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MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak Announces Resignation, Effective in January
"It is with mixed emotions that I share with you the news that January 3rd, 2023 will be my last day at the MBTA," wrote Poftak in a letter to employees.
November 1, 2022
Quincy Bus Garage Back Out to Bid, Delayed ‘Til End of 2025
Earlier this year, the T had projected a 2024 opening for the new Quincy garage; after initial construction bids came in way over budget, a new bidding process hopes to get the project done before the end of 2025.
November 1, 2022
Residents Discuss the Future of Blue Hill Avenue’s Bus Lanes
Only one participant at the virtual meeting identified themselves as a bus rider, even though Blue Hill Avenue is home to New England's busiest bus route, the 28.
October 31, 2022
T Releases New Bus Network Redesign Map Based on Rider Feedback
The new proposal makes changes to roughly two-thirds of the routes that were proposed earlier this year, but key elements – like the commitment to a 25 percent increase in overall bus service – remain unchanged.
October 27, 2022
Boston’s New Design Guidelines Aim for Safer, Greener Streets
"We are committed to not only making our streets safer, but greener and more resilient,” said Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.
October 26, 2022
Cambridge Repeals All Minimum Car Parking Requirements for New Buildings
The new zoning rules have been in the works since April, when co-sponsors Burhan Azeem, Quinton Zondervan and Marc McGovern passed a policy order calling on city staff to draft new zoning language that would eliminate minimum parking requirements from city laws.
October 25, 2022
Boston Test-Drives Dedicated Bus Lanes Through Longwood
Along both sides of Brookline Avenue between Longwood Avenue and Riverway/Fenway, new pop-up bus lanes offer a less congested path not just for Green Line shuttle buses, but also for the LMA’s shuttles, and riders of numerous MBTA bus routes.
October 24, 2022
MassDOT Calls Harvard Bridge Road Diet ‘Extremely Effective,’ Says Changes Will Become Permanent This Fall
MassDOT will re-stripe lanes and add flexible-post bollards to make the changes permanent later this fall.
October 24, 2022
Eyes On the Street: Downtown Boston’s New Cambridge Street Protected Bike Lane
Even before the new lane has been fully installed this week, dozens of bicycle users were already using the new facility on Thursday afternoon.
October 21, 2022
MassDOT’s ‘Beyond Mobility’ Makes Plans for 2050 – But Glosses Over Agency’s Role in the Climate Crisis
Where MassDOT long-range planning materials do mention climate change, it’s treated exclusively as a problem that could affect MassDOT’s infrastructure, without any consideration of how MassDOT’s infrastructure – the state’s biggest source of air pollution – will affect the climate.
October 20, 2022
