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Participants in the 2018 World Day of Remembrance march up Beacon Street towards the State House. Photo by Andy Robinson, courtesy of the LivableStreets Alliance.

Street Safety Advocates Hold ‘Day of Remembrance’ Vigil This Sunday

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 15, 2019 | No Comments

The state’s leading safe streets advocacy organizations are holding a vigil on the steps of the Massachusetts State House this Sunday to commemorate those who have been injured or killed by motor vehicles. The Massachusetts event is one of hundreds of vigils being held globally on the World Day of Remembrance on November 17, 2019. […]

The Massachusetts State House in downtown Boston.

State House Stalls On Transportation Funding

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 15, 2019 | No Comments

After saying earlier this year that the MBTA was “in crisis” and that his chamber would have a “long-term strategic investment plan” for the state’s transportation systems before the end of the year, House Speaker Robert DeLeo has announced that he and his fellow Democrats in the State House will delay that debate until 2020. […]

Boston City Council President Andrea J. Campbell

Council President Andrea Campbell Wants Boston To Accelerate 'Vision Zero'

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 14, 2019 | No Comments

Earlier this week, City Council President Andrea Campbell, who represents parts of Dorchester, Mattapan, Roslindale and Jamaica Plain, renewed her calls for accelerating street safety projects across the city after a person driving a car struck a 7-year-old boy on Groveland Street in the Lower Mills neighborhood. “I’m grateful he was not seriously injured, but […]

Planners and members of the public discuss the intersection of Beacon and Arlington Streets, a popular but treacherous bike and walking route for people using the Fiedler Footbridge to the Charles River Esplanade, during a community walk on November 7, 2019. This intersection and others around the Common and Public Garden are being considered for upgraded crosswalks and bike routes in the city's Southwest Corridor Extension planning project.

Planners Soliciting Ideas For Safer Routes Through Downtown Boston

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 12, 2019 | No Comments

Planners from the City of Boston are hosting a series of walks this autumn to kick off planning for new “high-comfort” bike routes and crosswalk upgrades to encourage more people to walk and bike across downtown Boston. The city’s “Connect Downtown” project is studying numerous city streets around Boston Common and the Public Garden, from […]

A view of the Allston I-90 tollbooths and Beacon Yards in 2015. Photo by Nick Allen, licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0.

MassDOT Report Kicks Off Environmental Review For Allston Multimodal Project

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 7, 2019 | No Comments

MassDOT and the Federal Highway Administration have officially kicked of the two-year environmental review process for the Allston Multimodal Project – a reconfiguration of Interstate 90, Soldiers Field Road and the Framingham/Worcester railroad line along the Charles River waterfront in Allston – with the release of a “scoping report” that outlines how the project will […]

At-Large Council Candidate Apparently Flip-Flops On Crucial Vision Zero Project

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments

At-large candidate Erin Murphy previously supported a road diet proposal for Centre Street in West Roxbury.

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