Everett, Massachusetts, home to many transit users, is getting a bus lane in the hopes of speeding transit during the morning rush hour.
From 4 am to 9 am on weekday mornings, one lane of the primary thoroughfare in Everett, Massachusetts will be reserved for buses. The lane, which was originally put into place as a temporary measure, will now become permanent. The lanes, which were originally suggested in a state transit study, have faced some resistance from officials who claimed they will hurt businesses that need the parking, according to reporting from Nicole Dungca in The Boston Globe.
Jay Monty, Everett’s transportation planner defended the bus lane. "Monty described the morning rush hour for bus commuters with a single world: Brutal. From 4 a.m. to 9 a.m., demand for buses is so high that passengers often get left behind on the curb," Dungca reports.
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