Christian MilNeil
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Green Line Crash Highlights Need For Overdue Automated Braking System
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On Friday evening, two Green Line trains collided on the B Branch on Commonwealth Avenue, injuring 25 riders. The incident remains under investigation, but eyewitness reports suggest that one outbound train crashed into a second train that had been stopped on the tracks in the vicinity of Babcock Street, where contractors are in the midst […]
State House Update: Lawmakers Override Gov. Baker’s Transit Budget Veto
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Lawmakers on Beacon Hill have overridden a veto from Governor Baker to give Massachusetts Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) a modest budget increase for 2022. Earlier this month, the Legislature passed a 2022 budget bill that would have given the RTAs $94 million in funding for the upcoming fiscal year: an increase of $3.5 million (or […]
Eyes On the Street: Flexpost Carnage On the South Bay Harbor Trail
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The City of Boston and MassDOT are putting the finishing touches this month on a new link the the South Bay Harbor Trail, a proposed walk- and bike-friendly route that will eventually link the Harborwalk in the Seaport district to the Southwest Corridor park at the Ruggles Orange Line station. The “phase one” segment currently […]
Good2Go Brings Equitable, All-Electric Carsharing to Roxbury
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A new nonprofit carsharing business recently launched in Roxbury with the goal of offering a lower-cost, all-electric carsharing service for lower-income households. Good2Go started offering short-term rentals of electric cars from three charging stations in Roxbury and Jamaica Plain last month. The all-electric fleet isn’t the only thing that distinguishes the new business from other […]
Streetsfilms Features the North End’s Outdoor Dining Streets Transformations
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Clarence Eckerson, Jr. features a tour of the North End's remarkable outdoor dining streets in his latest Streetfilm.
Bluebikes System Celebrates 10th Anniversary By Smashing A Ridership Record
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The Bluebikes system has set a new a single day trip record of 15,335 trips.
From Mattapan, Mayor Janey Announces Fare-Free 28 Bus Pilot Program
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The pilot will begin on August 29th and last until November 29th.
Research Suggests Boston’s New Protected Lanes Boosted Bikeshare Traffic 80 Percent
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Bikeshare traffic across the Allston and Fenway neighborhoods more than doubled after a city project added protected bike lanes on Commonwealth Avenue. Furthermore, the fastest growth involved trips that would have been likely to use the newly-built protected bike lanes.
MassDOT Announces $12.5 Million in Shared Streets, Complete Streets Grants
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The Commonwealth announced $6 million in grants to 18 communities through its 2022 Complete Streets Funding Program, plus another $6.5 million to 78 applicants in its ongoing Shared Streets and Spaces program.
State House Update: Baker Vetoes RTA Budget Increase, Proposal Advances for New T Governing Board
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Governor Baker used his line-item veto power to flat-fund state assistance for regional transit authorities at $90.5 million for the third year in a row.
Mass. RAISE Grant Applications Seek Funds for Mystic Bike-Ped Bridge, Blue Hill Ave.
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The Commonwealth's bids for this year's round of federal RAISE grants include Boston's Blue Hill Avenue busway, a bike and pedestrian bridge over the Mystic River, a transformation of the Lynnway in Lynn, and a fencing and surveillance project for the Connecticut River rail line in the Pioneer Valley.
State Agencies Seek to Transform the Lynnway With New Bike Path and Bus Rapid Transit
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The project would remove car lanes on the Lynnway to create center-running bus lanes with transit signal priority, a shared use path, improved bus stops, and safer crosswalks along a 1.5 mile corridor along Lynn's harborfront.