Expect shuttle buses for four weeks on green line; Medford Branch opening is put off to November
Shuttle buses will replace trains between Government Center and Union Square stations in both directions from Aug. 22 to Sept. 18. Service on the branch began March 21.
Plan for a bus network redesign raises concerns over removal of three routes in East Cambridge
Changes to three East Cambridge bus routes serving lower-income people and seniors are adding to concerns over a wholesale redesign of the MBTA bus system.
After shrugging off transit order by City Council, DePasquale says maybe ‘new manager’ will do it
The departure of City Manager Louis A. DePasquale is less than two months away, and he has begun to kick things down the road to his unknown replacement.
‘Flats on First’ sells for $103M in East Cambridge, near leasing for 136 apartments across from mall
A building originally announced to be finished in 2020 – in an estimate from March 2019, before the Covid pandemic – has been completed and sold near Kendall Square.
Trains roll into Lechmere, Union Square T stops, a long-delayed victory for green line extension
Service restarted Monday on a relocated Lechmere MBTA station and to Somerville’s new Union Square station as part of the state’s green line extension project, a moment of joy in a project years overdue and once declared all but dead.
MBTA plans Sunday drill between new stations
The MBTA plans to hold an emergency response drill using a train between the new Lechmere and Union Square green line T stations from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, but neighbors can expect activity in the area as early as 7 a.m.
Lechmere, Union Square T stops open March 21 as council reminds of Porter Square connection
The return of the Lechmere MBTA station to use and start of green line extension service to Somerville’s Union Square on March 21 drew plenty of attention last week, but city councillors are looking beyond that news.
Bringing back enclosed shelter at new Lechmere leads ideas for money being returned by MBTA
Money being returned by the MBTA should be directed right back at improving mass transit in Cambridge, especially where it makes up for the state agency’s deficiencies, residents and city councillors said Monday.
Union Square station’s delay to March frustrates; Lechmere also stuck with shuttle buses till spring
Dismay and outrage greeted news Friday that the MBTA’s green line extension spur to Union Square has been delayed to a March opening.
Video before and after East Cambridge stabbing gives glimpses of the man and car officers seek
Police released video Monday that shows the stabber in a Saturday road rage incident and the car he fled in, hoping people will come forward with helpful information.
