DCR Striping Project Attempts to Calm Traffic on Mystic Riverfront Rotaries in Arlington and Medford
New crosswalks and wheelchair accessible ramps should be installed "by summer 2026," according to DCR officials.
August 28, 2025
Families of Crash Victims Establish New Mass. Chapter of Families For Safe Streets
Massachusetts Families for Safe Streets will advocate for life-saving changes to streets and public policy while also offering support to families who have lost loved ones to roadway violence.
August 26, 2025
Boston, MBTA Plan New Center-Running Transitway On Huntington and South Huntington Avenue
Buses would also use the proposed new Green Line E branch transitway to bypass traffic between Heath Street and Brigham Circle.
August 25, 2025
Eyes On the Street: Depaving Leo Birmingham Park
The state's park agency is tearing up two highway lanes' worth of asphalt to convert half of an obsolete highway back into parkland in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston.
August 25, 2025
Solar-Powered Docking Station For E-Bike Rentals Opens In Davis Square
On Thursday morning, Metro Mobility, a micromobility startup based in Cambridge, cut the ribbon on a new solar-powered docking station for e-bike rentals next to the Davis Square Red Line station.
August 22, 2025
Amtrak Debuts New Acela Trains, Begins Southampton Yard Expansion
Next week, on Thursday, Aug. 28, Amtrak will debut its new "NextGen" trains on its electrified Acela route between Washington, New York City, and Boston.
August 20, 2025
Provincetown Pilots New Barriers to Protect Pedestrians On Commercial St.
Police in Provincetown have started deploying mobile barriers on Commercial Street, the town's main commercial thoroughfare, to give additional protection to the thousands of pedestrians who fill the street on summer weekends.
August 19, 2025
MassDOT Starts Planning New Car-Free Crossing of the Charles River Next to Museum of Science
MassDOT officials say that they're in the "early development stage" for planning a new car-free crossing of the Charles River from Leverett Circle in Boston to Land Boulevard in Cambridge, based on a conceptual proposal from the Museum of Science.
August 15, 2025
Wu Won’t Fix Hyde Park Ave. Safety Hazards in Upcoming Paving Project
"It’s been proven that that area is deadly for pedestrians, and a mess for people in cars too, so let’s fix it up,” says City Councilor Ben Weber.
August 14, 2025
MBTA In Negotiations to Acquire Former Beer Warehouse In Medford for A New Electric Bus Garage
Background materials provided to the MBTA board of directors suggest that the garage would replace the agency's existing Fellsway and Lynn bus garages.
August 13, 2025
