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FMCB gives the go-ahead for the new payment system RFP. http://commonwealthmagazine.org/transportation/t-board-greenlights-fare-collection-bid-process/

As someone who used to regularly bike from Somerville to Brandeis, I'm getting a little jealous... How costly would an off-road connection between the end of the BCP at Waverley and where the Mass Central splits off the Fitchburg Line just west of Beaver St be?

Flexposts on Congress St!

10 new Hubway stations have opened in Roxbury and Dorchester. The article says that 10 stations will open in East Boston in the fall once they've finalized locations. I've never understood why Hubway tends to plan station expansions for the fall, just in time for the system to shut down for...

Court ruling pertaining to the Newton Lower Falls right-of-way between Wellesley and Riverside. I don't know what the prospects for turning this into a trail are, but this would seem to be not bad news, at least.

The lack of infrastructure in Inman will become even more glaring when cyclists are dumped into it via the Beacon St cycle track just a block north of the intersection. Hopefully that contrast will be another catalyst for change.

Cyclist killed in Inman Square yesterday by a landscaping truck. Details not 100% clear, but it sounds like the cyclist could either have been doored by an SUV, or swerved to avoid a dooring...

Re: North-South Rail Link Baker on the NSRL (again) Okay fine, everyone agrees there's a lot of desperately needed maintenance in the current system. I know some have argued that SSX and the NSRL are both ultimately necessary. Wouldn't it be better to focus on the NSRL first, though...

State of the Orange Line report

Does anybody know when these will be implemented? https://twitter.com/mbtainfo/status/739967209649360897 One great change #mbta is making: cash fare on board buses being reduced from $2.10 to $2.00, so less delays with riders looking for a dime...

Came across this pic today of Stanford St progress: https://twitter.com/ConciergeBoston/status/738411236698775553

Auburndale Commuter Rail Accessibility project included in MassDot budget Still one platform, I believe.

I stopped by the Fresh Pond Mall on my way home today and noticed that Cambridge fixed this shitty curb on the northbound side of the Alewife Brook Parkway just north of the intersection with Rindge. Previously, one had to dismount for a few yards or swerve into traffic to get onto that weird...

I'd like some clarification on what Boston terms "transit signal priority" given that this is the same city with a creative definition of "bus rapid transit". They were called on out on some claims about D Street not too long ago.

Yes, I use this route all the time and I don't feel guilty about salmoning the 150 feet between Charnwood and Summer. My fiancée used to live on the corner of Hancock and Summer and I can attest that plenty of other people don't feel very guilty about it either. As CantabAmager says, a desire...

Everett is talking signal priority Other signal priority stuff in the article: What's this about seven SL intersections and four 57 intersections? I can't imagine this is real signal priority -- it's probably weak-tea D Street type stuff, right?

Ah. For some reason I thought this was a different section of Beacon (which, looking back a few pages, is clearly not the case).

Brookline is talking about taking a westbound lane on Beacon St between Coolidge Corner and Washington Square and using it as a dedicated bike lane. It doesn't sound like they are super committal about it, though.

Big news on the pension front: https://twitter.com/TWallack/status/707649878734852096

Sorry - I missed that.