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<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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Sam Mintz

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

A cropped view of the MBTA rapid transit map showing the B and C branches of the Green Line, with the following stations highlighted in red: on the B branch from left (west) to right: South St., Chestnut Hill Ave., Chiswick Rd., Sutherland Rd., and Packard's Corner; on the C branch, from left (west) to right: Englewood ave., Dean Rd., Tappan St., Fairbanks St., Brandon Hall, Summit Ave., St. Paul St., Kent St., Hawes St.

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Accessibility

Washington Pledges $68 Million for Green Line Accessibility Upgrades

Protected bike lane on Washington St in Brookline

Brookline to Install Bus-Only Lanes On Route 9 Bottleneck This Year

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Christian MilNeil

Workers in neon yellow vests work among rail tracks in a wide tunnel under bright electric lights.

Workers repair and replace Green Line tracks in the tunnel near Arlington Street. Courtesy of the MBTA.

MBTA

The T Fixed Dozens of Green Line Slow Zones. Why Is It So Hard to Notice the Difference?

A Green Line train passes under a black metal bridge in a forest. A few brick houses are visible in the distance on the other side of the bridge.

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Trails

Eyes On the Street: Two New Path Connections In Fenway

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Elections and Politics

Two Factions Square Off Over Housing Issues in Brookline Town Meeting Races

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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Equity

15 Cities and Towns Ask the T to Streamline Agreements for Fare-Free Bus Programs

Bicycling

A Roundup of Holdups

The entrance to the new Fenway multi-use path from Miner Street, showing the Landmark Center building in the background at left.

Fenway multi-use path at Miner Street

Eyes on the Street: New Trail, Bike Projects Connect the Fenway

MBTA Will Paint 4.8 Miles of New Bus Lanes This Summer

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