How You Can Push the MBTA to Connect Red, Blue Lines

Instead of treating the project as pipe dream expansion of the current system, MassDOT needs help from the business community to see the Red-Blue Connector for what it is: a relatively cheap way to reduce congestion from Kendall Square to Logan Airport, and boost the North Shore’s economic prospects at the same time.

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MassDOT Takes Small Step to Improve Seaport Congestion

Amid charges it is bowing unnecessarily to unreasonable State Police demands, the governing boards for the MBTA and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation on Monday backed a plan to let airport-bound Silver Line buses use a dedicated on-ramp into the Ted Williams Tunnel during rush hour.

Developers Have No Reservations About Revere Hotel Projects

Traditionally a lower-priced spillover market when Boston hotel rooms become scarce, the city of Revere suddenly is positioned to tap into a growing hospitality market in its own backyard, with a 1,000-room pipeline under construction or seeking approval, more than doubling the city’s existing room inventory.