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UPDATED: As Arlington moves ahead with plans to connect the Mystic River Path to the Minuteman Bikeway, Bedford Town Meeting has shot down a proposal to extend the bikeway from Bedford Depot to the Co...

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UPDATED, March 31: Twenty mayors, managers and local officials from 16 Massachusetts municipalities, including Town Manager Adam Chapdelaine, have issued a letter calling on the Legislature to pass re...

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Site of pedestrian fatality at Chestnut and Mystc. / Paul Schlichtman photo The town manager says plans for Chestnut Street repairs have been set in motion after a neighbor's public-records request un...

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UPDATED, March 14: After putting into effect the first of its planned cuts to commuter rail and ferry service because of the Covid-19 pandemic in January, the MBTA is moving forward with additional se...

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Public survey available to provide additional input The Town of Arlington recently reapplied to renew its Bicycle Friendly Community status awarded by the League of American Bicyclists . To help the L...

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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has refined the service adjustments as part of its Forging Ahead initiative and has announced that bus-service changes will take effect March 14....

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UPDATED, Dec. 28: The new federal coronavirus relief bill includes $14 billion to help transit systems fill huge gaps in fare revenue, a lifeline to agencies planning service cuts because of the finan...

Project aims to improve safety for all modes of travel 2017 concept of Lake/bikeway intersection. / Green International Affiliates The town, through its contractors, plan to begin installing a traffic...

Roll-out of LimeBike at Town Hall in June 2018. UPDATED, Jan. 17: Lime bikes -- we hardly knew ye. The San Francisco-based company has told the Metropolitan Area Planning Council ( MAPC ) about its de...

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New drop-off-only spot is in front of Play Time Starting on Dec. 16, the MBTA will move the Route 87 layover from Broadway Plaza to 283 Broadway in front of Play Time. A layover occurs at the end of t...

New research by Metropolitan Area Planning Council ( MAPC ) analyzing more than 300,000 bicycle-sharing trips shows increasing demand in the Boston suburbs, and Arlington is among the top communities...

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UPDATED Oct. 21: The new, permanent priority bus lane on the eastbound section of Mass. Ave. between Varnum Street and Alewife Brook Parkway became operational Monday, Oct. 21. The new “red” lane will...