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A map of Dorchester and Jamaica Plain highlighting the location of the Fairmount Line and Red Line, which runs roughly parallel to the Fairmount Line about a mile to the east.

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T Will Make Fairmount Free During Upcoming Red Line Closure In Dorchester

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A before-and-after sketch of the City of Boston's proposed changes to Cummins Highway in Mattapan Square illustrates how the city plans to widen sidewalks, add trees, and reduce crossing distances for people walking to or from the neighborhoods west of the square. The design also includes physically protected bike lanes that would connect Cummins Highway to the Neponset Greenway across Blue Hill Avenue.

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City of Boston Proposes Safety Improvements for Mattapan Square

A route 28 bus advertising the fare-free pilot passes through Grove Hall on Blue Hill Avenue on October 5, 2021.

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It’s Official: Boston, MBTA Announce Three Free Bus Routes for Mattapan and Dorchester

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City of Boston, MBTA Win Funds to Transform Blue Hill Avenue

A route 28 bus advertising the fare-free pilot passes through Grove Hall on Blue Hill Avenue on October 5, 2021.A route 28 bus advertising the fare-free pilot passes through Grove Hall on Blue Hill Avenue on October 5, 2021.

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City Hall, MBTA Extend Fare-Free 28 Pilot in Boston

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Fare-Free 28 Is a Hit With Roxbury, Mattapan Bus Riders

Map of new Bluebikes stations to be installed in Boston's Hyde Park neighborhood later in 2021.

Map of new Bluebikes stations to be installed in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood later in 2021.

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T Will Make Fairmount Free During Upcoming Red Line Closure In Dorchester

City of Boston Proposes Safety Improvements for Mattapan Square

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It’s Official: Boston, MBTA Announce Three Free Bus Routes for Mattapan and Dorchester

City of Boston, MBTA Win Funds to Transform Blue Hill Avenue

City Hall, MBTA Extend Fare-Free 28 Pilot in Boston

Fare-Free 28 Is a Hit With Roxbury, Mattapan Bus Riders

Boston Announces Bluebikes Expansion Into Hyde Park

From Mattapan, Mayor Janey Announces Fare-Free 28 Bus Pilot Program

Does A Fare-Free 28 Also Need to Pay For A Free RIDE?

Plan for Franklin Park Would Ban Cars From Circuit Drive