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New bus lanes in Sweetser Circle in Everett.

Everett Celebrates New Bus Lanes, Mobility Hubs Along Broadway

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 27, 2020 | No Comments

Officials from the City of Everett, MassDOT, and MBTA joined transit advocates in Everett Square this morning to celebrate new bus lanes and other mobility improvements along Broadway, Sweetser Circle, and Main Street. Everett was one of the first communities in the region to welcome bus lanes on a major city street, when it piloted […]

The new Ghost Trail underpass beneath Interstate 95 in Amesbury, photographed in July 2020.

New Trails Open Up the North Shore

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 26, 2020 | No Comments

In recent years, the North Shore communities of Amesbury, Salisbury, and Newburyport have been building out a robust network of off-street pathways that connect downtown areas, transit stops, and scenic areas. The towns’ network of trails grew significantly in 2018, when MassDOT opened a new path alongside the rebuilt Whittier Bridge over the Merrimack River. […]

Saturday: ‘Celebration of Life’ Ride Aims to Bring Black Men Together on Bikes

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 23, 2020 | No Comments

Black men and other men of color are being invited to reflect, mourn, and heal together in a “Celebration of Life” bike ride through Roxbury this Saturday. Organizer James Adius Pierre, a lifelong Cambridge resident, says that the ride is inspired by the summer’s unrest and the August 28 anniversary of the March on Washington. […]

Eyes On the Street: The New American Legion Bikeway

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 23, 2020 | No Comments

This week, Boston Transportation Department crews are busy painting a new roadway layout on American Legion Highway that will add a new 2-mile-long link in Boston’s growing network of protected bike lanes. Your StreetsblogMASS editor took a ride on the street on Monday morning to check out the progress. Even though more work remains to […]

DCR Proposes Major Road Diet on the Arborway

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 22, 2020 | 1 Comment

In a virtual meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 21, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) presented preliminary designs for a major renovation of the Arborway in Jamaica Plain that would convert multiple motor vehicle lanes to parkland and fill a missing link in the Emerald Necklace with new bicycle and pedestrian paths. The DCR’s […]

Easy commute, no place to live: the MTBA commuter rail station at West Hingham on the Greenbush Line.

Who’s Allowed to Live Near Transit?

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 21, 2020 | No Comments

Wellesley is the kind of place lots of people would love to call home – it’s got great schools, beautiful parks, and three commuter rail stations that give the town’s residents an easy 45-minute ride into downtown Boston. Unfortunately, Wellesley’s town government has enacted policies that make it extremely difficult for ordinary people to move […]

A bus driver at Sullivan Square. Courtesy of the MBTA.

Labor, Environment, and Business Groups Call on Lawmakers to Forestall Transit Cuts

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 19, 2020 | No Comments

A coalition of over 30 organizations is calling on lawmakers on Beacon Hill to support the T with the funding it needs to avoid shutting down critical services.

Drivers crashed into two South Boston buildings in crashes on Oct. 16 and Oct. 17, 2020. Photos courtesy of the Boston Fire Dept.

Motorists Are Demolishing South Boston

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 19, 2020 | No Comments

It’s been many years since highway bureaucrats have been allowed to bulldoze neighborhoods to pave the way for high-speed car traffic – so some car owners are taking matters into their own hands. The Boston Fire Department has had to respond to multiple crashes in recent days involving car drivers who are crashing into and […]

Washington Street in Newton, which runs along the Worcester commuter rail line and Massachusetts Turnpike embankment, currently lacks sidewalks and crosswalks to bus stops like this one. Courtesy of the City of Newton.

Newton Scrubs A Bike Lane From Washington Street, But Others Are In the Works

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 18, 2020 | No Comments

In the face of vocal opposition, City of Newton officials are removing a short-lived bike lane that was recently painted on Washington Street between West Newton and Newtonville, but the city’s safe streets advocates are hoping that a better, more protected version could be installed next year, when the city is expected to pilot a […]

Traffic from major highways increases the health risks of fine particulate pollution exposure in the Commonwealth's biggest cities. Courtesy of the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Research Predicts Large Public Health Benefits From Cap-and-Trade Program

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 14, 2020 | No Comments

Researchers found that that devoting more cap-and-trade funds to transit and active transportation generated significantly greater public health benefits, particularly by encouraging more physical activity with better bike and pedestrian infrastructure.

Signs indicate the entrance to London's congestion pricing zone.

In London, Congestion Pricing Reduces Traffic – And Saves Lives

By Colin Green | Oct 13, 2020 | No Comments

Research concludes that introducing a congestion charge led to a 40 percent reduction in traffic crashes in Central London.

A rendering of a bike and pedestrian overpass to the Charles River under A Better City's proposed at-grade alternative for the Allston I-90 project. Courtesy of A Better City.

Growing Coalition Presses for ‘At-Grade’ Allston Turnpike Alternative

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 13, 2020 | No Comments

Boston University is joining a growing chorus of business organizations and advocacy groups in calling for an “at-grade” alternative in response to MassDOT’s latest proposal to rebuild the massive, eight-lane-wide Turnpike viaduct along Allston’s riverfront. MassDOT, which has so far insisted on preserving all 12 lanes of highway traffic through the area in spite of […]

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