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MBTA Adds More Bus, Subway Service With Winter Schedule Updates
The MBTA's winter schedule updates will deliver a 3 percent increase in bus service and shorter waits between trains on three subway lines starting on Sunday, December 14th.
December 2, 2025
Fall MBTA Service Improvements Add More Frequent-Service Bus Routes, Late-Night Service
To promote the later-night service, the T will offer fare-free service on all modes after 9 p.m. for five weekends this fall, starting on Friday, Sept. 5.
August 11, 2025
The T’s Bus Driver Shortage Is Easing, But Increasing Traffic Is Delaying Benefits
The T's growing roster of bus drivers is wasting more time stuck in traffic.
July 28, 2025
MBTA Hosts Its First Public Hearing for Lynnway Redesign Project
Nearly three years after winning a $20 million federal grant, the MBTA hosted its first public forum on Wednesday evening for a proposed transit-focused redesign of the Lynnway, a major highway that slices across Lynn's waterfront district.
June 13, 2025
Route Review: The New Frequent-Service 109 From Somerville to Everett
The MBTA's new Route 109 – one of four new "frequent-service" bus routes that started operating this week in the first phase of the agency's Bus Network Redesign initiative – is already saving time for hundreds of transit riders traveling between Somerville and Everett.
December 23, 2024
Route Review: Riding the New Frequent-Service 104 from Malden
Phase 1 of the MBTA’s Bus Network Redesign launched on Sunday with improved bus service on four routes in Chelsea, Everett, Revere, Malden, Somerville, Cambridge, and East Boston.
December 20, 2024
T Will Launch New ‘Frequent-Service’ Bus Routes in December, But Overall Service Still Remains Below Pre-Covid Levels
The T is officially moving ahead with plans to launch "phase one" of its long-planned Bus Network Redesign on December 15, even though overall bus service in the MBTA system still remains about 12 percent below what the agency offered before the Covid-19 pandemic.
October 9, 2024
New T Map Highlights New ‘Frequent-Service’ Bus Routes
Earlier this week, Reddit user r/SupremeLeaderC spotted a brand-new MBTA subway map on the Green Line – one that illustrates the T's new "frequent-service" bus routes in Malden, Everett, and Revere.
September 11, 2024
Eyes On the Street: Somerville Fits In Some New Bus, Bike Infrastructure Near Union Square
This summer, the City of Somerville is re-building Washington Street, a key bus and bike route west of Union Square.
September 2, 2024
T Updates Routing for Bus 66 Through Harvard Bus Tunnel
The MBTA has started routing its Route 66 buses – one of its key bus routes – through the Harvard Bus Tunnel instead of using the surface streets through Harvard Square.
August 28, 2024
