Boston's iconic Longfellow Bridge serves as a poster child for public transit. Every few minutes, the bridge transports Red Line commuters between Boston and Cambridge, affording its passengers a breathtaking view of the Charles River and Boston skyline-- and the parallel lanes of bumper-to-bumper vehicle traffic that the speeding train leaves in its wake. While that's a positive situation for MBTA riders, it's a dangerous one for the rest of the city's commuters who don't cross the bridge by car-- cyclists and pedestrians.
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