Christian MilNeil
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Mass. Officials Still Don’t Know How Much Money We’ll Get From Infrastructure Law
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Transportation advocates in Massachusetts have lots of big ideas for projects they’d like to buy with new funding from President Biden’s new infrastructure bill: a faster passenger rail line between Boston and Springfield; a new subway to connect the Red and Blue lines in downtown Boston; a realignment of the Massachusetts Turnpike through Allston. But […]
Mass. Ave. Bridge Users Praise Improved Bike Lanes: ‘I Hope We See More of This’
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Tuesday afternoon’s rush hour was bitterly cold, but for the steady stream of bike riders and pedestrians using the Mass. Ave. Bridge, a pilot road configuration that aims to calm motor vehicle traffic by widening the bridge’s busy bike lanes helped ameliorate the discomfort of the biting winds sweeping across the Charles River. “I came […]
Vigil for Crash Victims Amplifies Need for Safer Streets in Springfield
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Sunday was the World Day of Remembrance, an annual memorial for the lives lost to traffic crashes. In Springfield, residents joined elected officials on the front steps of the Springfield Central Library, just a few feet away from an informal pedestrian crossing where drivers have struck and killed two victims in the past decade – […]
MassDOT Makes Plans to Extend Northern Strand Through Downtown Lynn
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The project would build new two-way, curb-separated bike lanes along the south side of the Market Square roundabout (pictured above), the Lynn Common, and Market Street.
City of Boston, MBTA Win Funds to Transform Blue Hill Avenue
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City officials have estimated that the project would benefit roughly 20,000 bus riders in Dorchester and Mattapan, reduce their collective commuting times by 800 hours every day, and, with less time wasted in traffic, allow the T to make over 100 additional daily trips on existing routes using the same number of buses and drivers.
Board Votes for One More Year of Zero-Fare Buses in Worcester
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The WRTA will be free to ride until the end of 2022; meanwhile, the agency will undertake a public process to design a new fare policy to implement when federal relief funding runs out.
In Her First Day in Office, Mayor Wu Proposes More Fare-Free Bus Routes for Boston
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"Building on the fare-free 28 bus pilot created by Mayor Janey, we will expand access to transit across our neighborhoods, connecting more people to their schools, places of worship, small businesses, and community centers––and easing congestion on our bus riders and drivers alike,” said Mayor Michelle Wu in a press release announcing the proposal.
State Records Show MassDOT Overlooked Broken Stairway At JFK/UMass Station
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A MassDOT bridge inspection in February 2020 acknowledged that the stairway to the JFK/UMass station had been closed, but did not address why, or recommend any repairs. Courtesy of MassDOT.
Drivers Kill Two Pedestrians Within One Week on Springfield’s State Street
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It was the third death caused by a motor vehicle driver on Springfield's State Street so far this year.
An Exit Interview With Monica Tibbits-Nutt
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Monica Tibbits-Nutt, the Executive Director of the 128 Business Council, recently capped off six years of service on the governing boards of the MBTA and MassDOT. Tibbits-Nutt was the Vice Chair of the T’s Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB), and was one of only two board members (along with Chairperson Joseph Aiello) who served […]
City Hall, MBTA Extend Fare-Free 28 Pilot in Boston
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The MBTA announced on Monday that a pilot program to suspend fare collections on the MBTA’s Route 28 bus route, which serves Warren Street and Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury and Mattapan, will be extended one more month to run through the end of the calendar year. The original pilot program was due to expire […]
MassBike Hands Out Free Lights for the Long Nights
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MassBike’s “lights brigade” program sends boxes of bike lights to teams of volunteers to help make bike riders more visible during the long winter nights