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That could also be Ruggles Station Phase 2 work (been a lot of construction activity at Ruggles lately): https://www.mbta.com/projects/ruggles-station-improvements Forsyth St and Northeastern seem to be the giveaway on that.

I know this has been discusssd earlier but this virtual meeting is tonight: https://www.mbta.com/events/2026-03-19/public-meeting-lower-broadway-alford-street-transit-priority-corridor-project def attend if you can - the fewer car-brained people show up the better! Project website again for...

If you check the Locally Preferred Alternative part of the SLX study, it seems like they landed on the side-running busway configuration as a part of that process. Probably side compared to center for a few factors (fewer intersections to deal with on the Casino side of the corridor, better for...

Streetsblog’s on fire (again) with this one - unfortunately looks like Mayor Wu still has cold feet on bike infrastructure (even post a landslide reelection): https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/05/boston-data-show-streets-with-new-bike-lanes-successfully-shift-traffic-from-cars-to-bikes

They're essentially trying to make it so nothing gets built now (since the old stadium is 98% demolished), which really shows how spiteful they are. If they win, there's just gonna be a demolition site in Boston's biggest park for years to come.

It's slow-moving but the scope also includes utility work, which is always a pain and takes forever. City's website says that it should be substantially completed a year from now (started 2022): https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/publicworks/cityprojects/2022/riverstreetreconstructionproject

Agreed - if ever there was a time for MA leadership to secure that, it would have been the previous four years. Doubt we're gonna get lucky on this front with the Army Corps of Engineers for a while now.

I love this idea and in a perfect world, I think it would be a Worcester-Providence-Cape Cod-style service (+ all the stops you describe here). That would tie together a key market that desperately needs and deserves more service.

I wouldn’t read too much into these funding time horizons for projects specifically in this part of Everett - given the scale and intensity of development, I’m sure the delivery timelines could (and would) move up as a part of the transportation mitigation negotiations with local and state...

I hear ya but Lynn is very climate vulnerable - glad they’re thinking about this big picture. I’d still like to see a more robust planning effort around when the garage fleet and facilities need to be by 2050 considering anticipated growth in service and climate change.

Thanks for actually doing some reporting and not just giving the Back Bay Association a free spotlight.

The surface roads near the greenway that were created by the Big Dig were only recently transferred from MassDOT to the City (in the last several years).

Related to Spring 2025 schedules, this was posted yesterday: https://www.mbta.com/news/2025-03-27/mbta-announces-spring-schedules-increases-subway-and-bus-service-frequency

I don't think anyone is saying that enforcement isn't needed (the TransitMatter post stresses that it is). Cities and the T haven't had the power to do automated / camera-based enforcement like New York, DC, Philly, Chicago, LA, SF, etc. have until January. That's the part that makes the Mayor's...

I agree and don’t think we can give her enough credit given how dire the problem was when she took office. Really goes to show that having somebody with deep operational expertise in the public sector really was what the MBTA needed instead of the parade of private sector clowns Baker appointed...

Maybe beyond the scope of this forum but Western Mass developments deserve the spotlight: $17.3m awarded for planning, design and permitting of a 9-mile extension of the Ashuwillticook Trail up to North Adams and Williamstown. Great way to stitch the Berkshires and some lovely communities...

Similar to what London is doing now with the expanded ULEZ cordon that encompasses much more of the city, eventually for Metro Boston (strong emphasis on eventually - acknowledging this would likely happen in phases if at all), I think the best thing would be to have a multi-tiered cordon - like...

Today is finally the day that congestion pricing starts in New York. Hopefully it can get some positive results (fewer car trips into CBD, improved air quality, less noise pollution, revenue for transit, etc.), which will encourage other US cities to follow suit, including Boston...

Pretty sure the Governor has ten days from it being passed by the Legislature, so there should still be hope.

Some helpful additional information included in this SB Mass article: https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/02/last-minute-legislating-puts-camera-enforcement-bills-on-governors-desk