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MBTA restores Route 90 through East Somerville after city talks; parking restrictions used to improve bus turning geometry

5874458 · September 30, 2025
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Summary

After resident and city protests over a MBTA service change, the MBTA restored Route 90 service to Pearl, Cross and Broadway in August following a site walk and an agreement that the city would implement safety and parking adjustments to improve bus operations.

An order asked the director of mobility to update the committee on recent changes to MBTA route 90. City mobility staff summarized the background and the steps that led to the bus being restored to East Somerville streets.

Mobility staff said the 2022 MBTA bus network redesign had not originally removed the East Somerville leg of route 90, but after the Green Line Extension opened the MBTA moved the route to improve connections to the new East Somerville station. That service change removed…

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