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Brookline teen’s Google prank changes MBTA stop

A Brookline High School senior managed to rename an MBTA bus stop just by submitting a suggestion on Google Maps during the pandemic. Brendan Libby, inspired by a love of baseball history, named an unnamed street after Hall of Famer Rabbit Maranville. Fast forward, and the MBTA actually adopted the new name for its Route 51 bus stop—surprising even Libby when he heard it announced on his ride. Now, the community is buzzing about how a simple online edit turned into a real-world change. Should cities be more careful about crowdsourced map edits, or is this the kind of local creativity we need more of? #Education #Brookline #MBTA