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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.

A new Orange Line train at Assembly Station in summer 2019. Courtesy of the MBTA.

MBTA Board Updates: New Subway Cars Sidelined ‘Til May

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 12, 2021 | No Comments

New Orange and Red Line trains “will remain out of service for at least another 3 weeks,” according to the MBTA’s Deputy General Manager Jeff Gonneville. The revelation came during Monday’s meeting of the Fiscal and Management Control Board. Gonneville told board members that the T is continuing to investigate a March 16 incident in […]

The Green Line Extension is pictured on a new MBTA map at Ruggles station in April 2021, several months before the line's opening. Photo by Edward Orde, via Twitter.

MBTA Puts New Green Line Stations On the Map

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 8, 2021 | 1 Comment

The Union Square branch (along with the new Lechmere station and rehabilitated Lechmere viaduct) is expected to open in October, while the longer Medford branch is expected to start taking riders in December.

The Green Line Extension under construction next to a Lowell Line commuter rail train, seen from the Cross Street overpass in East Somerville on Oct. 1, 2020.

What Could Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Accomplish in Massachusetts?

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 5, 2021 | No Comments

It’s only a first draft, and many details remain to be worked out through negotiations and debates in Congress, but here’s what the plan could buy for Massachusetts.

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.

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