Editing MBTA bus (section)

==Facilities==
[[File:MBTA bus districts.svg|thumb|right|MBTA bus routes grouped by the facility they operate from at peak hours (2016)
{{legend-col
|{{legend|#FFFF00|Albany}}
|{{legend|#55FF00|Arborway}}
|{{legend|#FFAA00|Cabot}}
|{{legend|#FF00C5|Charlestown}}
|{{legend|#A900D6|Fellsway}}
|{{legend|#FF0000|Lynn}}
|{{legend|#0070FF|Quincy}}
|{{legend|#00FFC5|Somerville}}
|{{legend|#A8A8A8|Southampton}}
|{{legend|#A83800|Private carriers}}
}}
]]
MBTA buses are operated out of eight facilities.<ref name=roster /> 

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Address
! Routes
! Times of Operation
|-
| Albany Street
| 421 Albany Street, Boston
| 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 43, 44, 45, 47, 55, 57, 59, 60, 65, 66, 171, 191, 193, 501, 504, 505, 553, 554, 556, 558, CT2, CT3
| Weekday rush hours and middays
|-
| Arborway
| 3600 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain
| 14, 21, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 34E, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 (evenings), 40, 41, 42, 50, 51, 52
| rowspan="3" | Full-time
|-
| Cabot
| 275 Dorchester Avenue, South Boston
| 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 43, 44, 45, 47, 55, 57, 59, 60, 65, 66, 171, 191, 193, 501, 504, 505, 553, 554, 556, 558, CT2, CT3
|-
| Charlestown / Bennett (Somerville)
| 21 Arlington Avenue, Charlestown
| 61, 62, 64, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 101, 104, 109, 110, 111, 112, 325, 326, 350, 351, 352<br />Also serves routes 90, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 105, 106, 108, 132, 134, 136, 137, 411, and 430 when Fellsway Garage is closed
|-
| Fellsway
| 465 Salem Street, Medford
| 90, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 105, 106, 108, 131, 132, 134, 136, 137, 354, 411, 430
| Weekday rush hours and middays
|-
| Lynn
| 985 Western Avenue, Lynn
| 114, 116, 119, 120, 121, 424, 426, 428, 429, 434, 435, 436, 439, 441, 442, 450, 451, 455, 456, 465
| Full-time
|-
| Quincy
| 954 Hancock Street, Quincy
| 201, 202, 210, 211, 212, 214, 215, 216, 217, 220, 221, 222, 225, 226, 230, 236, 238, 240, 245
| rowspan="2" | Full-time
|-
| Southampton
| 230 Southampton Street, Boston
| 28, 39, [[Silver Line (MBTA)|Silver Line]]
|-
|}

===Replacements===
The [[North Cambridge carhouse|North Cambridge bus facility]], which was used by [[trolleybuses in Greater Boston|trackless trolleys]] until March 2022, is to be modified for battery-electric buses. A $27.3 million contract was issued in October 2023, with completion expected in November 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2023-10/7.%20Final%20Board%20Deck_R53CN03%20-%20North%20Cambridge%20Battery%20Electric%20Bus%20Facility_2023_10-18.pdf |title=North Cambridge Battery Electric Bus Facility Project: Request for R53CN03 Construction Contract Approval |date=October 24, 2023 |first=Christopher E. |last=Brennan |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref>

The MBTA plans to replace Quincy Garage with a larger facility near [[Quincy Adams station]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2020-06/2020-01-29-quincy-community-meeting-v2-accessible.pdf |date=January 29, 2020 |title=MBTA Bus Facility Modernization Program: New Quincy Maintenance Facility |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> The parcel was purchased for $38.2 million in March 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2021-03/2021-03-29-fmcb-13-quincy-parcel-acquisition-accessible.pdf |title=MBTA Quincy Bus Maintenance Facility: Acquisition of Fee interest in Property at 599 Burgin Parkway, Quincy |date=March 29, 2021 |first=Richard |last=Henderson |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> Early work, including demolition of an existing building at the site, was completed in mid-2022.<ref name=quincyoct2023 /> Bids in May 2022 came in higher than expected – $360 million versus $280 million – prompting the MBTA to switch to Construction Management at Risk bidding for the project.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2022-12/16.%20Quincy%20Bus%20Maintenance%20Facility%20-%20Board%20Presentation%20December%202022%20-%20Final%20Draft2.pdf |title=Quincy Bus Maintenance Facility Project Update |date=December 2022 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> {{As of|October 2023}}, the work is expected to cost $299 million, with substantial completion in March 2027.<ref name=quincyoct2023>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2023-10/6.%20Board%20Deck_R17CN06-Quincy%20Bus%20Maintenance%20Facility%20Final%20GMP_2023-10-19.pdf |title=MBTA Contract No. R17CN06 – Construction Manager at Risk Services for the MBTA Quincy Bus Maintenance Facility Project: Final Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Amendment |date=October 24, 2023 |pages=12, 15 |first=Christopher E. |last=Brennan |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref>

A replacement of Arborway Garage on-site is planned to be completed in 2028. It will expand the fleet at that garage from 118 CNG buses to 200 battery-electric buses, including articulated buses for routes 28, 32, and 39.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2023-07/2023-6-22-arborway-public-meeting-15-percent-design-update.pdf |title=New Arborway Bus Maintenance Facility and MBTA Bus Electrification Project: 15% Design Public Meeting |date=June 22, 2023 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> 

In July 2022, the MBTA indicated plans to purchase an adjacent parcel to expand Southampton Garage.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2022-07/10.%20202%20Southampton%20Street%20Parcel%20Acquisition%20Board%20Presentation-Short%20Version%207-14.pdf |title=Acquisition of Fee interest in Property at 202 Southampton Street, Boston |date=July 19, 2022 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref>