Mass. Senate Proposes Fare-Free Buses for Regional Transit Authorities Statewide (But Not the T)
The budget-writing committee of the Massachusetts Senate published its 2025 spending recommendations this week, with a notable increase in funding for the state's Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs).
May 10, 2024
Eyes On the Street: Less Pavement, More Park On Hammond Pond Parkway
Earlier this week, StreetsblogMASS reader Aaron Lu shared some photos of the Department of Conservation and Recreation's Hammond Pond Parkway road diet, which is converting a a four-lane highway without any sidewalks into a calmer two-lane street with a separated 12-foot-wide shared-use path and additional greenery in lieu of asphalt.
May 8, 2024
Transit and Bike Riders Will Get More Space On Back Bay Streets This Year
Last week, Boston transportation planners hosted a virtual meeting to discuss their plans to add more bike lanes and bus lanes to various streets in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood, which is currently a significant bottleneck for frequent-service MBTA bus routes and a major gap in the city's growing network of protected bike lanes.
May 6, 2024
Huntington Ave. Redesign Will Eliminate Last Mixed-Traffic Segment of the Green Line By 2027
On Tuesday evening, officials from the City of Boston and the MBTA officially kicked off a planning effort that will ultimately redesign Huntington and South Huntington Avenues in Boston's Mission Hill neighborhood.
May 2, 2024
ValleyBike Bikeshare Will Return This Month After Year-Long Hiatus
ValleyBike, the regional bikesharing system that spans from the UMass Amherst campus to the City of Springfield, will reopen for business under a new operator before the end of May, according to officials from the City of Northampton.
May 2, 2024
After Marathon Meeting, Cambridge City Council Narrowly Votes to Delay Street Safety Projects
Last night, after hours of public comment from hundreds of residents who overwhelmingly spoke out against the change, a narrow majority of Cambridge City Councilors endorsed a policy order that will delay bike and pedestrian safety improvements on several busy streets.
April 30, 2024
An Updated Guide To Boston’s Allston/I-90 Megaproject
Since 2013, the state's leading transportation agencies have been planning a massive reconfiguration of Interstate 90, Soldiers Field Road and the Framingham/Worcester railroad line along the Charles River waterfront in Allston.
April 24, 2024
Boston Cop Crashes Cruiser Into Busy Freedom Trail Sidewalk
On Saturday, a Boston cop attempting to respond to a reported Burger King robbery instead crashed his cruiser into a busy downtown sidewalk on Tremont Street.
April 23, 2024
Governor Healey Is Already Second-Guessing Her Transportation Funding Task Force
Governor Healey's new transportation funding task force has barely started its work and is already getting blowback from for even thinking about new tolls to manage congestion and pay for the Commonwealth's crumbling infrastructure.
April 23, 2024
Advocates Win Concessions As State Starts Value-Engineering Allston I-90 Megaproject
In the past month, MassDOT has agreed to two significant changes in its Allston I-90 megaproject in response to pressures from sustainable transportation advocates.
April 22, 2024
