Christian MilNeil
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Outside Boston, Cellphone Data Suggests A Biking and Walking Boom
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Increased working from home appears to have diminished bike traffic in cities like Boston and Cambridge, but considerably more people are walking and riding in the rest of the state.
MBTA Board Updates: Details Emerge on Tobin Bus Lanes, Budget Cuts
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MBTA budget planners now predict a $584 million budget deficit for the 2022 fiscal year, which starts next summer.
Eyes On the Street: Boston’s New Downtown Protected Bike Lanes
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"We've been able to build out a set of bike lanes that serve as a hub for the bike network that courses into Boston's downtown," says Chris Osgood, Boston's Chief of Streets.
Senate Budget Raises Fees on Uber/Lyft, But It’s No Lifeline for the T
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The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously passed a $46 billion budget for the current fiscal year, but while the final legislation includes an amendment that will raise fees on Uber, Lyft, and other app-based ride-hailing companies, those additional funds are unlikely to help the MBTA, which faces a severe deficit and is planning a dramatic suite […]
Legal Settlement Will Restore Carpool Lane and Add New Bus Lane on Tobin Bridge
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has committed to establishing a new bus lanes on the Tobin Bridge and I-93 as part of a legal settlement over its decision to eliminate a carpool lane on I-93 in the spring of 2019. The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), a Boston-based environmental group, filed an intent to sue MassDOT […]
Facing Solid Consensus for At-Grade Design, MassDOT Stalls Allston/I-90 Decision
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MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack told MassDOT board members that she could not "at this time" recommend a preferred alternative for the project.
Eversource Driver Kills Bicyclist On Blue Hills Parkway In Milton
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The complex, multi-lane intersection of Blue Hill Avenue, Blue Hills Parkway, and Brush Hill Road has been identified as a "high-crash cluster" with two dozen injury-causing crashes recorded since 2017.
Eyes On the Street: Cambridge Fills A Key Bike Network Gap
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Webster Avenue is a short but frequently-used bike route between Union Square in Somerville and Cambridge Street in Cambridge.
The Morrissey Marshes: Where Boston’s Climate and Transportation Challenges Collide
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Major redevelopment schemes and the city's climate resiliency strategy all hinge on a plan that doesn’t exist yet: how Morrissey Boulevard will be rebuilt for a future with higher sea levels and fewer motor vehicles.
House, Senate Budget Proposals Would Force Severe MBTA Service Cuts
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Democrats in the House have rejected proposed budget amendments that could have helped the MBTA avoid deep service cuts.
The T’s Electrification Plans Get Thrown Under A Diesel Bus
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Environmentalists got a double dose of bad news at Monday’s MBTA board meeting, where, after a long discussion of brutal service cuts being planned for 2021, T officials also revealed that its timeline to start replacing diesel buses with all-electric vehicles would be delayed until the late 2020s. At the end of Monday’s Fiscal and […]
Advocates Launch #TransitIsEssential Campaign As T Floats Severe Service Cuts
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The MBTA is proposing to eliminate 25 bus routes, all of its ferry services, and weekend commuter rail service to help plug an expected budget gap of up to $600 million.