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MBTA Wins $140 Million to Run More Trains to Lawrence and Haverhill

Christian MilNeil

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Against Neighbors' Wishes, Boston Streets Commissioners Cancel Planned Bikeway Near Day Square

Christian MilNeil

Among the dozen people who testified at Thursday’s hearing, the only people who spoke in favor of removing the proposed bike lane were City Hall employees.

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MBTA’s $2.4 Million Fare Enforcement Team Issued 117 Warnings, Zero Fines During Its First 11 Months

Jaime Moore-Carrillo

Station data suggest that the mere presence of civilian fare enforcement agents contributed to a small increase in fare gate payments last year.

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A line map of the Orange Line during a maintenance closure from August 20-30. Stations between Back Bay (on the left of the image) and Oak Grove are closed to subway service. The Green Line is shown as a parallel line, with direct connections at North Station and Haymarket, and a short walk transfer from Back Bay station (to Copley on the Green Line), Chinatown (to Boylston), Downtown Crossing (to Park) and State (to Govt. Center). A dotted black line indicating bus shuttle service connects North Station to all other Orange Line stations to the north.

The Orange Line Is Closed From Back Bay to Oak Grove Through August 30

The T is also planning track maintenance work that will let trains travel at a faster 55 mph speed limit between the Assembly, Sullivan, and Community College stations.

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MassDOT's Riverfront Interchange Plans In Cambridge Get a Little Smaller

Christian MilNeil

Engineers acknowledge that the Reid overpass, where Memorial Drive meets the Boston University Bridge, is “outdated and no longer reflects current best practices for safety, efficiency, or multimodal access.”

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