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Supporters of a car-free replacement bridge hold up signs at a public hearing on the Northern Avenue Bridge project on June 3, 2019. Photo by Christian MilNeil.

Crowd of 100 Turns Out to Scrutinize Northern Ave. Bridge Plans, Process and Budget

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 4, 2019 | No Comments

Dozens of sustainable transportation advocates in the audience, carrying bright signs that read "PEOPLE FIRST," turned out to ask the city for a slimmer bridge design for bikes and pedestrians only.

The old Northern Avenue Bridge and the downtown Boston skyline in 2013. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Ingfbruno.

Car Lanes Would Bust the Budget for Boston’s New Northern Avenue Bridge

By Christian MilNeil | May 31, 2019 | 2 Comments

Nine years ago, when it was still a vast plain of parking lots, planners imagined Boston’s Seaport neighborhood as the city’s future: a master-planned “innovation district” of tech companies, new housing options and signature public spaces along a revitalized waterfront. Now that it’s largely built, few people call the Seaport an “innovation district” any longer. […]

Bike and pedestrian traffic on Brattle Street near Harvard Square in May 2019.

Protect Yourself! Separated Bike Lanes Create Safer Streets, Study Says

By Aaron Short | May 29, 2019 | No Comments

A 13-year study of a dozen cities found that protected bike lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all users of the road.

Friends of the Beacon Street Bridle Path organizers Elena Huisman and Jules Milner-Brage stand in the former bridle path's right-of-way near Coolidge Corner in Brookline on Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

Brookline Advocates Aim to Restore Olmsted’s Vision On Beacon Street

By Christian MilNeil | May 28, 2019 | No Comments

Earlier this month, on a beautiful Saturday morning, a group of Brookline neighbors who have been organizing as the “Friends of the Beacon Street Bridleway” laid a strip of tape along the pavement and invited people to experience, for the first time in decades, a car-free “bridle path” in the middle of Beacon Street. The […]

A December 2016 Google Street View image of Kelley Square in Worcester, looking north towards Water Street and the Canal District.

Worcester's Crash-Prone Kelley Square Will Get a Makeover

By Christian MilNeil | May 14, 2019 | 2 Comments

Worcester's Kelley Square, a junction of 7 busy streets near an interstate highway interchange, has the dubious honor of being the intersection with the most crashes in Massachusetts.

The Boston City Council hears testimony on the proposed 2020 Transportation Department budget in City Hall on May 7, 2019.

What’s in Boston’s 2020 Streets Budget?

By Christian MilNeil | May 10, 2019 | 1 Comment

City councilors, citing high volumes of complaints about dangerous streets, want city staff to act more quickly in implementing safety improvements.

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