

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Boston Officially Commits to Building Dedicated Busway on Blue Hill Ave.

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MBTA to Suspend Red Line Service In Cambridge and Downtown Boston This Weekend

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Workers repair and replace Green Line tracks in the tunnel near Arlington Street. Courtesy of the MBTA.

The T Fixed Dozens of Green Line Slow Zones. Why Is It So Hard to Notice the Difference?