StreetsblogMASS Is Taking A Summer Breakdlvr.it We’re taking a week off to repair some slow zones, and will return on July 8th.
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Medford Main Street Project Sparks Community Debate on Safety, Mobility, and Sustainabilitydlvr.it MassDOT is redesigning a high-crash intersection in downtown Medford; however, their plans currently include preserving an outdated highway overpass whose ramps are the the site of many of the crashes in the area. The plans would also result in a…
Friday’s Headlines Stretch Our Legsdlvr.it A decline in pedestrian deaths seems like good news, but A) they're still really high, and B) it might be because people aren't walking as much.
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USDOT Grants $22 Million for Dedicated Busway Between Sullivan Square and Everettdlvr.it The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will give the MBTA $22.4 million to build a dedicated, separated busway between Sullivan Square and downtown Everett. The grant comes from Washington’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability…
House Economic Development Bill Could Include Language to Keep Cars Out of Bus Lanesdlvr.it Rep. Adrian Madaro of East Boston is sponsoring an amendment to a state economic development bill that, if adopted, could finally give the green light for the MBTA to use cameras and issue fines to drivers caught blocking dedicated bus lanes. On Monday,…
Guest Column: An Advocate’s Guide to MPOs, Some of Our Most Critical Transportation Agenciesdlvr.it This year, Metropolitan Planning Organizations — or MPOs — have taken center stage in transportation advocacy across America. Michiganders got their MPO to cancel a highway expansion plan, St. Louis and Denver MPOs have approved light rail expansions, and…
Guest Column: An Advocate’s Guide to MPOs, Some of Our Most Critical Transportation Agenciesdlvr.it The Metropolitan Planning Organization can have an outsized influence on local transportation decisions. Here's what every advocate needs to know about how they operate — and how to win them over.
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Tuesday’s Headlines Turn Up the Heatdlvr.it The ongoing global heat wave has environmental scientists worried that manmade climate change is happening even faster than previously thought, the Washington Post reports.
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MassTrails Program Grants $12 Million for 65 Trail Projects Statewidedlvr.it On Friday, state and municipal officials from across the Commonwealth convened near the Upper Charles Trail in downtown Holliston to announce $12 million worth of grants that will fund dozens of trail design, construction, and maintenance projects across…
Truck Drivers Have Caused Two Deaths In Two Weeks In Cambridgedlvr.it Both crashes involved trucks making right turns across a separated bike lane, according to preliminary police investigations.
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Upzone Update: New MBTA Zoning Law Prompts Some Suburbs to Re-Think Minimum Parking Rulesdlvr.it Upzone Update offers analysis of MBTA-C compliance efforts, produced by zoning expert Amy Dain and the staff of Boston Indicators, and syndicated here on StreetsblogMASS with their permission. You can subscribe to the newsletter and read past Upzone…
T Suspends North Side Orange Line Service June 22-30dlvr.it The MBTA will suspend service on most of the Orange Line north of the Charles River from Saturday, May 22, through Sunday, June 30. For the weekend of June 22-23, there will be no subway service between North Station and Oak Grove. During the following…
T Promises Championship-Caliber Transit Service for Friday’s Celtics Paradedlvr.it Riders and tourists will get a glimpse of the MBTA’s potential on Friday when the agency pulls out all the stops to deliver higher-than-average service for the Boston Celtics championship parade. Starting around 11 a.m., the 2024 NBA champions will roll…
Open Streets Come to Blue Hill Ave. This Saturdaydlvr.it Boston’s open streets program is coming to Roxbury this weekend on Blue Hill Avenue, between Warren Street and West Cottage Street from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. A lineup of several hundred vendors, performers, and community organizations have signed…
New Somerville Safe Streets Ordinance Mandates 30-Mile Protected Bike Lane Network By 2030dlvr.it Last week, the Somerville City Council unanimously endorsed a new Safe Streets Ordinance that will set a 2030 deadline for the city to build out a 30-mile network of new protected bike lanes across the city. The city’s new Safe Streets ordinance bears…
Monday’s Headlines Mourn Congestion Pricingdlvr.it Kathy Hochul didn't just kill congestion pricing in New York City, she may have killed it nationwide for the foreseeable future, experts told the New York Times.
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MBTA Delays Fall River/New Bedford Rail Service ‘Til 2025dlvr.it The expanded commuter rail service is forecast to add considerable expense in the T's operating budget – which is also facing a $700 million shortfall in 2025.
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Thursday’s Headlines Stroll to the Storedlvr.it All evidence to the contrary, business owners persist in their belief that any change affecting motorists, like congestion pricing, will lead to their ruination.
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Declining Infrastructure Funding From Healey Admin. Puts T’s ‘State of Good Repair’ Further Out of Reachdlvr.it In spite of inflation and growing maintenance backlogs, the T is facing a bleak future of dwindling infrastructure funding from the Healey administration.
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T Knocks Out 10 More Slow Zones On the Orange Linedlvr.it Editor’s note: this article is an edited copy of an MBTA press release. The MBTA today announced the completion of critical track work on the Orange Line while service was suspended between Wellington and Back Bay stations from May 28 through June 6. As a…
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Red About Right on Reddlvr.it Cities nationwide are banning right turns at red lights because, although they might shave a few seconds off a driver’s commute, it comes at the expense of pedestrian lives. (NPR)
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Monday’s Headlines Are Bumper to Bumperdlvr.it The internet is as congested with articles criticizing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for killing congestion pricing as Manhattan is with cars.
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Thursday’s Headlines Get Schooleddlvr.it Cyclists are often derided as white guys in Spandex, but surveys indicate more women and minority groups would bike if they had access to proper training.
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Three Reasons Why NY Gov. Hochul’s Cancelation of Congestion Pricing is Bad for Americadlvr.it The plan was always controversial, but supporters have rightly pointed out that politicians need to act boldly, lest our society fail to meet its stated goals.
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Will A New Rail Bridge Across the Charles Include a Long-Promised Walkway to North Station?dlvr.it The MBTA appears to be moving ahead with plans to replace a major drawbridge next to North Station without a long-planned bike and pedestrian path that would have connected riverfront parks in Boston and Cambridge. The MBTA is close to finishing its…
Downtown Salem Gets Lots of Foot Traffic; Its Cops Want to Fence It Indlvr.it Last month, the Salem Police Department announced a controversial new plan to manage the dense crowds of pedestrians that visit the Witch City every autumn. Police are proposing to erect two temporary fences across a major downtown crosswalk, effectively…