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A yellow, white, and black MBTA bus is parked at a curb with the words "NOT IN SERVICE" above the driver's window in the front.

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T Reacts to Ongoing Driver Shortage With More Bus Service Cuts

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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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The T’s New 5-Year Capital Budget Puts Climate Progress In A Slow Zone

Riders in Chelsea and an MBTA outreach worker wait to board the bus at Bellingham Street in downtown Chelsea. T staff shared information about the Bus Network Redesign project with members onboard.

Riders in Chelsea and an MBTA staff member waiting to board the bus. T staff shared information about the Bus Network Redesign project with members onboard.

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Advocates Set An Agenda For Salvaging the T’s Troubled Buses

A rendering of a proposed Columbus Avenue busway, looking down at the street from above, with the Northeast Corridor railroad tracks at left, the Southwest Corridor bike and walking paths, and center-running bus lanes on Columbus Avenue, with bus shelters located between the bus lanes and the general-purpose motor vehicle lanes.

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Bus lanes

Our First Look at Boston’s Plans to Extend Columbus Ave. Bus Lanes

Chelsea bus lane installation on Broadway

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T Releases New Bus Network Redesign Map Based on Rider Feedback

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A black-and-yellow MBTA route 47 bus drives in an empty lane delineated by a row of cones from an adjacent car lane where multiple cars and SUVs are stuck in traffic. To the left of the bus, along the curb, is a bicycle lane.

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Boston Test-Drives Dedicated Bus Lanes Through Longwood

A large crowd of bike riders gathers on Commonwealth Avenue in Kenmore Square beneath the Citgo sign.

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Boston Seeks Plans for Bus Priority, Protected Bike Routes Through Longwood and Kenmore Square

A detail of the MBTA's proposed new bus network map, showing the proposed new routes that would connect Roxbury and Dorchester to the jobs of the Longwood Medical Area (upper left). Courtesy of the MBTA.

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Two More Days To Weigh In on Bus Network Redesign

A dozen people walking in all directions, plus one person on a bicycle, crossing the intersection of Brookline and Longwood Avenues under the Longwood Galleria neon sign. The Longwood Area's skyline of hospital buildings is visible in the background.

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Success For the T’s New Bus Network Hinges on the Longwood Medical Area

Pasajeros en Chelsea y un trabajador de alcance comunitario de la MBTA esperan abordar un autobús. Personal de la T compartieron información sobre el proyecto de Rediseño de la Red de Autobuses con pasajeros a bordo.

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Una Junta Pública en la Parada de Autobús: La T Solicita Aportación de Pasajeros Sobre el Rediseño de la Red de Autobuses en Chelsea

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