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New Boston Police Contract Will Let Civilians Direct Traffic at Some Construction Sites
Last week, the labor union that represents most Boston police officers ratified a new contract that will introduce a number of reforms – including one that will start allowing civilians to take unwanted traffic detail shifts at construction sites.
December 11, 2023
Latest White House Grants Show Promise for a Real Interstate Rail System
It's more than just high speed rail.
December 11, 2023
N.H. Man Faces Charges of Killing Two People With His Pickup Truck in Waltham
A New Hampshire man is facing charges of manslaughter and armed robbery after causing multiple crashes and killing two people in a sequence of hit-and-run crashes in Waltham on Wednesday afternoon.
December 7, 2023
Green Line Service Resumes With 12 More Slow Zones Removed
Many more slow zones still remain, and the T plans to close the central segments of the line for two more 9-day closures in January.
December 6, 2023
Eyes On the Street: West Roxbury’s New Protected Bike Lanes
Thanks to friend-of-Streetsblog Peter Cheung for getting this video clip of the new protected bike lanes on Centre Street in West Roxbury during last weekend's Brothers On Bikes group ride:
December 4, 2023
What’s Somerville Doing With a City-Owned Empty Lot Next to a New Light Rail Station?
In 2014, the City of Somerville endorsed a plan to create new affordable housing, spaces for small businesses, and public plazas for city-owned land next to the new Gilman Square Green Line Station. Nearly a decade later, it's still an empty lot.
December 4, 2023
Open Thread: What Were the Biggest Transportation Stories of 2023?
As the end of 2023 approaches, we typically run a roundup of the year's biggest stories.
December 4, 2023
Gov. Healey’s Office Ordered Takedown of MBTA Podcast, Emails Confirm
More hot tea on the T's disappearing podcast.
December 1, 2023
New Morrissey Boulevard Commission Will Come Up With Another Plan for Boston’s Wettest Highway
In March 2021, we reported that "a crowded field of local and state agencies will collaborate on yet another plan for redesigning Morrissey Boulevard, the crumbling and frequently flooded highway that divides Dorchester neighborhoods from the Boston Harbor waterfront."
November 30, 2023
ValleyBike Bikesharing System Still In Limbo As Municipalities Seek New Operator
ValleyBike, the municipally-owned bikesharing system for the Connecticut River Valley, remains in a financially-induced coma after the firm that operated the system went bankrupt earlier this year.
November 29, 2023
