Driver Kills Two Pedestrians In Lowell
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A driver struck and killed two pedestrians on Lowell's riverfront on Thursday evening, according to reports from the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.
MassDOT Begins Reexamining Deadly Speed Limit Policies
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Ultimately, the new policies should make it easier to implement traffic calming measures, and provide a data-driven process to prioritize speed reduction efforts.
The MBTA’s Pandemic Woes Include a Looming Governance Vacuum
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It’s looking increasingly likely that the MBTA’s governing board, which was established in state legislation in 2015 to guide the agency back to a state of good repair and sound management after a disastrous year of service interruptions, will dissolve at the end of June with no dedicated replacement.
Guest Column: Mobility, Disability, and Diversity During the Pandemic
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Everyone gains, regardless of ability or disability, when all can share access to a car, public transport, and other support services. These essentials, and the freedoms that make them possible, allow us to gather for a greater good.
Pandemic Adds to Delays for New Orange and Red Line Cars
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The new Orange and Red Line cars are a key element in the T's ambitions to reduce crowding on its two busiest subway lines.
From the Editor: We’re Starting A Book Club
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People Before Highways documents anti-highway activist movements in the Boston region in the 1960s, when unlikely coalitions stopped freeway proposals that would have demolished beloved neighborhoods and caused disproportionate harm to communities of color.
Guest Column: T Shows Strong Leadership In COVID-19 Responses
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In the United States, 2.8 million transit riders – one-third of transit commuters – are considered “essential workers” during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the situation continues to evolve daily, a comparison of multiple transit agencies suggests that the MBTA, which just last December was the subject of a serious safety report, has become a national […]
Boston Plans Expanded Sidewalks, Expedited Bike Projects for Pandemic Recovery
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City of Boston staff are proposing to expand pedestrian space into on-street parking areas, build pop-up bike lanes, expand waiting areas at busy bus stops, and close some residential streets to through traffic in a wide-ranging strategy to support car-free mobility in a new era of physical distancing. City officials discussed these strategies and several […]
Portents of a Post-Pandemic Walking and Cycling Boom
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As Governor Baker’s administration prepares its phased reopening plan, ongoing physical distancing requirements present a stark choice for the region’s political leaders: will people returning to work physically distance themselves in massive traffic jams, or will cities and towns give them they space they need to travel safely with widened sidewalks, protected bike routes, and […]
MassDOT Tries Out Traffic Calming on Reading’s Main Street
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MassDOT is test-driving a narrower road layout – and new online public engagement tools – in a suburb north of Boston.
Driver Hits Two Bicyclists, Killing One, on Mass. Ave. in Arlington
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The driver is facing charges – but they have nothing to do with his role in ending someone's life.