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MassDOT’s Riverfront Interchange Plans In Cambridge Get a Little Smaller
Engineers acknowledge that the Reid overpass, where Memorial Drive meets the Boston University Bridge, is "outdated and no longer reflects current best practices for safety, efficiency, or multimodal access.”
August 13, 2026
Thursday’s Headlines Take Their Sweet Time
Democrats are catching on to the fact that the Trump administration isn't a big fan of transit.
August 13, 2026
Fed Up With Blocked Bike Lanes? ‘Bike Bureau’ Wants to Let City Hall Know It
A software developer is working on an easier-to-use system to report illegally-parked vehicles and identify streets that need better physical protection for bike lanes.
August 12, 2026
City Hall Is On the Verge of Cancelling Privately-Funded Safety Improvements For Deadly East Boston Roadway
The developers of a new apartment building near Day Square had been planning to build traffic-calming safety improvements on a segment of Bennington Street in East Boston. A new plan to cancel those improvements in favor of more parking faces a final vote from Boston's Public Improvements Commission at its August 20 public hearing.
August 11, 2026
Driver Kills 7-Year-Old Victim in Williamstown Crash
There are no sidewalks on the segment of Main Street where the homicide occurred, less than a quarter-mile from the town library.
August 10, 2026
DCR Pilots Car-Free Roads In Blue Hills Reservation This Weekend
Beginning today, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will test weekend restrictions on motor vehicle traffic on parts of Chickatawbut Road and Wampatuck Road in the heart of the Blue Hills Reservation.
August 7, 2026
DCR Begins Construction On A New Riverfront Path Connection Near Wellington
Construction is expected to continue through the spring of 2028.
August 7, 2026
Report: Building More Homes Reduces Overall Driving
Building more homes will get cars off the road, but where they’re built matters.
August 6, 2026
Guest Column: For Privacy Advocates, License Plate Readers Are A Bigger Threat Than Carefully-Regulated Speed Enforcement Cameras
Traffic enforcement cameras do not pose the same threats to privacy as license-plate-reader surveillance, which is already in widespread use in Massachusetts.
August 5, 2026
Your Green Line Station Will Probably Be Closed From Saturday Through August 16
The closure will also complicate access to Fenway Park, where the Red Sox are hosting two games against the Athletics this weekend, and where Chris Stapleton is playing two concerts next weekend.
August 5, 2026
