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Transportation for Massachusetts Launching Webinar On Transportation Policy
Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA), a statewide coalition that advocates for better, more equitable transportation systems across the Commonwealth, is launching an online series of webinars to give people detailed knowledge of transportation history, funding, and policy.
December 4, 2024
Reversing Course Again, Sec. Tibbits-Nutt Says Allston Project Will Include Multi-Acre Train Yard After All
In an email to elected officials earlier this week, MassDOT Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt wrote that the state's plans for a new $2 billion highway interchange in Allston "will include layover tracks for MBTA/Compass Rail trains, two express tracks for the Worcester Mainline, and a larger buffer path," contrary to comments she'd made earlier this year.
December 3, 2024
When Media Gives Even Intentional Traffic Violence a Pass
The driver who killed Paris cycling advocate Paul Varry has been charged with murder — but America's top-selling newspaper seemingly implied that he's a victim of the "war on cars."
December 2, 2024
Eyes On the Street: State Conservation Agency Converts Asphalt to Parkland In Newton
A dramatic transformation of Hammond Pond Parkway in Newton demonstrates what can happen when the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) actually prioritizes conservation and recreation over traffic and pollution.
December 2, 2024
T Things to Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
It’s the season of thanks, and here in Massachusetts public transit, there is much to be thankful for. As someone who watches their TrainTrakr with remorse at how few trains have been on the move recently, I was pleasantly surprised to see a fully-lit board this morning.
November 27, 2024
Healey Administration, MBTA Announce Funding for Upgraded Newtonville Regional Rail Station
On Monday, the Healey-Driscoll administration and officials from the MBTA announced a commitment to build a new, fully accessible Newtonville Station on the Framingham-Worcester line.
November 26, 2024
Cape Cod Opts Out of State Program for Fare-Free Buses
This story was originally published in the Nov. 21 2024 issue of the Provincetown Independent, and is reprinted here with permission.
November 26, 2024
MBTA Eliminates Slow Zones From the Red Line
Following a week-long interruption of service on the region's busiest subway line, the MBTA reopened the Red Line this morning with subways running at full speed, without any speed restrictions, for the first time in years.
November 25, 2024
Friday Video: Runners Versus the Green Line
The Charlie Card Challenge is a 6-mile race along the Green Line's B branch from Boston College to downtown Boston.
November 22, 2024
Detours Take Effect for Broadway in Kendall Square, Part of Region’s Busiest Bike Route
Starting on Friday, the City of Cambridge and contractors from Turner Construction will implement bike and pedestrian detours on Broadway between Ames Street and Galilei Way in Kendall Square, part of a heavily-used bike route that connects the Longfellow Bridge to Inman Square.
November 22, 2024
