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Everett Celebrates New Bus Lanes, Mobility Hubs Along Broadway
Officials from the City of Everett, MassDOT, and MBTA joined transit advocates in Everett Square this morning to celebrate new bus lanes and other mobility improvements along Broadway, Sweetser Circle, and Main Street.
October 27, 2020
Who’s Allowed to Live Near Transit?
Wellesley is the kind of place lots of people would love to call home – it's got great schools, beautiful parks, and three commuter rail stations that give the town's residents an easy 45-minute ride into downtown Boston.
October 21, 2020
Labor, Environment, and Business Groups Call on Lawmakers to Forestall Transit Cuts
A coalition of over 30 organizations is calling on lawmakers on Beacon Hill to support the T with the funding it needs to avoid shutting down critical services.
October 19, 2020
Somerville Plans New Bus, Bike Lanes on Washington Street
The new roadway layout would benefit bike and bus riders traveling between Harvard and Union Squares.
October 7, 2020
New 100% Clean Electricity Contract Will Save MBTA $3 Million a Year In Electric Bills
The switch to all-renewable electricity, which would take effect on January 1, 2021, will immediately slash the T's carbon footprint by 36 percent.
October 6, 2020
MBTA Board Update: What Happened to Our New Orange Line Trains?
The MBTA's Fiscal and Management Control Board met today with an agenda that included more discussion of expected 2021 budget cuts and an update on the agency's stalled procurement of new Orange and Red Line train cars.
October 5, 2020
Photos: Green Line Extension Marks Halfway Point to Completion
MBTA officials announced Thursday that the Green Line Extension construction project is 50 percent complete, and on schedule to open by the end of 2021.
October 2, 2020
Guest Column: Yes, Transit and Dense Urban Places Are Safe – Even In a Pandemic
It's now clear that the density of cities isn't a major risk factor in the COVID-19 pandemic. But another factor – crowding within households, which disproportionately affects lower-income and historically marginalized communities in big cities and rural areas alike, is a real culprit.
September 18, 2020
Washington Snubs Dorchester Bus Riders In Favor of a Suburban Highway Interchange
New bus lanes on Blue Hill Avenue would benefit roughly 20,000 bus riders in Dorchester and Mattapan, reduce their collective commuting times by 800 hours every day, and allow the T to make over 100 additional daily bus trips along existing routes using the same number of buses and drivers, according to a rejected application for federal funding.
September 17, 2020
