Want Safety Cameras On Your Kids’ School Buses? Here’s How to Get Them
School districts can now use bus-mounted cameras to issue fines against drivers who illegally pass stopped buses – but cities, towns, and school districts still need to adopt the law at the local level.
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Your Annual Update That DCR’s Arborway Redesign Still Isn’t Happening
DCR and their longtime design consultants, Howard Stein Hudson, still haven't produced a safer design for the roadway after six years of working together.
MBTA Opens New Intercity Bus Concourse at South Station
The South Station Bus Terminal offers about 200 bus departures serving approximately 10,000 passengers on an average weekday.
Photos: Amtrak’s $583 Million Project to Upgrade Its Boston Maintenance Facilities
The expanded maintenance building and associated yard upgrades will support the arrival of a brand-new fleet of Amtrak trains within the next few years.
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Black Transportation Justice: From Forced Movement to Freedom
Part one of a three-part series.
Cape Cod Bridge Filings Reveal MassDOT Does Not Intend to Obey State Climate Laws
MassDOT's projections of increasing car traffic to Cape Cod are incompatible with a future where the region isn't inundated by rising seas.
Ambulance Data Reveals That Boston Drivers Are 4 Times More Likely to Run Over Pedestrians From Black Neighborhoods
"Overall, residents of predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods are about four times more likely than residents of predominantly white neighborhoods to be struck as a pedestrian."
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MassDOT and MBTA Are Studying Expanded Ferry Service
Possible new ferry route destinations include other coastal cities and towns like Gloucester, Salem, Chelsea, and Everett.
Franklin-Hodge Stepping Down As Boston’s Chief of Streets
Boston Transportation Department Commissioner Nick Gove will take over as Interim Chief of Streets at the end of this month.
Editorial: Bike Lane Haters Keep On Losing
As it turns out, a considerable number of informed voters understand that if we actually want less traffic, we need to design streets that favor more efficient modes of transportation.
More E-Bikes, More Rides: Details From Lyft’s Bluebikes Contract Proposal
Lyft's bid aims for "50 percent growth in ridership, reaching 7 million annual trips by Year 3 of the new contract."
Brookline Begins Detailed Design For Beacon Street Bridle Path
"It's green for climate resiliency, it's creating green infrastructure that can absorb stormwater, and it's green transportation," says Sean Lynn-Jones, President of the Brookline Greenspace Alliance.
Park Renovations Prompt Mass. Central Rail Trail Detours In Cambridge
The city's renovation of Linear Park between Alewife and Davis Square will close a popular shared-use path for several months.
