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K Benesh

@kbenesh

Urban biker and avid believer that peppermint stick is the best ice cream flavor. Work at the MBTA but all views expressed here are solely mine. She/her.

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Major milestone today for transforming bus service to go frequently and quickly where people want to work, live, and play! Represents *years* of efforts by T/MassDOT staff, advocates, municipal staff, elected officials, and of course, riders! bostonglobe.com/2022/11/17/m…

MBTA board approves new fare evasion regulations and a revised bus map to increase service around...

The revised bus map would increase the scope and frequency of service around Boston, including 30 routes planned to have buses arrive at least every 15 minutes.

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The first draft of the proposed Somerville Bike Network Master Plan is now available! 🤤🤤voice.somervillema.gov/somer…
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Remember, it’s just six weeks until my next novel, THE NOVA INCIDENT, comes out. Still plenty of time to pre-order the sci-fi space adventure that @PublishersWkly called “Breathtakingly twisty” and @AppleBooks describes as “Coming Soon”. dmoren.com/the-nova-incident…
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The draft MBTA Bus Network Redesign map is live! The T is trying to deliver more frequent and reliable service to the region, and help get riders to where they want to go! Lots of work went into this, and now it needs your feedback : mbta.com/projects/bus-networ…
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The treatment for an ectopic pregnancy is abortion. The treatment for a septic uterus is abortion. The treatment for a miscarriage that your body won’t release is abortion. If you can’t get those abortions, you die. You. Die.
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One hour left! If you haven’t yet, cast your vote for America’s best bus stop!
Streetsblog USA (@StreetsblogUSA) profile pictureStreetsblog USA@StreetsblogUSA14 Apr 2022
Portland, ME leads Boston, MA 56% to 44% in the race to be named America's Best Bus Stop. Polls are open for less than 24 hours; cast your vote now!👇usa.streetsblog.org/2022/04/…
America's Best Bus Stops Championship: Boston vs. Portland, Maine — Streetsblog USA

America's Best Bus Stops Championship: Boston vs. Portland, Maine — Streetsblog USA

Our final America's Best Bus Stop battle is a bit of a David and Goliath story...though our readers might disagree about which stop is really the underdog.

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NOMINATIONS ARE IN! The newly constructed Walnut Ave. bus stop is nominated for “Best Bus Stop In America” from StreetsBlog USA. HSH partnered w/ the @MBTA & @CityOfBoston to design New England’s first center-running bus lanes along Columbus Ave. GO VOTE! bit.ly/3tcALPU
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NOMINATIONS ARE IN! The newly constructed Walnut Ave. bus stop is nominated for “Best Bus Stop In America” from StreetsBlog USA. HSH partnered w/ MBTA and the City of Boston to design New England’s first center-running bus lanes along Columbus Ave. usa.streetsblog.org/2022/03/…
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Just a reminder: if you’re at @worldcon2021 today, I’ll be signing books at the @sfwa table at 11am. I will also sign other things you bring, including casts, random DVDs, sneakers, and so on. Offer not valid for blank checks. Fool me once! #DisConIII
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Center running bus lanes — the first of their kind in Mass — open tomorrow on Columbus Ave, outfitted with new ramp-accessible boarding platforms, lit shelters with seating, arrival time information screens, and traffic-slowing crosswalks and curbs. bostonglobe.com/2021/10/29/m…
Love them or hate them, state’s first center-running bus lanes are debuting in Boston this weekend....

Love them or hate them, state’s first center-running bus lanes are debuting in Boston this weekend....

T officials and transit advocates tout the project’s benefits, but residents and business owners along Columbus Avenue are worried about the new traffic restrictions and the loss of parking spaces.

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I love my job, but this is very tempting.
Victoria M. Walker (@vikkie) profile pictureVictoria M. Walker@vikkie14 Jul 2021
McCormick is hiring a Director of Taco Relations mccormick.com/dir-taco-relat…
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@MBTA15 Jun 2021
Our Bus Network Redesign aims to create a better, more equitable bus system. To do so, we launched a survey that asks: •Does the T take you to the places that you need or want to go? •Is riding the T a good option for you when you need to get somewhere? ow.ly/KkLM50FaM9G
The Better Bus Project logo on a bus network map with a blue overlay.

ALT The Better Bus Project logo on a bus network map with a blue overlay.

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So proud of all the teams at @MBTA who made this happen. They helped ensure safe, reliable and *nimble* service these past few months for those who have depended on transit throughout the pandemic.
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I'm absolutely delighted by my coworkers. This project was a bottom-up initiative, and the result is simple, clean, and powerful. Want to know how to get to your polling location? Just input your address. mbta.com/vote
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A tremendous amount of work has gone into accelerating bus priority during COVID-19 by both MBTA/MassDOT and municipality staff - wicked exciting for the region.
MBTA (@MBTA) profile pictureMBTA
@MBTA27 Aug 2020
We're partnering with @CityOfBoston, @SomervilleCity, @cityofeverettma, & @ChelseaGov_MA to lay out ~14 mi of bus lanes starting this fall. New lanes will improve travel time & reliability + reduce crowding in critical transit corridors. ow.ly/KfAX50Bb23l #BuildingABetterT
An aerial view of Columbus Ave in Boston with planned red bus lanes running down the center of the street overlaid along with center lane bus shelters.

ALT An aerial view of Columbus Ave in Boston with planned red bus lanes running down the center of the street overlaid along with center lane bus shelters.

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Ah, the second Saturday of August. The long-established accepted day for the annual traditon of taking down the holiday cards from eight months prior.
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The answer, dear reader, was the power of .csv files and a lengthy argument over mail merges
Dan Moren isn’t here (@dmoren) profile pictureDan Moren isn’t here@dmoren21 Jul 2020
Spent a long time today trying to create a very complex programmatic solution to something that my wife found a better answer to in about five minutes, and I’m very lucky to have her.
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Tonight ⬇️
Boston Transportation Department (@BostonBTD) profile pictureBoston Transportation Department@BostonBTD17 Jul 2020
Join us for a virtual public meeting on Monday, July 20, at noon or at 6pm for an update on the Columbus Avenue Bus Lanes project. We want to hear from you! Learn more about the project and find links to connect to the meetings at: boston.gov/departments/trans…
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Join TONIGHT @ 6pm to hear updates and support the Washington St PM peak, outbound bus-bike lane. Meeting details here 👇 boston.gov/calendar/roslinda… #BetterBuses @walkuprozzie
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