Editing Transportation in Boston (section)

=== Buses ===

[[File:MBTA route 77 bus on Mount Auburn Street, October 2019.jpg|thumb|right|An MBTA bus on Mount Auburn Street in 2019]]

162 [[MBTA bus]] routes operate within the Greater Boston area, with a combined ridership of approximately 375,000 one-way trips per day, making it the [[List of United States local bus agencies by ridership|seventh-busiest]] local bus agency in the country. The bus fare is $1.70 with a [[CharlieCard]], or $2 with a CharlieTicket or cash; monthly commuter passes are available, as are reduced fare transfers between most bus lines and the subway.

In an effort to provide service intermediate in speed and capacity between subways and buses, the MBTA has begun projects using [[bus rapid transit]] (BRT) technology. The MBTA has one BRT line, the [[Silver Line (MBTA)|Silver Line]], although this operates in two discontinuous sections. The Silver Line operates in part via dedicated trolleybus tunnel, in part via on-street reserved [[bus lane]]s, and in part mixed with general street traffic. Service through the trolleybus tunnel is by [[dual-mode bus]]es, which operate electrically in the tunnel and within a short section on the surface, and which use diesel power for the rest of the route.

[[Massport]] operates the [[Logan Express]], an express bus service between Logan International Airport and suburban park-and-ride lots.

Several privately owned commuter bus services take passengers between the city and suburbs.<ref>http://www.seaporttma.org/pdf/Commuter%20Bus%20Services%20available%20to%20Commuters%202010.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>  Transportation Management Associations<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.masscommute.com/tma_directory/|title=MassCommute - MassCommute - List of MA TMAs|work=masscommute.com|access-date=August 28, 2014|archive-date=September 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915021905/http://www.masscommute.com/tma_directory|url-status=dead}}</ref> also run public shuttles to specific employment centers, such as the EZ Ride for [[Kendall Square]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlesrivertma.org/|title=Charles River TMA - Charles River TMA - Commuting Solutions|work=charlesrivertma.org}}</ref> and the Route 128 Business Council shuttles around Alewife, Needham, and Waltham;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://128bc.org/|title=128 Business Council – Unlocking the Grid|website=128bc.org}}</ref>  [[Partners HealthCare]] runs public shuttles among its locations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.partners.org/shuttle_schedules.aspx|title=Shuttle Services - Partners HealthCare|work=partners.org}}</ref>  The MASCO TMA operates six commuter shuttles for the use of [[Longwood Medical Area]] employees and students<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.masco.org/directions/routes?ql=shuttles |title=Routes |access-date=June 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506065308/http://www.masco.org/directions/routes?ql=shuttles |archive-date=May 6, 2015 }} lists shuttles between LMA and Ruggles, JFK/UMass, Crosstown (near Melnea Cass Blvd.), M6/Chestnut Hill, Landmark Center, and Fenway</ref> run by the MASCO TMA for the [[Longwood Medical Area]].  The MASCO M2 shuttle between Harvard Square and the LMA via Massachusetts Avenue is available for public use, though tickets or cash card must be purchased in advance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.masco.org/lma-shuttles/m2-cambridge-boston|title=M2 - Cambridge - Boston &#124; MASCO|website=www.masco.org}}</ref> Many colleges and universities also run private shuttles for students and employees.

In June 2014, the Cambridge-based startup [[Bridj]] began running "data driven" bus service in core neighborhoods.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/05/13/pop-bus-service-bridj-launch-test-runs-june/tOGnFPBvXlSyzma28F71NK/story.html|title=Pop-up bus service Bridj to launch test runs June 2|work=BostonGlobe.com}}</ref>  It uses a mixture of fixed and dynamic routes and pricing, depending on where and when registered members say they want to go.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/04/10/data-driven-pop-bus-service-launch-boston/yz4EjzZC9nXnl22O6JcV2I/story.html|title=Data-driven pop-up bus service to launch in Boston - Business - The Boston Globe|work=BostonGlobe.com}}</ref>