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Christian MilNeil

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Riders on a bike path show off their new bike lights.

MassBike Hands Out Free Lights for the Long Nights

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 8, 2021 | No Comments
MassBike’s “lights brigade” program sends boxes of bike lights to teams of volunteers to help make bike riders more visible during the long winter nights
New development, new sidewalks, and new protected bike lanes line Washington Street in Brookline Village. The town is moving forward with a proposal to set aside one lane in each direction on the newly-reconstructed street as dedicated bus lanes for the MBTA's route 60, 65, and 66 buses.

A Roundup of Holdups

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 5, 2021 | No Comments
Updates on bus lanes in Brookline, the Bruce Freeman bridge in Concord, Orange Line slow zones, and more.
A view of the new Columbus Ave. bus lanes and the new bus platforms at Walnut Avenue.

Eyes On the Street: A Quick Ride on Boston’s New Transitway

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 3, 2021 | No Comments
Boston’s new center-running bus lanes are open for business in Roxbury, and they’re already delivering major benefits to pedestrian and transit riders along Columbus Avenue between Franklin Park and the Jackson Square Orange Line stop. StreetsblogMASS visited the new bus lanes on Wednesday morning to try them out. The 0.7 mile ride went by remarkably […]
Mayor-elect Michelle Wu answers questions from the press on election night, November 2, 2021.

Transit Advocate Michelle Wu Will Be Boston’s Next Mayor

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 2, 2021 | No Comments
Wu will have direct control over how Boston's streets are designed and maintained when she takes control of the Boston Public Works and Boston Transportation Departments.
Faneuil Hall in downtown Boston on Election Day, November 3, 2020.

Election Day Roundup: Meet the Candidates, Make a Plan to Vote

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 1, 2021 | No Comments
Tomorrow is Election Day in Massachusetts, and although there are no statewide races at stake, numerous cities and towns across the Commonwealth will choose new mayors and city councilors. These are the elected officials who arguably have the most influence over the safety of the streets in your hometown, so be sure to cast your […]
Bike traffic on the Massachusetts Avenue bridge heading towards Cambridge on the evening of August 4, 2021.Bike traffic on the Massachusetts Avenue bridge heading towards Cambridge on the evening of August 4, 2021.

Advocates Petition for Protected Bike Lanes on Mass. Ave. Bridge Before Year’s End

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 28, 2021 | No Comments
The coalition's proposed design, which could be implemented with paint and flexposts before the end of the year, would remove one motor vehicle lane to provide more space for the bridge's bike lanes.
A rendering illustrates the City of Boston's proposal to add a two-way protected bikeway on Massachusetts Avenue between Melnea Cass Boulevard and Columbia Road in Dorchester. Courtesy of the City of Boston.

Dorchester’s Mass. Ave. Bikeway Project Delayed ‘Til 2022

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 27, 2021 | No Comments
In an email to project stakeholders on Wednesday afternoon, the Boston Transportation Department announced that its contractor would not begin work on the project until 2022.
Worcester Union Station

MBTA Board Updates: Meet Your New MBTA Board

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 27, 2021 | No Comments
"The purpose of governance is to ensure there is transparent decision making and the interests of all stakeholders are taken into account... We intend to lead the T in ways that are inclusive, effective, efficient, and accountable," said Betsy Taylor, the Chair of the new board.
Newly painted, center-running bus lanes on Columbus Ave. near Jackson Square in Boston, pictured on Sept. 1, 2021. The new busway is expected to open later this month.

Boston’s New Columbus Ave. Busway Opens This Saturday

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 26, 2021 | No Comments
The region's first center-running bus transitway, on Columbus Avenue in Roxbury, will open this Saturday, October 30.
A Type 8 Green Line train derailed from newly-installed tracks on the E Branch near Heath Street on Tuesday evening, October 19, 2021. Photo courtesy of Ari Ofsevit.

Could Fixing the E Branch Finally Bring the Green Line Back To Jamaica Plain?

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 26, 2021 | No Comments
"Several options are under consideration for the alignment of the Green Line tracks and the reconfiguration of Heath St. Station - one of these is a dedicated transit corridor along Huntington Ave. that would be used by both Green Line trains and buses," says an MBTA official.
The Northern Strand Trail extension in Everett, looking south towards the Encore Casino and the Mystic River

Eyes On the Trails: More Mystic River Greenways In the Works

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 22, 2021 | No Comments
Two trail segments that are nearing completion in Everett, Boston, and Somerville will provide crucial links to the proposed Mystic River bike and pedestrian bridge.
A rendering of a proposed Mystic River bike and pedestrian bridge, which could connect the Northern Strand multi-use path in the City of Everett to the Assembly Orange Line Station in Somerville. Rendering by AECOM, courtesy of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Baker Admin Commits Funding for Proposed Mystic Greenway Bridge

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 22, 2021 | No Comments
“We are going to fund this project and make it happen,” said the Governor at a press conference on the shore of the Mystic River on Friday afternoon.
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