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Christian MilNeil

New "slow zones" on the Southwest Corridor are making Orange Line riders' trips 5 to 6 minutes longer than they were this spring. Chart courtesy of TransitMatters, with MBTA data.

Orange Line travel time chart Dec. 2021

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The Orange Line Keeps Getting Slower, At Riders’ Expense

A route 28 bus advertising the fare-free pilot passes through Grove Hall on Blue Hill Avenue on October 5, 2021.

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More Fare-Free Buses Coming to Lawrence, Haverhill, and Boston

New Green Line tracks and fresh pavement on the future Community Path, pictured from Cross Street in Somerville, looking northwest towards the McGrath Highway, on July 30, 2021.

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Mass. Officials Still Don’t Know How Much Money We’ll Get From Infrastructure Law

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City of Boston, MBTA Win Funds to Transform Blue Hill Avenue

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Board Votes for One More Year of Zero-Fare Buses in Worcester

Boston City Councilor and mayoral candidate Michelle Wu in front of the entrance to the Forest Hills T station

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Op-ed

Guest Column: How Mayor Michelle Wu Can Put Racial Equity in the Fast Lane 

Route 28 in Grove Hall

In Her First Day in Office, Mayor Wu Proposes More Fare-Free Bus Routes for Boston

Monica Tibbits-Nutt

An Exit Interview With Monica Tibbits-Nutt

A route 28 bus advertising the fare-free pilot passes through Grove Hall on Blue Hill Avenue on October 5, 2021.A route 28 bus advertising the fare-free pilot passes through Grove Hall on Blue Hill Avenue on October 5, 2021.

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