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A section of the MBTA spider map highlighting alternative routes for the closure of the Ashmont and Mattapan branches of the Red Line.

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Expect Delays in Dorchester As Ashmont Branch Runs ‘Shuttle Trains’ For the Rest of April

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Christian MilNeil

An illegally parked minivan blocks both the bike lane and and a sidewalk curb ramp on a multi-lane city street lined with historic masonry buildings.

Illegally parked car in Arlington St bike lane March 4 2025

Protected bike lanes

While Constituents Demand Safer Streets, Boston Is Removing Protective Barriers From New Bikeways

A bike path runs alongside a narrow paved roadway. A green sign reads "BIKE ROUTE: Groveland Com. Trail" and beyond is a stop ahead sign.

Groveland Community Trail

Trails

New Trails We Can Look Forward To In 2025

A rendering of a wide street from a birds-eye perspective. The center of the street features a red dedicated busway, with two lanes (one in each direction) separated from adjacent traffic with landscaped medians and bus stop waiting area platforms. General motor vehicle traffic is confined to 1-2 lanes on either side of the busway. Along the sidewalks are green dedicated bike lanes, which are generally separated from the adjacent car lanes by gardens surrounded by curbs. A label in the upper left denotes the Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library, and another label denotes the intersecting street as Walk Hill St.

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Street Design

City of Boston, MBTA Release Refined Designs for Blue Hill Avenue Transit Project

A wide five-lane street with a concrete median in the middle that's lined with tall street lamps. Either side of the broad street is lined with triple-decker apartment houses. Most of the picture is empty asphalt, but there are a few large trees scattered along the street's sidewalks in the distance.

Columbia Road near Upham’s Corner

Advocacy Opportunities

City of Boston Will Add Modest Traffic-Calming Measures For Columbia Road

A large crowd of people walking and biking fills an intersection in front of a large church steeple.

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Events

Open Streets Season Starts May 5 In Dorchester

A busy city street corner between two 19th-century multi-story brick buildings. A street sign shows that the cross street is "Columbia Road". A school bus waits at the light while pedestrians pass by on the sidewalk.

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Boston Kicks Off Planning to Redesign Columbia Road, A Lost Link In Its Emerald Necklace

An MBTA spider map with a new purple rapid transit line replacing the Fairmount commuter rail line. The purple line runs from South Station near the center of the map to the lower right, between the Red and Orange Lines.

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MBTA Plans Frequent-Running, Battery-Electric Trains on the Fairmount Line

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Meghan Volcy

A rendering of a wide street from a birds-eye perspective. The center of the street features a red dedicated busway, with two lanes (one in each direction) separated from adjacent traffic with landscaped medians and bus stop waiting areas. General motor vehicle traffic is confined to 1-2 lanes on either side of the busway. Along the sidewalks are green dedicated bike lanes. A label in the upper left denotes the Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library, and another label denotes the intersecting street as Walk Hill St.

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Transit

Boston Officially Commits to Building Dedicated Busway on Blue Hill Ave.

Flooding on Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester during a "king tide" event

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The Climate Emergency

New Morrissey Boulevard Commission Will Come Up With Another Plan for Boston’s Wettest Highway

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