A bright spot after the various scary episodes on the Green Line--MBTA General Manager Dan Grabauskas has announced improvements to a few bus lines in the city effective Saturday, December 29.

The improvements will affect Route 15 (Kane Square/Fields Corner--Ruggles) and Route 111 (Woodlawn/Broadway and Park--Haymarket). According to the MBTA office announcement, specifically, Route 15 service "will be extended to provide increased evening and weekend service to Bowdoin Street, Geneva Avenue and Fields Corner Station."

As for Route 111, more trips are being added to the route: 7 new weekday trips during the early morning, late morning, and late evening; 25 trips added on Saturday, and 6 trips added on Sunday. More specifics on the Route 111 route are available in this MBTA PDF.

Route 88 will also get an extra trip during rush hour.

Pictures of Routes 15 and 111 from MBTA.com.