Poll Finds Strong Support for ‘Big Changes’ in Commonwealth’s Transportation Systems
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Two-thirds of respondents agreed that the state should "make big changes to the transportation system coming out of the COVID-19 crisis."
Lawmakers Are Poised to Reform Fare Enforcement on the T
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In addition authorizing debt spending for hundreds of infrastructure projects across the Commonwealth, the multi-billion dollar bond package that the Massachusetts Senate passed earlier this month would also make significant reforms to how the MBTA enforces fare payments on its trains, buses, and ferries. The Commonwealth’s current fare evasion law sets large penalties for people […]
Boston Proposes 2-Way Protected Bikeway for Mass. Ave. in Dorchester
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In the city's proposal, the westernmost lane of Mass. Ave. would be converted into a protected bicycle path, separated from traffic with low concrete barriers.
Bluebikes Expanding to Arlington, Chelsea, Newton, Revere, and Watertown This Summer
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Bluebikes, the publicly-owned bikesharing system serving the greater Boston region, will expand to five new municipalities later this summer with 30 new stations in Arlington, Chelsea, Newton, Revere, and Watertown. The expansion has been in the works since last fall, and will be funded in part with grant funds from MassDOT. Although ridership on Bluebikes […]
MassDOT Announces $1 Million in Grants for Pandemic ‘Shared Streets and Spaces’
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The first round of grant funding will create safer walking routes to schools in Chelsea, a new bus lane in Somerville, and new protected on-street pathways in Lowell.
Protected Bike Lanes Pop Up Around Boston Common
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The first protected bike lanes of Boston’s new “Healthy Streets” initiative have popped up on the wide multi-lane streets around Boston Common. Since Tuesday afternoon, Boston Transportation Department crews have deployed hundreds of orange construction barrels to delineate protected bikeways on Tremont, Boylston, Charles, and Beacon Streets around the Boston Common and Public Garden. Pop-up […]
COVID-19 Exacerbates Food Insecurity for Greater Boston’s Car-Free Households
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“Communities like Chelsea wouldn’t have been so vulnerable had we not had structural injustices in place, like compromised public health, poorer air quality, and industrial impacts,” said Rosann Bongiovanni, the executive director of GreenRoots.
Berkeley to Become the First U.S. City to Remove Police From Traffic Enforcement
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Advocates say it's important to remain vigilant about what replaces armed police in traffic stops.
Boston to Fast-Track Cummins Highway Road Diet With Temporary Materials
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In an effort to control reckless driving during the COVID-19 pandemic and road-test its road diet proposal, the City of Boston Public Works Department will use construction barriers to turn Cummins Highway in Mattapan into a two-lane street for the rest of this summer. As we reported in March, the Boston Public Works Department is […]
Belmont Advances Its Plans for New Mass. Central Rail Trail Segment
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When the project is complete, there will be a continuous off-street pathway that links Belmont to the Boston Harbor waterfront in Charlestown.
Mass. Senate Passes Transportation Debt Bill, Punts on How to Pay for It
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Advocates call the Senate's bill 'disappointing' and 'a missed opportunity' to enact bold new policies that could manage congestion and reduce pollution.