After examining Ter'rese Edmonds' cell phone for usage leading up to the May 28 crash on the Green D Line, the Middlesex District Attorney declared today that there was no evidence to suggest she was distracted by her cell phone in any way. No e-mail, text messaging, phone calls, or internet use was going on in the minutes prior to the crash. What exactly caused her to miss the signal and go 30 mph too fast that day into the rear of another train leaving a stop signal is still unknown.

This Saturday as opposed to Monday, per The Boston Globe.

This will certainly ease the coming weekend of hell brought about by several Red Sox games, college move-ins and Labor Day tourist traffic.

Trains will be able to run faster, and the handicapped-accessible Breda trolleys should theoretically be able to traverse the line at full speed without derailing now that the track renovations are complete. The T expects the latter to enter service on the D Line by the end of the year.

The news isn't all good however. Renovation projects at Longwood and Brookline Village stations will not be finished until next Spring.

Just a reminder, the D Line will be closed between Riverside and Fenway this Saturday until 5:00 pm, and between Riverside and Kenmore on Sunday during the same time period.

The second phase of construction also looms, with the line reopening from Riverside to Reservoir, and closing from Reservoir to Fenway on August 3rd.

The construction will be complete on August 31st, however renovations to Longwood and Brookline Village stations will not be complete until the Spring of 2008 at the earliest.

This is not how I like to find out about service disruptions:

The MBTA employees on site were as surprised as I was - they had only found out about it shortly before my arrival.

Personally, I'm tired of waiting for the MBTA web site to become fully functional

Just a reminder for those of you traveling in, out of, or around the city on the 4th.

- Extra service will be provided on all bus and subway lines.

- The D Line will be temporarily reopened from Riverside to Government Center with no bustitutions. The service suspension will resume the next day and continue through to the end of the summer.

- Fares will be suspended after 10:30pm on bus and subway lines only.

The MBTA is continuing on their quest for more transit-oriented development by working to lure private interests into building a mixed-use development at Riverside station. Residents are naturally apprehensive about bringing even more cars to Grove St., but is increased congestion on the roads the real problem?

Bringing more riders to the D-Line may not be the best idea.