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Trump Budget Proposal Seeks To Decimate Federal Transit Funding

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Meghan Volcy

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Highways

MassDOT Highway Administrator Discusses Challenges of Aging Highways and Rising Costs

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Kids riding bikes on Mystic Valley Parkway crosswalk over I93 offramp Medford 07.23.2024

Legislation

Gov. Healey’s Environmental Bond Bill Would Surrender Dept. of Conservation ‘Parkways’ to State Highway Agency

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Allston I-90 viaduct in 2024

MassDOT

With Loss of Federal Funding, MassDOT Will Re-Evaluate Its Allston I-90 Plans

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Housing

Healey Administration Offers State Land For Housing – But Bloated Road Right-of-Way Remains Off-Limits

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Roadblocked: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Eliminates Most Federal Funding For Allston Highway Realignment

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Regional Transit Authorities

MeVa’s New Electric Ferries Could Set Sail On the Merrimack River Next Summer 

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Friday’s Headlines Tread Carefully

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Framingham Concord Rd fatal crash site 11.19.2025

Crashes

Driver Kills Man On Bike in Framingham

A rendering of a wide street from a birds-eye perspective. The center of the street features a red dedicated busway, with two lanes (one in each direction) separated from adjacent traffic with landscaped medians and bus stop waiting area platforms. General motor vehicle traffic is confined to 1-2 lanes on either side of the busway. Along the sidewalks are green dedicated bike lanes, which are generally separated from the adjacent car lanes by gardens surrounded by curbs. A label in the upper left denotes the Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library, and another label denotes the intersecting street as Walk Hill St.

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Street Design

Boston’s Bus Lane Projects Are Stuck In Red Tape, Leaving Riders Stuck In Traffic

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Paying With Their Time: Increasing Traffic Congestion Erodes Benefits of Boston’s Fare-Free Buses

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MassDOT Makes More Space for Bikes and Pedestrians In Revised Designs for Medford Main Street