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Transit ranks high in importance for Hub young professionals

BOSTON – With growth in economic activity and jobs projected to exceed state averages over the next few years, the Massachusetts capital likely will continue to attract new residents and hold on to a significant portion of the more than 150,000 students who flock to the Athens of America each

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Boston planners tap commuters to shape ideas for 2030

BOSTON – Every work day, Fort Hill resident Juan Ramos makes his way to his desk at the Union of Concerned Scientists in Cambridge by taking a 40-minute ride, starting on the Orange Line subway and transferring to the Red Line at Downtown Crossing. Heading home, he takes the No. 1

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Smoke-filled subway leads passengers to kick out windows to escape

BOSTON – A frightening incident developed Tuesday night at the State Street subway station as smoke in a disabled train led to a panic among passengers, some of whom kicked out windows to escape, according to multiple reports. No one was reported injured. In a statement, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

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Brighter, more accessible Government Center T stop opens

BOSTON – Opening its doors for the first time to the public Monday afternoon, the rebuilt Government Center subway station allows access by people in wheelchairs and lets in more natural light, officials pointed out. The reopening ends a two-year hiatus for the stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority'

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Pols laud new Worcester-Boston express train

Congressman James McGovern was able to catch his plane out of Logan Airport, and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito had a chance to tout the benefits of central Massachusetts living after the two elected officials arrived in South Station on the first express train from Worcester on Monday morning. "We

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Green Line extension wins praise from key federal overseer

BOSTON – A scaled-down design for the trolley extension to Somerville and Medford, aimed at reining in the project's bloated budget, appears consistent with the aims of the overall effort, according to a top official at the federal agency that pledged $1 billion to the earlier version. In a

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French government battles intolerance with new public relations campaign

PARIS (RNS) — On a sunny spring morning, an 18-year-old college student wrapped a scarf around her head to feel what it would be like to wear a veil. "I felt stressed," said Valentine Cannepyn, who comes from a Christian background and studies at Sciences Po, an elite Paris

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Green Line extension cost cut to $2.3 billion in latest estimate

BOSTON – State officials shaved about $622 million from the cost of the Green Line Extension project, putting the new price tag at about $2.3 billion and leaving an estimated $73 million funding gap, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack told reporters ahead of a critical meeting on the project Monday afternoon.