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Eyes On the Street: Depaving Leo Birmingham Park
The state's park agency is tearing up two highway lanes' worth of asphalt to convert half of an obsolete highway back into parkland in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston.
August 25, 2025
Bike Bus + Pop Up Lane = A Better Way To Get Back To School (And Advocate)
Miami residents are getting an arithmetic lesson in the power of pop-up infrastructure to multiply support for active transportation — by focusing on kids who need a safe, active way to get to school.
August 25, 2025
Solar-Powered Docking Station For E-Bike Rentals Opens In Davis Square
On Thursday morning, Metro Mobility, a micromobility startup based in Cambridge, cut the ribbon on a new solar-powered docking station for e-bike rentals next to the Davis Square Red Line station.
August 22, 2025
Amtrak Debuts New Acela Trains, Begins Southampton Yard Expansion
Next week, on Thursday, Aug. 28, Amtrak will debut its new "NextGen" trains on its electrified Acela route between Washington, New York City, and Boston.
August 20, 2025
Museum of Science Hosts ‘Pedal Power’ This Weekend
This Saturday, the Museum of Science will host a day of talks and activities to promote sustainable transportation throughout the Boston region, with free admission for visitors who arrive on foot, by public transit, or by bike.
August 20, 2025
Space Case: Advocates Beg DOT Sec. Duffy to Fix Transit On Earth
Transportation Secretary/acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. But a lot of Americans just want the bus to come on time.
August 20, 2025
Provincetown Pilots New Barriers to Protect Pedestrians On Commercial St.
Police in Provincetown have started deploying mobile barriers on Commercial Street, the town's main commercial thoroughfare, to give additional protection to the thousands of pedestrians who fill the street on summer weekends.
August 19, 2025
MassDOT Starts Planning New Car-Free Crossing of the Charles River Next to Museum of Science
MassDOT officials say that they're in the "early development stage" for planning a new car-free crossing of the Charles River from Leverett Circle in Boston to Land Boulevard in Cambridge, based on a conceptual proposal from the Museum of Science.
August 15, 2025
Wu Won’t Fix Hyde Park Ave. Safety Hazards in Upcoming Paving Project
"It’s been proven that that area is deadly for pedestrians, and a mess for people in cars too, so let’s fix it up,” says City Councilor Ben Weber.
August 14, 2025
MBTA In Negotiations to Acquire Former Beer Warehouse In Medford for A New Electric Bus Garage
Background materials provided to the MBTA board of directors suggest that the garage would replace the agency's existing Fellsway and Lynn bus garages.
August 13, 2025
