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A crowd of advocates from the Transit Is Essential and Public Transit Public Good coalitions, representing a broad array of environmental, business, community, and labor groups, rally at Park Street Station for low-income fare legislation.

Public transit public good coalition rally April 22

Equity

Coalition Rallies for Low-Income Fare Legislation

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MBTA

And America’s Best Bus Stop Is …

The gold-plated dome of the Massachusetts State House against a blue sky, with the Massachusetts flag flying to the right of the dome in the foreground.

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Bicycling

State House Update: The Latest on E-Bikes, Low-Income Fares, and Automated Enforcement Bills

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Transit

It’s a New England Championship Round for America’s Best Bus Stop

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Advocacy Opportunities

A Fix for Chronic Transit Funding Shortfalls Could Be Up To the Voters This Fall

Two Green Line trains and an MBTA bus meet at the Mission Park stop of the E Branch on Huntington Avenue in Boston.

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What’s In the T’s New 5-Year Construction Plan

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.

Photos: The Green Line Extension’s Opening Day

A map illustrates bus shuttle stops for the upcoming April 2022 closure of the Blue Line between the Airport station and downtown Boston. Courtesy of the MBTA.

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T Announces 2-Week Closure on the Blue Line’s Harbor Tunnel in Early April

Passengers on the new Lechmere station platform next to the first train on the new Green Line extension at 5 a.m. on Monday, March 21, 2022.

GLX first train at Lechmere

GLX Opening Day: Scenes From the First Train From Union Square

A new "Type 9" Green Line train at the platform at the North Station Green Line stop in Boston.

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Elections and Politics

Governor Baker Files $9.7 Billion Transportation Bond Bill