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A map of the northern part of the Boston region showing proposed changes to five bus routes in Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Revere, and Somerville: the 86, in the lower left of the map, which runs between Reservoir Station and Sullivan Square today, but would be shortened to end at Harvard Square in the future; the proposed "frequent-service" 109, which runs through Everett to Sullivan today, and would extend to Harvard in the future to pick up the discontinued segment of the 86; the frequent-service 116, between Maverick and Wonderland, the frequent-service 104, between Airport and Malden Center, and the frequent-service 110, between Wellington and Wonderland.

2024 bus network redesign phase one map

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T Will Launch New ‘Frequent-Service’ Bus Routes in December, But Overall Service Still Remains Below Pre-Covid Levels

A diagram of alternative service options for the upcoming Orange Line shutdown. The Orange Line is illustrated as a horizontal line between Forest Hills (left) and North Station (right). A dotted line connects all Orange Line stations between Forest Hills and Back Bay (in the center), then cuts diagonally up and across the diagram to connect to Copley station on the Green Line, which runs parallel to the Orange Line between Back Bay and North Station. A third purple line runs parallel to the Orange Line and extends of the left edge of the diagram, representing commuter rail service that connects Forest Hills, Ruggles, and Back Bay stations. The segment of the Orange Line between Back Bay and North Station is faded to indicate that this segment will also be closed on the long weekend of Oct. 12-14.

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MBTA

Orange Line Service In JP, Roxbury Is Taking A 13-Day Break For Track Work

A bird's-eye view sketch of a new city neighborhood with high-rise buildings next to a rail line (right) and low warehouses and industrial buildings to the left. In the distance is a broad river running left-to-right.

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Housing

A New Neighborhood Could Replace Oil Tanks in Everett, But Plans Hinge On Uncertain MBTA Expansion Projects

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Meghan Volcy

A new train with red trim waits at an empty subway platform.

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Red Line’s Braintree Branch Will Be Shut Down Through Sept. 29th

A rendering of a large mixed-use development consisting of several multi-story buildings. In the left foreground is a golf course; in the bottom-right corner is the Riverside MBTA Green Line station, and in the upper right is a large rail yard for Green Line trains.

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New Plans for Riverside Green Line Station Call for More Housing, Less Parking

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Travel guides

Rail Reflections from the California Zephyr

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Governor Healey at Fairmount Line event August 13 2024

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The T’s New Electric Fairmount Line Trains Could Run On Other Lines, Too

A black bus with the words "ELECTRIC BUS" on its side parks in a parking lot under a white charger, which is supported by a large steel mast arm that's cantilevered over the bus. In the background are some city buildings.

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MBTA, Cape Cod, and Vineyard Transit Authorities Win Federal Funding for Electric and Lower-Emission Buses

<p>Sam Mintz is currently the editor of <a href="https://brookline.news/">Brookline.News</a>, a nonprofit news website covering the Town of Brookline. Before moving back to the Boston area in 2021, Sam spent five years in D.C. covering Congress and federal agencies for Politico and E&amp;E News.</p>


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An MBTA 66 bus drives down a red-painted dedicated bus lane.

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Bus lanes

MBTA Paints the Street Red for Buses Near Brookline Village

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PVTA Springfield Union Station

Regional Transit Authorities

Increased State Funding Yields New Bus Routes Across the Commonwealth