The StreetsblogMASS 2021 Year In Review
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From free buses to safer streets, we covered a lot of big transportation news in 2021.
Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2021
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StreetsblogMASS launched in the summer of 2019, and in the two-and-a-half years since then, our audience has grown almost four-fold. A big part of that growth in readership comes from our regular readers, who share our stories on social media and discuss them offline with your friends, family members, and work colleagues. But thanks to […]
Meet the New Chief: StreetsblogMASS Interviews Jascha Franklin-Hodge
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"There’s a lot of traffic engineering that’s very data-driven, but it’s often data-driven in ways that are focused on vehicular movements and speeds and capacity... And sometimes that comes at the expense of asking, ‘What’s it like for a person who’s walking to the bus, and waiting on the corner for that bus?’ We don’t have metrics for that."
Guest Column: Another Crash Highlights State Inaction on Somerville’s ‘Corridor of Death’
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Mystic Avenue is a state road under MassDOT’s jurisdiction and, together with MassDOT-controlled McGrath Highway, comprises Somerville’s “Corridor of Death.” It has been the site of three pedestrian deaths in less than two years.
Boston’s ‘What the Tech’ Series Offers A Field Guide to the Gadgets on Our Streets
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"Whether they’re feeling positively or negatively about it, the main point is to get more people talking about the use of technology in the public realm."
USDOT Pressures States To Spend New Infrastructure Funds Sustainably
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As states begin cashing no-strings-attached federal infrastructure checks, U.S. DOT is pushing them to spend those funds on projects that will help end the climate and roadway death crises.
MBTA Board Updates: Poftak Apologizes for Banning Bikes ‘Rather Abruptly’ on Commuter Rail
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During the pandemic, while the T’s regional rail trains were running with only 10 to 20 percent of their pre-pandemic passenger volumes, the agency temporarily suspended a policy that prohibited bikes on rush-hour trains in an effort to entice riders back to the service. On Oct. 11, though, with little advance notice that left some […]
New MBTA Labor Deal Does Little to Improve Wages for New Bus Drivers
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The T is scrambling to recruit new drivers, but those efforts are being sandbagged from a 2016 labor deal that reduced entry-level wages for new bus drivers by 18 percent.
Opinion: The Bus Driver Shortage is an Emergency
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Many US transit agencies are looking at devastating service cuts due to a shortage of bus drivers. And there's something simple but powerful that sustainable transportation advocates can do about it.
Boston Planning Additional Crosswalk, Bike Lane Upgrades Around Public Garden
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The proposed intersection improvements around the Public Garden would upgrade the "Connect Downtown" bike lanes, give more space to people on foot, and transform a former right-turn lane into new parkland for the Boston Common.
Welcome to Our New Board Members
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We're proud to add Ashli Molina, Adam Vaccaro, and Alexis Walls to our organization’s leadership roster.
Neighbors Have High Hopes for Redevelopment of Arborway Yard
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"This will be one of the most transit-rich spots in the city with more than 18 acres of public land that can be utilized in a way that meets community needs," says Karen Mauney-Brodek, President of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy.