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New Trails to Look Forward To In 2026 (including the Northern Strand Trail Extension!) - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/23/n...

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New Trails to Look Forward To In 2026 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Massachusetts opened over 40 miles' worth of new off-street trails in 2025, and more than a dozen new projects are expected to break ground in 2026.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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The #EdgewaterGreenway trail in Mattapan is coming along nicely and we’re excited to see it open in the new year!
#Boston #Mattapan #SharedUsePath
A sign for the Edgewater Greenway and Kennedy Playground park and shared use path project in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood A view of playground equipment at the Edgewater Greenway and Kennedy Playground park and shared use path construction project in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood A view of the Edgewater Greenway park and shared use path construction project A view of the Edgewater Greenway park and shared use path construction project
December 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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New Trails to Look Forward To In 2026 - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/23/n...
New Trails to Look Forward To In 2026 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Massachusetts opened over 40 miles' worth of new off-street trails in 2025, and more than a dozen new projects are expected to break ground in 2026.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Should the Orange Line to Roslindale Be The @mbta.com's Next Rapid Transit Expansion? - by @meghanvolcy.bsky.social

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Should the Orange Line to Roslindale Be The T's Next Rapid Transit Expansion? - Streetsblog Massachusetts
New housing, crowded buses, and underutilized commuter rail tracks help make the case to expand the Orange Line beyond Forest Hills, advocates argue.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Link413, a collaboration between three regional transit authorities, will launch three longer-distance bus routes in early 2026 to connect North Adams, Pittsfield, Greenfield, and Northampton.
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More Buses to the Berkshires Coming In 2026 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Link413, a partnership between three regional transit authorities, will introduce three longer-distance bus routes to connect North Adams, Pittsfield, Greenfield, and Northampton.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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More Buses to the Berkshires Coming In 2026 - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/17/m...
More Buses to the Berkshires Coming In 2026 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Link413, a partnership between three regional transit authorities, will introduce three longer-distance bus routes to connect North Adams, Pittsfield, Greenfield, and Northampton.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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There is a questionnaire up so you can give input on the redesign of the Beacon Street Bridle Path in Brookline. Tell the town what is important to you! @bikeboston.bsky.social @massbike.bsky.social @walkmass.bsky.social @streetsboston.bsky.social

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December 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Riders have noticed a rash of train breakdowns on the Red Line these past few days. The @mbta.com is investigating to see if it's part of a pattern.

The Wrong Kind of Legacy: Old Red Line Trains Find It’s Getting Harder to Get Through Harvard - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/16/t...
The Wrong Kind of Legacy: Old Red Line Trains Find It's Getting Harder to Get Through Harvard - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Riders should expect more delays today while track inspections limit Red Line traffic to a single track near Harvard.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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New Bedford City Council Considers Parking Reforms - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/15/n...
New Bedford City Council Considers Parking Reforms - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Tonight, the Ordinance Committee of the New Bedford City Council will consider amendments to the city’s parking production quotas, which currently require developers to two off-street parking spaces f...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Situational awareness for @mbta.com riders:
Cubic, the company setting up the T's new fare payment system, is also a military contractor with a "strategic partnership" with a Trump-aligned AI company that uses data to facilitate ICE raids. Details here:
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A text snippet reading: "Massachusetts law (Chapter 161A, section 5(s)) also requires the T to keep personal data confidential. But those laws are only as good as the governments who enforce them. And this feels like an appropriate place to report the fact that Cubic, the vendor that's setting up this new fare system for the T, is also a major military contractor that sells technology and equipment to militaries in the U.S., Australia, Canada, and Israel. Cubic also just announced this month a "strategic partnership" with Palantir, the Trump-aligned AI company that provides extensive data services to facilitate Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. The MBTA insists that our data is safe. "In addition to technical safeguards, the..."
December 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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We tried the new @mbta.com CharlieCard. Here's what to expect – and things you should know about protecting your personal data mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/15/w...
We Tried the New CharlieCard. Here's What to Know - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Earlier this week, I got to try out the MBTA’s new CharlieCard, which is currently in a testing phase for volunteers to try them out before they become more widely available at fare machines across th...
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December 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Healey Administration Announces Grant Funding For New RTA Bus Routes, Including Improved Connections Into Rhode Island and Southern NH - #mapoli
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Healey Administration Announces Grant Funding For New RTA Bus Routes - Streetsblog Massachusetts
On Thursday, the Healey-Driscoll administration released $10 million in new funding for the state’s Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) – the transit agencies that operate bus service outside of the M...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Lawmakers Say Infrastructure Needs More Funding, and Congestion Pricing Should Be On the Table - #mapoli mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/09/l...
Lawmakers Say Infrastructure Needs More Funding, and Congestion Pricing Should Be On the Table - Streetsblog Massachusetts
"We shouldn't be scared to have these conversations,” says Sen. Brendan Crighton, co-chair of the legislature's Joint Committee on Transportation.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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@Boston.gov City Council Hosts Hearing Today On City’s Dated Parking Rules - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/08/b...
Boston City Council Hosts Hearing Tuesday On City's Dated Parking Rules - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The Boston City Council’s Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation will hold a public hearing on Tuesday afternoon “to explore amending the Boston Zoning Code to remove parking minimum r...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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@boston.gov City Council Hosts Hearing Tuesday On City’s Dated Parking Rules - #mapoli
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Boston City Council Hosts Hearing Tuesday On City's Dated Parking Rules - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The Boston City Council’s Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation will hold a public hearing on Tuesday afternoon “to explore amending the Boston Zoning Code to remove parking minimum r...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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2 Week Green Line Closure Begins Today - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/03/g...
Grinch Line: 2 Week Green Line Closure Begins Today - Streetsblog Massachusetts
From December 8 through December 22, the MBTA will suspend all Green Line service between North Station and Kenmore Square.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley (@pressley.house.gov) Lobbies for Stronger Transit Funding, Fare-Free Programs In Next Federal Transportation Bill -
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Rep. Pressley Lobbies for Stronger Transit Funding, Fare-Free Programs In Next Federal Transportation Bill - Streetsblog Massachusetts
"We urge you to invest in public transit as a public good," writes Rep. Pressley to her colleagues in Congress.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Congestion pricing in NYC has worked and has become popular. Cities like Boston should follow.

