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Blue Hill Avenue Transportation Action Plan

bus driving down blue hill avenue

As part of our Better Bus Project and Bus Transit Priority programs, we're partnering with the City of Boston on the Blue Hill Avenue Transportation Action Plan, which will redesign the corridor between Warren Street in Grove Hall and River Street in Mattapan Square.

We’ll be working on this project’s design throughout 2024. Sign up below to be informed about upcoming opportunities to participate.

About Blue Hill Avenue

Blue Hill Avenue runs through Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan, and serves 10 bus routes with some of the highest ridership in our system.

During the week, more than 40,000 people ride buses on Blue Hill Avenue every day. Collectively, they lose 3,056 hours weekly stuck in traffic.

Rider Benefits

This project will provide riders with:

  • Reduced bus delays
  • Improved travel times
  • Improved traffic safety along the avenue
Project rendering showing future upgrades to Blue Hill Ave
Early conceptual design rendering depicting transit and multimodal upgrades at the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and Walk Hill Street. Rendering compliments of City of Boston.

Project Features

  • Improved street space for pedestrians, drivers, transit riders, and bicyclists to reduce traffic and conflict between cars and buses
  • Center-running bus lanes for a faster and more reliable rider experience
  • Raised platforms along the bus lanes for an easier boarding experience
  • New and enhanced bus shelters
  • Traffic signal upgrades to prioritize buses and reduce traffic-related delays
  • Enhanced pedestrian safety by creating better visibility at crossings and shortened crossing distances
  • Improved pedestrian accessibility with new and upgraded crosswalks and repaired and enhanced sidewalks
  • Planting trees along the avenue
  • New amenities such as better street lighting, benches, bike parking, and public art

Provide Feedback on Our Design

Our goal is to address the issues you've shared with us. These include buses slowed by traffic, safe pedestrian crossings, and double-parked cars. We’re asking for your feedback on the design, especially on the following details:

We Want to Hear from You

You can provide your feedback in person by attending one of our Pop-up Workshops or Community Open Houses.

Pop-Up Workshops

We're holding a series of Pop-up Workshops where you can talk to team members. Join us and help inform the design of Blue Hill Ave, including bus stop locations, pedestrian crossings, parking, greenery, and more.

Community Open Houses

Join us at one of two Community Open Houses where we'll mark up plans with your ideas. You can talk to team members and help inform the design of bus stop locations, pedestrian crossings, parking, greenery, and more.

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Event TypeLocationAddressDateTime
Event TypePop-up WorkshopLocationBlue Hill Ave at Mattapan Square Bus Stop *Address1624 Blue Hill Ave @ Mattapan SqDateWednesday, May 29Time4 PM – 6 PM 
Event TypePop-up WorkshopLocationMattapan Branch of the Boston Public LibraryAddress1350 Blue Hill Ave, MattapanDateThursday, May 30Time3 PM – 5 PM
Event TypePop-up WorkshopLocationBlue Hill Ave at Morton St Bus Stop *Address1168 Blue Hill AveDateTuesday, June 4Time4 PM – 6 PM
Event TypePop-up WorkshopLocationBlue Hill Ave Commuter Rail Station *AddressBlue Hill Avenue StationDateThursday, June 6Time3:30 PM  – 5:30 PM
Event TypePop-up WorkshopLocationWalkway to the Georgia St Municipal Parking Lot (next to Flames Restaurant) *Address461 Blue Hill Avenue at Georgia Street, DorchesterDateWednesday, June 12Time4 PM – 6 PM
Event TypeOpen HouseLocationMattapan Branch of the Boston Public LibraryAddress1350 Blue Hill Ave, MattapanDateTuesday, June 25Time5:30 PM – 7:30 PM 
Event TypeOpen HouseLocationFranklin Park - William J. Devine Golf Course ClubhouseAddress1 Circuit Dr, DorchesterDateThursday, June 27Time5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Event TypePop-up Workshop (Note: This workshop has been rescheduled from Thursday, June 20 due to a heat advisory.)LocationHarambee Park *Address930 Blue Hill Ave, DorchesterDateTuesday, July 2Time5 PM – 7 PM 

Outdoor workshops are dependent on the weather and subject to change. Please check back here prior to the event for the latest information.

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More Information

Send questions or comments to betterbusproject@mbta.com.

To learn more and sign up for project updates, please visit the City’s Blue Hill Avenue Transportation Action Plan page.  

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