Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Environment

About 40 cars occupy five lanes of highway in crawling traffic that stretches off to the horizon..

Study: Highway Pollution Contributes to Higher COVID-19 Death Rates

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 7, 2020 | No Comments

The study's results are especially concerning for many of communities of color in Massachusetts, where the legacies of racist planning policies expose Asian, Latinx and Black neighborhoods to higher levels of tailpipe pollution.

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Fuel Efficiency Rollbacks Will Put More Deadly Cars on the Streets

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 2, 2020 | No Comments

The Trump administration plans to scrap Obama-era legislation that required auto manufacturers to increase fuel efficiency by five percent every year until 2026.

Governor Charlie Baker at the Massachusetts State House. Courtesy of the Office of the Governor.

Gov. Baker Pressures Legislators To Address Climate Emergency

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 21, 2020 | No Comments

The Governor committed the Commonwealth to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and focused attention on addressing emissions from cars and trucks.

The base of a proposed new skyscraper above South Station would sit atop a foundation of arches suspended over the station's commuter rail platform. Architectural rendering courtesy of the MBTA.

More Transit-Oriented Parking Is Coming To South Station

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 15, 2020 | No Comments

Is a parking garage an "amenity" if its users have to stuff their motor vehicles into the gridlocked heart of one of Boston's worst traffic bottlenecks?

Foot and bike traffic in Coolidge Corner. Courtesy of the Town of Brookline.

Brookline to Prioritize Moving People Over Single-Occupant Vehicles

By Elena Huisman | Dec 26, 2019 | No Comments

Brookline's town meeting this month voted to set ambitious benchmarks for moving more people by sustainable modes of transport by 2030.

Cap-And-Trade Program For Transportation Seeks States’ Support

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 17, 2019 | No Comments

Under a "memorandum of understanding" released Tuesday, the Transportation and Climate Initiative would cap transportation emissions in 12 states and generate new revenues for transit improvements.

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