ValleyBike Demonstrates Viability of Bike Sharing In Smaller Cities
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Pedal-assist electric bicycles help users cover longer distances in a more rural part of the state.
Monday: Somerville Hosts Public Hearing On Broadway Bus Lanes
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On Monday evening, Somerville will host a public hearing at City Hall to discuss early traffic and transit data from the city’s new bus and bike lanes on on Broadway in Winter Hill. The meeting will be hosted by the City Council’s Traffic and Parking Committee and the city’s Traffic Commission. Following a presentation of […]
Cambridge Will Ax Two Car Lanes From Harvard Square
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A redesigned Harvard Square will go under construction in June 2020.
Former Gov. Mike Dukakis: Driving Is For Turkeys
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The former Democratic presidential candidate deserves a revival for his ideas on making transportation sustainable.
‘Uncommon Noise’ Pulls New Orange Line Trains From Service, Again
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The MBTA’s new Orange Line trains, which debuted this summer, have been taken out of service indefinitely while engineers investigate an “uncommon noise” coming from the underside of the new trains. “With safety as a top priority and out of an abundance of caution, the decision was made to temporarily remove the new cars from […]
Drivers In Worcester Have Killed Two People in the Past 24 Hours
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In two separate incidents, drivers killed two people walking on the west side of Worcester.
Many Holdups, Little Accountability For Delayed Street Projects
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Some delays in complex construction projects may be inevitable. But in a state with serious traffic and transportation challenges, and with millions in taxpayer funds at stake, it’s reasonable for Massachusetts citizens to expect better outcomes.
Guest Column: Why Do Construction Projects Get Delayed? It’s Complicated
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An executive from Newport Construction, the contractor for the Commonwealth Avenue reconstruction project in Boston and the Beacon Street reconstruction project in Somerville, shares his perspective on building streets.
Five Lessons From Seattle’s Crusade Against Driving
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Seattle saw solo commuting drop 8.9 percent between 2010 and 2018, making it the nation's leader in reducing traffic.
DCR Kicks Off Redesign For Arborway In Jamaica Plain
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The state Department of Conservation (DCR) is kicking off a comprehensive redesign project to improve safety and create a new, separated bike and pedestrian route along the Arborway in Jamaica Plain. At a public meeting at the Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital Thursday evening, DCR officials explained that they are about to hire a team […]
MassDOT Allston Plans Would Plant A Highway Over the Charles River
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In order to make room for construction workers, project planners have proposed relocating the Soldiers Field Road and Paul Dudley White bike path to a "temporary" mid-river highway that would remain in place for ten years while the rest of the project is built.
Walsh Administration Delays West Roxbury Safety Proposal
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Universal Hub reports that interim Boston Transportation Department Commissioner Gregory Rooney is delaying its decision on his staff’s Vision Zero proposal to fix the deadly four-lane layout of Centre Street in West Roxbury where a person driving a car killed Marilyn Wentworth earlier this year. The self-described West Roxbury Safety Association, a neighborhood group that […]