Christian MilNeil

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A screenshot of the Boston Logan International Airport's Earth Day tweet, which was deleted on Monday afternoon after amassing hundreds of scornful replies.

Logan Airport Invites Travelers to Honor Earth Day By Incinerating Gasoline

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 19, 2021 | No Comments

On Monday, a Boston Logan International Airport social media staffer, possibly impaired from the permanent haze of toxic, partially-combusted hydrocarbons that hangs over their workplace, invited travelers to celebrate Earth Day by driving to the airport. “For those traveling, parking at the airport brings you close to your terminal and reduces the impact on the […]

An MBTA Route 455 bus cruises down the newly-installed bus lane on North Common Street in Lynn on April 8, 2021. Courtesy of the MBTA.

Trot, Trot to Boston With New Bus and Bike Lanes in Lynn

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 16, 2021 | No Comments

The City of Lynn has completed a quick-build project that gives the city its first dedicated bus lane, plus a new bike route between the newly-extended Northern Strand Trail and the city’s downtown district. The new shared bus-and-bike lane (pictured above), a collaboration between the MBTA, MassDOT, and City of Lynn, opened this week on […]

A sketch plan of proposed new bus lanes and bike lanes on Centre Street in downtown Malden. Courtesy of the City of Malden.

Malden City Council Endorses More Bus, Bike Lanes for City Center

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 15, 2021 | No Comments

The current Centre Street is a four- to five-lane street built in the late 1970s, shortly after the city's new Orange Line station opened, over the buried headwaters of the Malden River.

Cargo bikes and trailers are parked on the sidewalk outside the Whole Foods Market on Houston Street in New York City in this 2019 file photograph. Courtesy of StreetsblogNYC.

Boston Aims to Launch E-Cargo Bike Delivery Pilot in 2022

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 13, 2021 | No Comments

The City of Boston has engaged a consulting firm to propose new policies and design a pilot program for e-cargo bike deliveries in an effort to reduce congestion and air pollution on downtown streets. Last August, the city had issued a “request for information” from potential vendors and delivery companies “to understand how e-cargo bikes […]

A new Orange Line train at Assembly Station in summer 2019. Courtesy of the MBTA.

MBTA Board Updates: New Subway Cars Sidelined ‘Til May

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 12, 2021 | No Comments

New Orange and Red Line trains “will remain out of service for at least another 3 weeks,” according to the MBTA’s Deputy General Manager Jeff Gonneville. The revelation came during Monday’s meeting of the Fiscal and Management Control Board. Gonneville told board members that the T is continuing to investigate a March 16 incident in […]