Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Traffic congestion

Chelsea bus lane installation on Broadway

Legal Settlement Will Restore Carpool Lane and Add New Bus Lane on Tobin Bridge

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 19, 2020 | No Comments

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has committed to establishing a new bus lanes on the Tobin Bridge and I-93 as part of a legal settlement over its decision to eliminate a carpool lane on I-93 in the spring of 2019. The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), a Boston-based environmental group, filed an intent to sue MassDOT […]

Two Green Line trains and an MBTA bus meet at the Mission Park stop of the E Branch on Huntington Avenue in Boston.

The Tracks Are New, But the Green Line’s E Branch Still Gets Stuck in Traffic

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

Last week, the E Branch of the Green Line reopened to riders after a month-long construction project to replace tracks on Huntington Avenue. But, as we noted in our coverage of the reopening, the project did not address one of the biggest challenges that the E branch faces: the fact that cars and trucks are […]

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

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Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Traffic congestion

Legal Settlement Will Restore Carpool Lane and Add New Bus Lane on Tobin Bridge

The Tracks Are New, But the Green Line’s E Branch Still Gets Stuck in Traffic

Post-COVID, Workers Say They Still Won’t Want to Drive

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

Boston Is Still the Title Town For Worst Traffic

Fees On Uber and Lyft Accelerate Local Sustainable Transport Projects