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Tonight: MBTA Promotes New Late-Night Service With Free Rides After 9 PM
The following is a edited version of an MBTA press release.
September 5, 2025
Transit Riders Plan Grassroots Protest of Tonight’s Boylston Street Bus Lane Removal
Boston residents are planning to gather in Copley Square this evening to protest the city's planned removal of the Boylston Street bus lane, which improved bus speeds and reliability for the MBTA's Route 39 but also attracted the ire of the politically well-connected Back Bay Association.
March 18, 2025
Mayor Wu Will Delete Route 39 Bus Lane Through Back Bay
The Mayor also promises to "review" other new bus and bike lanes across the city in order to "adjust or redesign what has not been functioning well."
February 13, 2025
Huntington Ave. Redesign Will Eliminate Last Mixed-Traffic Segment of the Green Line By 2027
On Tuesday evening, officials from the City of Boston and the MBTA officially kicked off a planning effort that will ultimately redesign Huntington and South Huntington Avenues in Boston's Mission Hill neighborhood.
May 2, 2024
Boston’s New Huntington Ave. Bus Lanes Are Saving T Riders 25 Hours Every Workday
Last year's month-long shutdown of the entire Orange Line has famously failed to deliver then-Governor Charlie Baker's promise of "far better service and a more modern infrastructure for its riders."
September 25, 2023
Back Bay NIMBYs Try A Gruesome New Threat Against Protected Bike Lanes: ‘Someone Will Die’
As part of Mayor Wu's proposed expansion of the citywide protected bike lane network, the City of Boston is planning a new parking-protected bike lanes on Berkeley and Boyslton Streets through the Back Bay neighborhood.
June 29, 2023