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Two Silver Line buses pass each other on the dedicated busway in Chelsea. Photo courtesy of the MBTA.

Help Pick A Route for the Silver Line Extension Through Everett

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 27, 2021 | No Comments

Planners seek feedback on potential alignments that would extend the Silver Line busway from its current terminus in Chelsea into Everett, Somerville, Cambridge, and downtown Boston.

An MBTA Route 455 bus cruises down the newly-installed bus lane on North Common Street in Lynn on April 8, 2021. Courtesy of the MBTA.

Trot, Trot to Boston With New Bus and Bike Lanes in Lynn

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 16, 2021 | No Comments

The quick-build project helps connect the newly-extended Northern Strand Trail to the city’s downtown district.

A sketch plan of proposed new bus lanes and bike lanes on Centre Street in downtown Malden. Courtesy of the City of Malden.

Malden City Council Endorses More Bus, Bike Lanes for City Center

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 15, 2021 | No Comments

The current Centre Street is a four- to five-lane street built in the late 1970s, shortly after the city's new Orange Line station opened, over the buried headwaters of the Malden River.

New bus platforms and center-running bus transitway for the T's Route 22 buses are under construction near Walnut Ave. and Franklin Park in this March 3 photograph. The City of Boston and MBTA have secured funding to extend the new transitway northward along Columbus Ave. and Tremont St. to Ruggles station. Photo courtesy of the MBTA.

Boston, MBTA to Extend Columbus Ave. Bus Lanes to Ruggles

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 1, 2021 | No Comments

The new center-running busway with dedicated platforms will speed bus services along Boston's highest-ridership bus corridor.

The new Tobin Bridge bus lane, looking towards Charlestown, in December 2020. Courtesy of the MBTA.

MBTA Board Updates: Advocates Press for Another Tobin Bridge Bus Lane

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 22, 2021 | No Comments

The MassDOT Board of Directors and the MTBA Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) held a joint meeting on Monday afternoon with updates on planned transit service cuts, construction projects, and post-pandemic ridership projections. Here’s our roundup: Another Tobin Bridge Bus Lane? During the MassDOT board meeting, a number of public commenters praised the Baker […]

Porter Square in Cambridge. Courtesy of Google Maps.

Cambridge Starts Planning for Bus, Bike Improvements Through Porter Square

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 5, 2021 | No Comments

Joseph Barr, Cambridge Director of Traffic, Parking, and Transportation, wrote in a memo to the City Council that the city is "in the process of hiring a consultant to support the design of quick-build separated bike lanes along Massachusetts Avenue from Roseland Street to Beech Street through Porter Square."

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