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A conceptual rendering of proposed center-running bus lanes on Summer Street near the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Courtesy of the City of Boston.

Boston Officials Plan Some Summer Fun for 7-City Point Bus Riders

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 1, 2020 | No Comments

For now, the new lanes would primarily benefit riders of the MBTA's 7-City Point bus, which connects South Boston, the Seaport District, South Station, and the downtown financial district.

Dr. Karilyn Crockett, the City of Boston's new Chief of Equity, at a press conference on June 29, 2020. Courtesy of the Ciy of Boston.

‘People Before Highways’ Author Picked to Head Boston’s New Equity Cabinet

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 30, 2020 | No Comments

Dr. Crockett joined StreetsblogMASS earlier this month to discuss her book, 'People Before Highways,' a chronicle of anti-highway activist movements in the Boston region in the 1960s.

A person rides a bike along the Minuteman path in East Arlington.

Watch ‘Revival: The Story of the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway’

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 29, 2020 | No Comments

The documentary features Tom Fortmann and Cathy Buckley, two co-founders of the Minuteman Bikeway organization, who recollect their neighbors' opposition to the trail when they first proposed the idea in the 1970s.

The proposed greenway would link downtown Dedham (left) to the Readville commuter rail station in Boston. A short segment of the trail within the boundaries of the City of Boston has already been built. Courtesy of the Friends of the Dedham Heritage Rail Trail.

Dedham Voters Narrowly Reject Advisory Rail-Trail Referendum

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 29, 2020 | No Comments

Out of 6,405 ballots cast in the local election, 3,011 (47 percent) voted "yes" and 3,260 (51 percent) voted "no."

A CharlieCard on top of stacked dollar bills

Rep. Pressley, Sen. Markey Introduce Legislation to Fund Fare-Free Transit

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 26, 2020 | 1 Comment

The proposed legislation would authorize $5 billion a year to fund "Freedom to Move Grants" – a new competitive grant program to support free transit services.

Rendering courtesy of the Friends of the Dedham Heritage Rail Trail.

Saturday: Dedham to Hold Delayed Vote on Trail Referendum

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 25, 2020 | No Comments

Voters in Dedham will head to the polls on Saturday to decide whether to support the Dedham Heritage Rail Trail, a 2-mile connection between downtown Dedham, the town’s schools and the Readville commuter rail station. The advisory referendum asks voters whether they “favor, if there is no cost to Dedham taxpayers for design and construction, […]

DCR Hosts Virtual Meeting to Discuss Arborway Safety Improvements

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 24, 2020 | No Comments

The state Department of Conservation (DCR) hosted a second public meeting Wednesday night for a project that’s expected to create new, protected bike and pedestrian routes along the Arborway in Jamaica Plain. The DCR’s “Arborway Parkways Improvement Project” kicked off last winter, and is aiming to produce detailed designs for a construction project that would […]

A view of the Allston I-90 tollbooths and Beacon Yards in 2015. Photo by Nick Allen, licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0.

The New Allston Turnpike Plan Looks A Lot Like the 1965 Allston Turnpike Plan

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 23, 2020 | No Comments

The latest proposal would rebuild much of the massive, eight-lane-wide viaduct that has loomed over putative parkland on Allston's riverfront since the mid-1960s.

Advocates say that these upgrades to the commuter rail network would allow trains to run every 15 to 30 minutes on most lines. Courtesy of TransitMatters.

TransitMatters Issues Detailed Game Plan for Regional Rail Upgrades

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 22, 2020 | 1 Comment

Advocates from TransitMatters have released a detailed, $2.6 billion strategy for upgrading key commuter rail lines to attain 15-minute, all-day service to Beverly, Providence, and along Boston’s Fairmount Line. Last November, the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) endorsed an aspirational vision to electrify the MBTA commuter rail network to provide all-day, rapid-transit-style service […]

MBTA Rolls Out Real-Time Crowding Data for Nine Bus Routes

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 19, 2020 | No Comments

Initially, the new data will be available on nine routes: the 1, 15, 16, 22, 23, 31, 32, 109, and 110.

A pedestrian detection system senses three white-presenting pedestrians in its path. Source: Virginia Department of Transportation, licensed under Creative Commons.

Study: Self-Driving Cars Are Worse at Detecting Darker-Skinned Pedestrians

By Kea Wilson | Jun 18, 2020 | No Comments

Autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities.

Massachusetts Avenue at Appleton Street in Arlington. Courtesy of Google Street View.

A Driver Has Injured Another Cyclist at Mass. Ave. and Appleton in Arlington

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 17, 2020 | No Comments

Barely a month after a driver killed one bicyclist and sent another to the hospital on Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, another driver has injured a cyclist at the same intersection. Arlington Police confirmed that a driver hit a bicyclist at the intersection of Appleton Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington Heights Sunday evening. This is […]

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