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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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Bus lanes

Boston Test-Drives Dedicated Bus Lanes Through Longwood

the MBTA's official detour map for the Orange Line shutdown, illustrating closed subway stops on the Orange and Green Lines, dashed lines indicating alternative shuttle service (between Forest Hills and Back Bay and Copley to the south, and between Oak Drove and Government Center to the north). To cross downtown Boston, riders will need to transfer from shuttles to the Green Line at Government Center or Copley, ride the Green Line a few stops, then transfer back to another shuttle on the other side.

Bicycling

Orange Line Shutdown: Here’s What You Need to Know

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Christian MilNeil

A Green Line train bearing the destination sign for "Union Square" arrives at Lechmere station in Cambridge.

MBTA

T Announces Another Month-Long Closure For 5 Green Line Stops; Postpones Opening Date For Medford Extension

People boarding the shuttle bus outside North Station headed to Government Center.

Slower Than Walking: Downtown Gridlock Bogs Down the T’s Subway Replacement Shuttles

A large crane sits next to the Government Center parking garage in downtown Boston during its demolition. The left part of the garage is in the process of being taken apart, while the center portion that spans Merrimac Street (pictured in the foreground) is still intact

MBTA Closes Downtown Segments of Orange, Green Lines

Two Green Line trains and an MBTA bus meet at the Mission Park stop of the E Branch on Huntington Avenue in Boston.

What’s In the T’s New 5-Year Construction Plan

Outgoing DA Rollins Launches Criminal Investigation Into MBTA Safety

A Type 8 Green Line train derailed from newly-installed tracks on the E Branch near Heath Street on Tuesday evening, October 19, 2021. Photo courtesy of Ari Ofsevit.

Advocacy Opportunities

Could Fixing the E Branch Finally Bring the Green Line Back To Jamaica Plain?

New Green Line tracks and fresh pavement on the future Community Path, pictured from Cross Street in Somerville, looking northwest towards the McGrath Highway, on July 30, 2021.

Green Line Extension Update: Trains Arrive in Somerville

Crashes

Green Line Crash Highlights Need For Overdue Automated Braking System

Green Line