Northampton Resets Its Planning Process for Main Street Redesign
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Northampton plans to reconstruct its Main Street in 2025, and the project presents an opportunity to redesign the wide Main Street corridor from the intersections of Elm and West Streets, at the edge of the Smith College campus, to Market and Hawley Streets, near the railroad viaduct.
How to Build a Cheap Homemade Speed Camera
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Most drivers in the North End go under 20 mph - but reckless speeding over 40 mph was distressingly common.
Before Its Teardown, Somerville’s McGrath Highway Could Get A Road Diet
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An obsolete six-lane expressway that slices through East Somerville will, by the end of this summer, become a four-lane expressway with wide buffered bike lanes. MassDOT plans to repave McGrath Highway later this year, and when the project is over, the roadway’s stripes will be repainted in a new layout (pictured above) that will transform […]
MBTA Board Updates: Advocates Press for Another Tobin Bridge Bus Lane
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The MassDOT Board of Directors and the MTBA Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) held a joint meeting on Monday afternoon with updates on planned transit service cuts, construction projects, and post-pandemic ridership projections. Here’s our roundup: Another Tobin Bridge Bus Lane? During the MassDOT board meeting, a number of public commenters praised the Baker […]
New Role for Chief Osgood Leaves Another Leadership Vacancy at Boston Transportation Dept.
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It's not apparent who would lead Boston's transportation departments in Osgood's absence.
Analysis: Bay State’s EV Rebate Program Overwhelmingly Benefits Wealthy Suburbanites
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The Baker administration has spent $14 million to subsidize purchases of new Teslas, whose products are all categorized as “luxury” cars.
Bloated Truck Designs Lead to More Women Dying in Crashes
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Women drivers are more likely to die in crashes because the male drivers who hit them are more likely to be driving trucks and SUVs, a new study finds.
Somerville Council Requests New Design with Protected Bike Lanes for Highland Ave.
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District Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen said that "I have become increasingly convinced that it is indeed possible - not only possible, but really essential - that we include protected bike lanes on Highland Ave."
