BOSTON — If MBTA overseers ... to the 23 / 28 / 29 program and the findings gathered from the experience, the utility of additional limited-duration pilots selected on a route-by-route basis ...

and though it’s the only route on the list not being upgraded to a Frequent Bus Route, the MBTA said the buses on the route will run more often midday, in the evenings, and on weekends.

Top MBTA officials wrote in a report to state lawmakers that short-term, route-specific pilot programs ... Three bus routes in Boston — the 28 from Mattapan Station to Ruggles, the 23 from ...