Board recommends removing most eastbound Boylston bus lane, keeping westbound lane
Staff and MBTA presented Gateway East pilot results; staff recommended removing the eastbound bus‑only lane from High Street to the town line while retaining the westbound lane and a short eastbound queue‑jump. The board voted to forward that recommendation to the Select Board for implementation and needed MOUs with MBTA/MassDOT.
The full story
Town and MBTA staff summarized the Gateway East pilot, which ran bus‑priority treatments along Boylston Street. Presenters said the westbound lane and a short eastbound queue‑jump (Station Street → Boylston/High Street) functioned as intended; the longer eastbound bus‑only lane (High Street → town line) experienced widespread noncompliance and geometry conflicts that reduced the lane’s efficacy.
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