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Eng: Full-Speed Subway System Is Saving Riders 40,000 Hours Every Weekday
At the final MBTA board of directors meeting of 2024 on Thursday morning, MBTA General Manager Phil Eng shared a striking statistic about his agency's efforts to fix hundreds of slow zones since 2023.
December 19, 2024
Driver Kills Pedestrian Outside Roxbury Crossing T Station
A police spokesperson called the killing an "accident," even though an investigation is still underway.
December 18, 2024
MBTA’s Green Line Accessibility Project Will Consolidate Stops in Brookline
By the end of 2026, Brookline will have two fewer Green Line stops, but riders will get faster transit trips and upgraded stations as part of the T's efforts to make the C branch fully accessible between Cleveland Circle and Kenmore Square.
December 17, 2024
DCR Will Start Tearing Out Pavement for Memorial Drive Narrowing Project In 2025
A long-planned project to improve riverfront paths and reduce the width of the Memorial Drive highway in Cambridge from 4 lanes to 2 lanes will get underway next year.
December 13, 2024
We Want to Hear From You: Take Our Year-End Reader Survey
As we approach the end of the year, we're reflecting about how we can grow and improve StreetsblogMASS in 2025, and we'd like you – our readers – to weigh in.
December 12, 2024
Stuck In A Feedback Loop: Wu Admin Delays Hyde Park Avenue Safety Improvements
After a driver struck and killed Glenn Inghram outside Forest Hills station this fall, dozens of Forest Hills residents organized to mourn and demand immediate safety improvements to Hyde Park Avenue, the four-lane highway that slices through their neighborhood.
December 12, 2024
Utility Poles Limit the Utility of Newton’s New ‘Complete Street’
A years-long MassDOT project to redesign Needham Street in Newton as a more bike- and pedestrian-friendly street is nearly complete – but the street's users are still waiting for Verizon and Eversource to remove old utility poles that are blocking the roadway in numerous locations.
December 11, 2024
MBTA’s ‘Draw One’ Construction Will Last 8 Years, Per Environmental Filings
The project will close the North Bank Bridge – a busy bike and pedestrian connection between Cambridge and Charlestown – for up to two weeks at a time during the first phase of construction.
December 9, 2024
How Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans Could Make U.S. Roads More Dangerous
President-elect Trump's promise to deport one million people per year will make America's streets less safe.
December 9, 2024
Worcester Line Trains Will Get Shorter – But Also More Frequent
"We’re looking to move to 30-minute train service on the Worcester main line in the next year or so," says Lynsey Heffernan, the MBTA's Chief of Policy & Strategic Planning.
December 9, 2024
