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Video shows Boston police cruiser crash by Green Line tracks in Brighton
Police are investigating a car crash involving a cruiser in Boston that also delayed the Green Line in Brighton.
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Man says he was punched in face during homophobic attack on Green Line
A Somerville, Massachusetts, man says that he was the victim of a hate crime while riding the MBTA Green Line, when a stranger sucker punched him in the forehead and made a homophobic remark. Twenty-five-year-old Jack Calos was on his way to work last Tuesday, listening to music on the Green Line after boarding at North Station. He said he…
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The MBTA wants you to help decide on the new Green Line train design
The MBTA wants to hear from you as it designs the next iteration of its Green Line train cars. The transportation agency has an open survey, where the public can cast their vote for their favorite of three proposed paint schemes for the future Green Line Type 10 car. The poll is open through Oct. 9. The first option features…
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Recently opened Green Line Extension plagued by over a dozen slow zones
Along the Green Line Extension, which extended the trolley line north of Lechmere via two branches to Union Square and Medford, slow zones are making for speeds as slow as 3 miles per hour for more than a cumulative mile, according to the Boston Globe. The reason for the new slow zones — 11 on the Medford branch and three…
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MassDOT provides shuttle buses for Fluff Festival attendees
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced shuttle buses to support travel needs of Fluff Festival attendees in Somerville between two Green Line locations. 3 shuttle buses will operate between East Somerville Station on the Medford Branch of the Green Line and Union Square plaza to accommodate attendees between the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The shuttle buses will…
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Green Line Extension's Union Square Line shutting down for bridge repairs
Some riders were unprepared for the closed gates at the Union Square T stop Monday. Service is suspended as crews make repairs to the Squires Bridge.
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Green Line Extension shutdown set to start on Sept. 18
The MBTA announced on Wednesday that work on the Squires Bridge that will cause the Green Line Extension to close for 25 days will begin on Sept. 18. The work was originally supposed to take place in July and August but was pushed back. The bridge goes through Route 28/McGrath Highway over the Union Branch of the Green Line, the…
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12-day closure of Green Line B Branch begins on Monday as MBTA plans repair work
The 12-day closure of the MBTA’s B Branch of the Green Line will begin on Monday, as crews work to make major repairs on the important transit line that connects Boston University, Allston, Brighton and Boston College. The B Branch will be replaced with shuttle service until next Friday — July 28. The B Branch is the northernmost offshoot of…