Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Parking

The I-90 on-ramp from Clarendon Street under Back Bay Station has been targeted for closure by MassDOT - a move that will add significant value to a previously-approved redevelopment plan of the station and its parking garage.

Mothballing Back Bay Highway Ramp Benefits T Riders, Taxpayers

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 28, 2019 | No Comments

The closure of a lightly-used Turnpike on-ramp from Clarendon Street under Boston’s Back Bay Commuter Rail station will add considerable value to a major redevelopment proposal on the adjacent block, and keep traffic from a nearby parking garage away from the busiest sidewalks around Back Bay Station. The ramp occupies valuable real estate beneath the […]

Powder House Boulevard at the southern edge of the Tufts University campus in Somerville, pictured in May 2019.

Parking Trumps Bike Lanes on Powder House... for Now

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 1, 2019 | No Comments

In a more conciliatory public meeting Wednesday night, city officials raised the possibility of installing a one-way protected bike lane on Powder House Boulevard in 2020, and emphasized the expected safety benefits of traffic-calming measures that are being installed on the street this summer. While safety advocates and bicyclists in particular have been focused on […]

Amsterdam shows how beautiful a street can be without on-street car storage. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

StreetFilms: Amsterdam's Parking Purge

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 25, 2019 | 1 Comment

The core of this idea is one that might appeal even to Boston's car owners: let everyone who currently has a free on-street parking permit keep it – but make future residents of Boston pay a fair price for the privilege of parking on the street.