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Three takeaways for Boston from NYC’s congestion pricing scheme - The Boston Globe
After a year of the first American program of its kind, there’s enough data to recommend the idea.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Boston Data Show Streets With New Bike Lanes Successfully Shift Traffic, With Fewer Cars and Way More Bikes - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/05/b...
Boston Data Show Streets With New Bike Lanes Successfully Shift Traffic From Cars to Bikes - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Mayor Wu has hard evidence that her bike lane projects are helping reduce traffic – but her administration is reluctant to share it.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Courtesy of our colleagues at @brooklinenews.bsky.social:

Family Sues State Police Over Death of ‘Matriarch’ Killed In Brookline Crosswalk
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Family Sues State Police Over Death of ‘Matriarch’ Killed In Brookline Crosswalk - Streetsblog Massachusetts
A Mass. State Police trooper drove into Margie Mendez, 86, in a crosswalk on Route 9 earlier this year.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Driver Kills Rockport Man In Downtown Gloucester - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/03/d...
Driver Kills Rockport Man In Downtown Gloucester - Streetsblog Massachusetts
According to the Essex County District Attorney's office, the killing occurred in the dark shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning near the intersection of Rogers Street and Manuel F. Lewis Street.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Grinch Line: @mbta.com Will Close the Core of the Green Line For the Holiday Season - The closure is expected to affect most of the Green Line's 50,000 daily riders:

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Grinch Line: MBTA Will Close the Core of the Green Line For the Holiday Season - Streetsblog Massachusetts
From December 8 through December 22, the MBTA will suspend all Green Line service between North Station and Kenmore Square.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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The @mbta.com is running hundreds of additional subway trips every day thanks to new trains and the elimination of dozens of slow zones.

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MBTA Adds More Bus, Subway Service With Winter Schedule Updates - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The MBTA’s winter schedule updates will deliver a 3 percent increase in bus service and shorter waits between trains on three subway lines starting on Sunday, December 14th. The T typically adjusts it...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Driver Kills 68-Year-Old Victim Who Was Walking Near Haverhill Highway Interchange - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/01/d...
Driver Kills 68-Year-Old Victim Who Was Walking Near Haverhill Highway Interchange - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Last Tuesday evening, a driver struck and killed Richard Cripps, a 68-year-old Haverhill resident, while he was walking on River Street near the Interstate 495 interchange in Haverhill. According to p...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Trump’s U.S. DOT Is Rolling Back Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/01/t...
Trump's U.S. DOT Is Rolling Back Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public - Streetsblog Massachusetts
In Trump’s second term, the agency opened 50 percent fewer investigations into vehicle safety defects, concluded 83 percent fewer enforcement cases against trucking and bus companies and started 58 pe...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM