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MBTA Paints the Street Red for Buses Near Brookline Village
The new bus lanes will benefit riders on the MBTA’s routes 60, 65, and 66.
July 8, 2024
MassDOT to Host Friday Hearing On New Truck Safety Rules
The rules will require trucks that do business with the Commonwealth to install side-guards, backup video cameras, and improved mirrors.
July 8, 2024
StreetsblogMASS Is Taking A Summer Break
We're taking a week off to repair some slow zones, and will return on July 8th.
June 29, 2024
Medford Main Street Project Sparks Community Debate on Safety, Mobility, and Sustainability
MassDOT is redesigning a high-crash intersection in downtown Medford; however, their plans currently include preserving an outdated highway overpass whose ramps are the the site of many of the crashes in the area.
June 28, 2024
USDOT Grants $22 Million for Dedicated Busway Between Sullivan Square and Everett
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will give the MBTA $22.4 million to build a dedicated, separated busway between Sullivan Square and downtown Everett.
June 26, 2024
House Economic Development Bill Could Include Language to Keep Cars Out of Bus Lanes
Rep. Adrian Madaro of East Boston is sponsoring an amendment to a state economic development bill that, if adopted, could finally give the green light for the MBTA to use cameras and issue fines to drivers caught blocking dedicated bus lanes.
June 25, 2024
Guest Column: An Advocate’s Guide to MPOs, Some of Our Most Critical Transportation Agencies
This year, Metropolitan Planning Organizations — or MPOs — have taken center stage in transportation advocacy across America. Michiganders got their MPO to cancel a highway expansion plan, St. Louis and Denver MPOs have approved light rail expansions, and the San Francisco Bay Area’s MPO pushed for significantly more funding and oversight to the region’s 27 transit agencies.
June 25, 2024
MassTrails Program Grants $12 Million for 65 Trail Projects Statewide
On Friday, state and municipal officials from across the Commonwealth convened near the Upper Charles Trail in downtown Holliston to announce $12 million worth of grants that will fund dozens of trail design, construction, and maintenance projects across Massachusetts.
June 24, 2024
Truck Drivers Have Caused Two Deaths In Two Weeks In Cambridge
Both crashes involved trucks making right turns across a separated bike lane, according to preliminary police investigations.
June 24, 2024
Upzone Update: New MBTA Zoning Law Prompts Some Suburbs to Re-Think Minimum Parking Rules
Upzone Update offers analysis of MBTA-C compliance efforts, produced by zoning expert Amy Dain and the staff of Boston Indicators, and syndicated here on StreetsblogMASS with their permission. You can subscribe to the newsletter and read past Upzone Update articles here.
June 21, 2024
