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MBTA

MBTA Is Finally Showing Progress on Bus Operator Hiring

A yellow shuttle bus at right drives in a lane separated from other traffic by a row of orange construction cones. A orange barrel in the left foreground shows a sign with a bus icon pointing to the right and a car icon pointing left. High rise office buildings are in the background

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Red Line Closed From Park Street to JFK/UMass ‘Til May 10

A green line train stops in the middle of Huntington Ave. while a passenger disembarks in the middle of the roadway while other riders wait under a bus shelter on the sidewalk at left.

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Street Design

Huntington Ave. Redesign Will Eliminate Last Mixed-Traffic Segment of the Green Line By 2027

An animated GIF shows how slow zones, marked with icons across the MBTA system map, have steadily been disappearing month by month. The most recent frame shows May 1, when all of the slow zone icons on the Blue Line have disappeared.

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T Restores Full-Speed Service to the Blue Line After 2-Week Closure

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UPDATED: East Boston and Revere Lose Blue Line Service ‘Til May 1 for Track Work

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MBTA Regional Rail Schedule Changes Add More Service on Worcester, Fairmount Lines

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MBTA Announces Spring Service Changes

Aeffia Feuerstein is a writer and activist living in Boston, Massachusetts. Aeffia completed their Bachelor&#8217;s in Urban Studies from Columbia University.

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Transit Advocates Salute the MBTA’s Slowest Buses With Inaugural Pokey/Schleppie Awards

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Boston, Bluebikes Offer Free Rides During Subway Closures

T Sees Increased Worcester Line Ridership After Sacrificing ‘Heart to Hub’ Express