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A ferry attendant waits for a bicyclist to wheel his bike onboard at Lewis Wharf in East Boston. The downtown Boston skyline is visible in the background beyond Boston Harbor.

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Transit

Risk of Driver Inconvenience Throws MassDOT Into the Warm Embrace of Fare-Free Transit

A graded gravel path under construction runs underneath a highway bridge next to a concrete bridge abutment. To the right of the abutment and below the trail are some railroad tracks.

Bicycling

The Northern Strand Trail Is Growing In Lynn and Everett

<p>Sam Mintz is a Boston-based journalist covering transportation and energy policy. Before moving back to his hometown in 2021, Sam spent five years in D.C. covering Congress and federal agencies for Politico and E&amp;E News. He lives in Brighton, equidistant to stops on the B,C, and D branches of the Green Line.</p>


Sam Mintz

Group of people walking toward the train doors on the North Station platform,

Could the New Governor Breathe New Life Into the T’s Regional Rail Plans?

Grecia White

Accessibility

La Estación de Commuter Rail en Lynn Cierra Tras Proyecto de Reconstruction

Commuter Rail platform featuring a gray shade canopy under which a couple can be seen walking together, a woman pushes a stroller and others further down sit or stand as they wait for the train.

MBTA

Lynn Commuter Rail Station Closes For Reconstruction Project

Rendering of the proposed Northern Strand on-street bikeway on South Common Street, approaching Market Street, in downtown Lynn.

MassDOT Makes Plans to Extend Northern Strand Through Downtown Lynn

Advocacy Opportunities

Election Day Roundup: Meet the Candidates, Make a Plan to Vote

Elections and Politics

Lynn’s Mayoral Contenders Clash Over Housing, Growth

Bus lanes

State Agencies Seek to Transform the Lynnway With New Bike Path and Bus Rapid Transit

Views of the Saugus River marshes along the new Northern Strand Trail in West Lynn.

Trails

Travel Guide: Riding the New Northern Strand Trail to Lynn

Lynn