Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about MBTA

Two Green Line trains and an MBTA bus meet at the Mission Park stop of the E Branch on Huntington Avenue in Boston.

What’s In the T’s New 5-Year Construction Plan

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 24, 2022 | No Comments

The T's new capital budget includes funding for new platforms on the Green Line's E Branch, upgrades to the commuter rail network, and the agency's first big order of battery-electric buses.

A Green Line train bearing the destination sign for "Union Square" arrives at Lechmere station in Cambridge.

Photos: The Green Line Extension’s Opening Day

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 22, 2022 | No Comments

Photos from the first day of operation on the Green Line's new branch to Union Square in Somerville.

A map illustrates bus shuttle stops for the upcoming April 2022 closure of the Blue Line between the Airport station and downtown Boston. Courtesy of the MBTA.

T Announces 2-Week Closure on the Blue Line’s Harbor Tunnel in Early April

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 21, 2022 | 1 Comment

"I’m kind of in shock. I didn’t know anything about this, and I consider myself pretty in-the-know," said Tina St. Gelais Kelly, an East Boston resident who relies on the Blue Line for her daily commute into downtown Boston.

Passengers on the new Lechmere station platform next to the first train on the new Green Line extension at 5 a.m. on Monday, March 21, 2022.

GLX Opening Day: Scenes From the First Train From Union Square

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 21, 2022 | No Comments

"This is a huge moment in Somerville's history. It's a huge moment for the region," Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne told StreetsblogMASS while waiting for the first train.

America’s Best Bus Stops 2022, Round One: Stops that Do Double Duty

By Kea Wilson | Mar 16, 2022 | No Comments

After years and years of sending up sorry stops across America, we're turning our attention to wonderful waiting areas for once.

Pedestrians walk along the narrow sidewalk on Maffa Way, an off-ramp from I-93 and the primary walking route between Sullivan Square Orange Line stop and East Somerville.

MassDOT Bridge Replacements Could Upgrade Somerville’s Access to Sullivan Square

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 2, 2022 | No Comments

According to preliminary design documents from MassDOT, the new Maffa Way bridge would make room for a slightly wider sidewalk and a new two-way, physically separated bike path that would extend from Mount Pleasant Street on the Somerville/Boston city line to the Sullivan Square MBTA station.

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