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Grecia White

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Memorial Drive in Cambridge. Photo by John Phelan, licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 3.0.

Looks Like Memorial Drive Will Remain Open On Saturdays After All

By Grecia White | Aug 18, 2022 | No Comments
There won’t be any changes in the operating hours of Cambridge’s popular car-free weekends on Memorial Drive, even though the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) gave its fans a scare last week when it unexpectedly announced that it was planning to let car traffic back in on Saturdays.  Such incredibly disappointing news. We'll […]
Bicyclists ride on a section of the Southwest Corridor between Green Street and Stony Brook stations during the group bike ride with Mayor Michelle Wu last Thursday morning.

Weekend Construction Work On the Southwest Corridor Set to Overlap with Start of Orange Line Shutdown

By Grecia White and Christian MilNeil | Aug 17, 2022 | No Comments
The Department of Conservation and Recreation, DCR, the managing state agency for the Southwest Corridor, will “implement moving closures along the Southwest Corridor Park bike path in the City of Boston to accommodate repair work” during the first weekend of the Orange Line shutdown. @MassDCR has issued the following UPDATED recreational advisory for the Southwest […]
Es complicado: el mapa official de desvíos de la MBTA. Cortesía de la MBTA.

La Línea Naranja Cierra El Viernes: Lo Que Necesita Saber

By Grecia White | Aug 16, 2022 | No Comments
La Línea Naranja es la segunda línea de tránsito rápido más usada de la T.
the MBTA's official detour map for the Orange Line shutdown, illustrating closed subway stops on the Orange and Green Lines, dashed lines indicating alternative shuttle service (between Forest Hills and Back Bay and Copley to the south, and between Oak Drove and Government Center to the north). To cross downtown Boston, riders will need to transfer from shuttles to the Green Line at Government Center or Copley, ride the Green Line a few stops, then transfer back to another shuttle on the other side.

Orange Line Shutdown: Here’s What You Need to Know

By Grecia White and Christian MilNeil | Aug 15, 2022 | No Comments
The entire Orange Line and a downtown segment of the Green Line will shut down for a month starting this weekend, and the MBTA and coordinating agencies in state and local governments are scrambling to nail down the details for alternative transit services. The Orange Line is the T’s second-busiest rapid transit line. Post-pandemic ridership […]
bicyclists riding past the Boston public library

Biking with Mayor Wu and Exploring Biking as Alternative to Orange and Green Line During Upcoming Closures

By Grecia White | Aug 12, 2022 | No Comments
Early this Thursday morning over 50 community members gathered in the neighborhood of Roslindale to bike alongside Mayor Michelle Wu from Adams Park to City Hall in downtown Boston. The group rode together through various neighborhoods including Jamaica Plain and Back Bay with some folks dropping off or joining at various during the nearly 7 […]
Kenny Uong, who traveled to the event by train early Saturday morning from Providence, Rhode Island, poses with his scooter in front of the large Roxbury sign at the intersection of Dudley Street and Blue Hill Avenue welcoming folks to the Open Streets event. “I really love Open Streets -- it's a really great way to explore the neighborhoods in a car-free way,” said Uong.

Photos: Open Streets Event in Roxbury Neighborhood

By Grecia White | Aug 9, 2022 | No Comments
This past Saturday, the City of Boston hosted its second Open Streets event in the neighborhood of Roxbury along a stretch of Blue Hill Avenue from Warren Street to Dudley Street. The event temporarily closed off a section of Blue Hill Avenue to traffic and opened it to families, people on bikes, and anyone else […]
side by side maps of Boston showing daytime air temperature and nighttime air temperature on a blue to red scale

How Boston Plans to Cool Down Streets Amidst Rising Temperatures

By Grecia White | Aug 8, 2022 | No Comments
The City of Boston has several projects in the works as part of an ongoing Climate Ready Boston initiative in response to the changing climate patterns we’ve been experiencing and which are only expected to increase in frequency and severity, but the projects seem to miss a key connection between heat and transportation.
A ValleyBike station on the UMass-Amherst campus. Courtesy of the University of Massachusetts.

Latest Round of Street Grants Focus on Safe Streets, Bikeshare Expansions, and Snow Removal

By Grecia White | Aug 5, 2022 | No Comments
This latest round of grants awarded $16.4 million, the largest amount so far, primarily supports efforts grounded in making streets safer for everyone by reducing vehicle speeds and also investing in the equipment municipalities need to maintain their streets and facilitate safe active transportation. 
La MBTA planea un cierre de un mes a lo largo de la Línea Naranja para lidiar con los reparaciones de vías y otros peligros de seguridad. Foto cortesía de la MBTA.

La MBTA Cerrará la Línea Naranja Por Completo Durante 30 Dias Empezando el 19 de Agosto

By Grecia White | Aug 3, 2022 | No Comments
La MBTA está considerando tomar un paso nunca antes visto al cerrar la Línea Naranja por completo durante varias semanas a finales de Agosto para abordar la larga lista de peligros de seguridad y mantenimiento en sus vías. 
A chain of people, mostly with bikes, line up along the right lane of Charles Street in Beacon Hill to form a temporary "people-protected" bike lane.

Bike Union Protest Creates ‘People-Protected’ Bike Lane Across Beacon Hill

By Grecia White | Aug 2, 2022 | No Comments
This morning, the Boston Cyclists Union created a “people-protected bike lane” to call attention to the need for safer bike infrastructure through Beacon Hill to complete the promised Downtown Bike Network – a pre-pandemic City of Boston initiative that’s yet to fully materialize. At least a hundred participants gathered in solidarity to form a human-protected […]
Una vista aérea del propuesto sendero en Lawrence. El camino de 1.4 millas se extiende desde Merrimack Street en el sur de Lawrence hasta la línea de ciudad entre Lawrence y Methuen al noreste. Cortesía de MassDOT.

Proyecto en Lawrence Completaría Un Sendero Apartado de Calles Desde Merrimack River Hasta la Frontera de New Hampshire

By Grecia White | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments
El proyecto Lawrence-Manchester Rail Corridor activaría un tramo de 1.4 millas del camino de tren abandonado Boston y Maine en Lawrence, desde Merrimack Street al sur del Merrimack River hasta el actual Methuen Rail Trail en la línea entre las ciudades de Methuen y Lawrence. 
An aerial view of the project area showing the 1.4 mile proposed path extending from Merrimack Street in Lawrence to the Lawrence/Methuen City line to the northwest. Courtesy of MassDOT.

Lawrence Project Will Complete An Off-Street Path From Merrimack River to NH Border

By Grecia White | Jul 26, 2022 | No Comments
The Lawrence-Manchester Rail Trail project would activate a 1.4 mile stretch of the abandoned Boston and Maine railroad corridor in Lawrence, from Merrimack Street on the south side of the Merrimack River to the existing Methuen Rail Trail at the Methuen/Lawrence city line.
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