Gov. Baker Pressures Legislators To Address Climate Emergency
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The Governor committed the Commonwealth to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and focused attention on addressing emissions from cars and trucks.
City Plans To Clone Roslindale’s Washington Street Bus Lane
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An outbound bus-only lane to match the existing inbound lane is being planned for mid-2020.
MassTrails Wants To Fund Your Trails Projects
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Grant applications are due by February 1.
Path Upgrades Under Discussion In Boston Common Master Plan
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Planners for the City of Boston are preparing a new master plan for the Boston Common under guiding principles that recognize that the park is an important crossroads for people walking between Back Bay, Beacon Hill and downtown Boston. City planners and consulting landscape architects are midway through a 2-year planning process to create a […]
Environmental and Labor Organizations Call For Corporate Taxes To Fund Transportation
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Amid ongoing rumors of a state transportation funding bill being drafted in the Massachusetts State House, two broad coalitions of environmental justice and labor advocates have issued a detailed proposal to raise new revenues by closing corporate tax loopholes and getting a “fair share” from the large, profitable corporations that benefit most from an efficient […]
More Transit-Oriented Parking Is Coming To South Station
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Is a parking garage an "amenity" if its users have to stuff their motor vehicles into the gridlocked heart of one of Boston's worst traffic bottlenecks?
MBTA Board Updates: More New Orange Line Trains Coming, And More Bus Garage Discussion
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The MBTA’s Fiscal Control Management Board met today for the first time since the December holidays for a relatively short meeting focused on the agency’s backlogged bus garage maintenance needs, which Streetsblog covered in detail last week. Some highlights: Deputy General Manager Jeffrey Gonneville announced that the source of an “uncommon noise” in new Orange […]
Will the Transportation Budget Reflect New Realities? 6 Things to Look Out For
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Will the Governor’s FY 2021 budget proposal indicate his commitment toward improving public transit, developing regional rail, reducing traffic congestion, and other priorities?
How 'Transit-Oriented' Will Suffolk Downs Be?
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At a public meeting Wednesday evening, developers from the HYM Investment Group announced that they hope to secure approvals next month for a massive development of Suffolk Downs, a former horse racetrack that straddles the Boston-Revere border adjacent to two Blue Line stations. The developers are touting the proposal as a “transit-oriented” neighborhood that will […]
Mayor Walsh Lobbies For Regional Transportation Taxes At State of the City Address
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The mayor also announced a new initiative to improve mobility in East Boston.
Crowded, Obsolete Garages Hamstring T’s ‘Better Bus’ Ambitions
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The T says that its bus garages are insufficient both for current and potential future needs," but new facilities won't be ready until at least 2024.