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New protected cycletrack on Warren Street near Nubian Square

Eyes On the Street: Nubian Square’s New Bike Path

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 23, 2021 | No Comments

The Boston Transportation Department is contemplating other projects for Warren Street and Malcolm X Boulevard that could extend the bike path and also create dedicated bus lanes for some of the city's busiest bus routes.

Newly painted, center-running bus lanes on Columbus Ave. near Jackson Square in Boston, pictured on Sept. 1, 2021. The new busway is expected to open later this month.

A First Look at the T’s Proposed ‘High-Frequency’ Bus Network

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 22, 2021 | No Comments

The T's proposed network of high-frequency bus routes aims to serve more neighborhoods throughout the region with better bus service, with better connections to key employment centers.

Garren Kalter. Photo courtesy of Clark University.

Clark University Student Proposes Bus Network Redesign for Worcester

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 20, 2021 | No Comments

Currently, WRTA buses run every 30 to 60 minutes, but Kalter thinks that the agency could potentially run buses on a simplified network every 10 minutes, 18 hours a day.

Federal E-Car Incentives Get $4B, E-Bikes Still In Limbo

By Kea Wilson | Sep 20, 2021 | No Comments

U.S. motorists may soon be eligible for up to $12,500 in grants to purchase electric cars, thanks to a new fund folded into the Democrats' reconciliation package — but benefits for e-bike purchasers may be far more modest and aggressively means-tested, unless advocates speak out.

Charles Proctor's ghost bike memorial in Arlington, MA

Arlington Select Board Prioritizes Parking Over Bike Lanes At Deadly Mass. Ave. Intersection

By Petru Sofio | Sep 17, 2021 | No Comments

A town committee that has been meeting for over a year endorsed a plan to remove on-street parking and install bike lanes, but members of the town's Select Board rejected their recommendation.

Deterioration of the concrete deck on DCR's Sibler Street pedestrian overpass over Storrow Drive.

Photos: DCR’s Pedestrian Bridges Are Crumbling Away

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 16, 2021 | 1 Comment

StreetsblogMASS surveyed several other pedestrian bridges over other DCR roadways and found extensive deferred maintenance issues on many of those structures as well.

New separated bike lanes on Massachusetts Avenue near Dana Street in Cambridge.

Eyes On the Street: Better Bike Lanes on Mass. Ave. In Cambridge

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 16, 2021 | No Comments

This week, while the City of Cambridge was finalizing its plans for separated bike lanes on Massachusetts Avenue in North Cambridge, city crews installed new pavement markings and flexible-post bollards to upgrade bike facilities on another segment of the same street, between Harvard and Central Squares. This project was also a response to the city’s […]

Community Path crossing at Massachusetts Avenue

Cycling Safety Ordinance Will Bring New Bike, Bus Lanes to North Cambridge This Fall

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 14, 2021 | 1 Comment

The city’s recommended design generally replaces existing on-street parking areas on Mass. Ave. to bike lanes, and converts one of the street's four motor vehicle lanes to a bus-only lane.

Reconciliation Looking Good For Sustainable Transportation (So Far)

By Kea Wilson | Sep 14, 2021 | No Comments

New House legislation coming out of Peter DeFazio's committee could restore some of what sustainable transportation advocates lost during the negotiations over the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill — without technically breaking President Biden's promises to the GOP.

A crumbling DCR-owned stairway leads to Columbia Road from the JFK/UMass station

BU Professor Dies On Crumbling Staircase Between Two DCR Parkways In Dorchester

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 14, 2021 | No Comments

The agency in charge of the dangerous stairway appears to be the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the agency that controls the adjacent Columbia Road overpass and Old Colony Avenue.

Progressive Dems Demand $30B for Transit, Deemphasize EVs

By Kea Wilson | Sep 13, 2021 | No Comments

Mass transit must be at the center of America's strategy to end climate change — and the next spending package needs to devote at least half our transportation dollars to getting people out of cars and onto public transportation, a coalition of lawmakers says.

Faneuil Hall in downtown Boston on Election Day, November 3, 2020.

A Voter’s Guide to Tuesday’s Preliminary Elections

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 10, 2021 | No Comments

A brief guide for voters with a summary of Streetsblog coverage to date.

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