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Photos: Everett Bus Shelter Gets ‘Flowerbombed’
A floral installation aims "to elevate the bus experience" for Everett's bus riders.
December 18, 2019
Potential Fix For New Orange Line Trains In Testing Later This Week
The Orange Line's new train cars have been out of service for a full month now, but an MBTA official says that a potential solution has been installed on one of the new trains and will be tested over the next few days.
December 18, 2019
Cap-And-Trade Program For Transportation Seeks States’ Support
Under a "memorandum of understanding" released Tuesday, the Transportation and Climate Initiative would cap transportation emissions in 12 states and generate new revenues for transit improvements.
December 17, 2019
Boston Officials Pitch New Bus-Priority Corridor Between North Station and Seaport
The proposed "Center City Link" bus route would build a corridor of bus-priority infrastructure to link North Station, South Station, and the Seaport District.
December 12, 2019
Early Data Show Less Traffic, More Bus Riders On Broadway In Somerville
The MBTA on Monday also revealed a plan to utilize the new bus lanes by adding even more bus service on the corridor in 2020.
December 10, 2019
Independent Panel Offers Sharp Critique of MBTA Management
"In almost every area we examined, deficiencies in policies, application of safety standards or industry best practices, and accountability were apparent."
December 9, 2019
Monday: Somerville Hosts Public Hearing On Broadway Bus Lanes
On Monday evening, Somerville will host a public hearing at City Hall to discuss early traffic and transit data from the city's new bus and bike lanes on on Broadway in Winter Hill.
December 6, 2019
Former Gov. Mike Dukakis: Driving Is For Turkeys
The former Democratic presidential candidate deserves a revival for his ideas on making transportation sustainable.
December 2, 2019
‘Uncommon Noise’ Pulls New Orange Line Trains From Service, Again
The MBTA's new Orange Line trains, which debuted this summer, have been taken out of service indefinitely while engineers investigate an "uncommon noise" coming from the underside of the new trains.
December 2, 2019
Five Lessons From Seattle’s Successful Crusade Against Driving
Seattle saw solo commuting drop 8.9 percent between 2010 and 2018, making it the nation's leader in reducing traffic.
November 25, 2019
