Could An Infrastructure Stimulus Fund High-Speed Rail for New England?
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The North Atlantic Rail initiative is seeking a $105 billion investment for "a rail-enabled economic transformation strategy."
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Northampton Resets Its Planning Process for Main Street Redesign
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Northampton plans to reconstruct its Main Street in 2025, and the project presents an opportunity to redesign the wide Main Street corridor from the intersections of Elm and West Streets, at the edge of the Smith College campus, to Market and Hawley Streets, near the railroad viaduct.
Brookline Considers Bus Lanes For Its Biggest Transit Bottleneck
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The proposal would benefit the town's busiest bus corridor, a heavily-congested bottleneck where three busy bus routes converge near the Boston border.
It’s Decision Day for MBTA Service Cuts: Here’s What to Watch
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To help fill a $600 million budget gap, the agency has proposed eliminating ferry service, ending dozens of lower-ridership bus routes, eliminating commuter rail service on nights and weekends, and closing several rail stations, including a portion of the Green Line in Mission Hill.
Rep. Pressley Calls on Feds to Fund Highways, Transit Equally
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Since 1982, federal transportation funding has been governed by the "80-20 split," which restricts the federal Department of Transportation from spending more than 20 percent of its Highway Trust Fund money on transit projects, leaving the majority of federal funding for highway projects.