KENDALL SQUARE—It's about time, given Google's building plans: "While there are some threads connected to specific buildings underway—we need something which encompasses the overall transformation underway in the Kendall/Cambridge Center/East Cambridge contiguous area." [Arch Boston]
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HUB-WIDE—So this happened, along with modest service cuts: "[T]he MBTA board voted 4-1 this afternoon to raise most subway fares 30 cents, bus fares 25 cents, and commuter rail fares by $1.25 or more, starting July 1." [Boston.com]