La Estación de Commuter Rail en Lynn Cierra Tras Proyecto de Reconstruction
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La MBTA este pasado sábado cerró la estación de Commuter Rail en Lynn por un tiempo indeterminado para poder demoler y reconstruir la estación, finalmente dando atención a los varios problemas estructurales de la estación. La estación estaba programada cerrar a finales de julio, pero el cierre se pospuso hasta este octubre después de quejas […]
La Línea Azul En East Boston Es El Enfoque de Estudio de Cambio Climático
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La comunidad de East Boston ha estado lidiando con el cambio climático desde varios frentes. No solo ha sido destacado en el Plan de Calor de la Ciudad de Boston como uno de los cinco vecindarios que experimenta las temperaturas de calor más altas de la región, sino también es susceptible a inundaciones por su […]
Eyes On the Street: Huntington Avenue’s Bus and Bike Lane Gets Some Color
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Just over a mile long stretch along Huntington Avenue now features a ruby dedicated bus lane in the southbound direction; about a quarter of the T’s 39 bus route. The 39 bus route closely parallels the Orange Line service area, extending from Forest Hills to Back Bay and connecting Jamaica Plain, Mission Hill and the […]
An Inside Look at Federal Highway Officials’ Efforts to Encourage Safer Streets
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The annual conference of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) conference in Boston earlier this month offered a sort of homecoming for Stephanie Pollack, the former leader of MassDOT who left for Washington in early 2021 to lead the Federal Highway Administration in President Biden’s administration. Pollack’s return to Massachusetts coincided with the […]
Advocates Hope D.C.’s Proposed Right-On-Red Ban Will Inspire National Reform
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The nation's capital is poised to become the second major city in the United States to repeal a dangerous law that allowed drivers to make right turns at red lights — and some advocates believe other communities are overdue to follow.
Gov. Baker Sends Traffic Safety Bill Back to Legislators With Objections to Safer Speed Limits and Passing Rules
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The Governor proposed several amendments, including a simpler 3-foot minimum distance for motor vehicles passing bikes and pedestrians, and striking language that would let cities and towns reduce speed limits to 25 mph on state-owned roadways, including the Department of Conservation and Recreation's dangerous "parkways."
Eyes On the Street: The Fenway Multi-Use Path Inches Eastward
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The project connects to another path segment that runs behind the Landmark Center complex and opened last fall. That segment, which runs along the Green Line tracks east of the Fenway stop, currently ends at Miner Street.
DCR Promises a Smoother Ride Is Coming Soon to the Southwest Corridor
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The agency will make more permanent repairs where tree roots had previously broken the pavement on the popular bikeway, and will also remove bumpy cobblestone curb ramps where the trail crosses local streets.
Volunteer Nights Have Returned at Bikes Not Bombs
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Volunteer work at Jamaica Plain's nonprofit bike shop doesn’t require any previous experience with bike repair, but it can serve as a good introduction for novices to gain some familiarity and experience with bike tools and parts.
Feds Finally Using Highway Money to Tear Down Highways
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“This stretch of I-375 cuts like a gash through the neighborhood, one of many examples I have seen in communities across the country where a piece of infrastructure has become a barrier,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.
Adaptive Cycling On the Harborwalk With Charlestown’s Riders Club
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For six months out of the year, staff and volunteers, mostly recreation therapists, loan out adaptive bikes and take participants for guided rides along Boston’s Harborwalk.