Christian MilNeil
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MassBike Hands Out Free Lights for the Long Nights
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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
A Roundup of Holdups
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Updates on bus lanes in Brookline, the Bruce Freeman bridge in Concord, Orange Line slow zones, and more.
Eyes On the Street: A Quick Ride on Boston’s New Transitway
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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 […]
Transit Advocate Michelle Wu Will Be Boston’s Next Mayor
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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.
Election Day Roundup: Meet the Candidates, Make a Plan to Vote
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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 […]
Advocates Petition for Protected Bike Lanes on Mass. Ave. Bridge Before Year’s End
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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.
Dorchester’s Mass. Ave. Bikeway Project Delayed ‘Til 2022
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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.
MBTA Board Updates: Meet Your New MBTA Board
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"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.
Boston’s New Columbus Ave. Busway Opens This Saturday
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The region's first center-running bus transitway, on Columbus Avenue in Roxbury, will open this Saturday, October 30.
Could Fixing the E Branch Finally Bring the Green Line Back To Jamaica Plain?
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"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.
Eyes On the Trails: More Mystic River Greenways In the Works
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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.
Baker Admin Commits Funding for Proposed Mystic Greenway Bridge
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“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.