Protected Intersection Could Bridge Critical Bike Network Gap on the Fenway
A city spokesperson tells StreetsblogMASS that there are "plans to have a two-way cycle track on the south side of the Muddy River crossing (Brookline Avenue between Park Drive and Fenway), as well as a two-way cycle track connecting north along Park Drive to the Fenway Path through the Landmark Center site."
August 29, 2022
Higher Wages, No Fares, and a Massage Chair: How the MVRTA Is Recruiting New Drivers and Increasing Service
Bucking a nationwide trend of driver shortages, the MVRTA is expanding its workforce of bus drivers and adding more service.
August 25, 2022
Shuttle Buses Exceeding Expectations, But the T’s Own Buses Are Struggling
An ongoing bus driver shortage is forcing the T to reduce service on 43 bus routes.
August 24, 2022
Somerville Community Path, An Ideal Shortcut, Won’t Open During Orange Line Shutdown
The new Community Path will provide a shortcut for bikes and pedestrians between East Somerville and Lechmere, but it won't open for several more months.
August 23, 2022
Eyes On the Street: New Bus, Bike Lanes Popping Up All Along the Orange Line
“We know that this shutdown is going to be disruptive and challenging for the city," said Mayor Wu's Chief of Streets, Jascha Franklin-Hodge. "So over the last two weeks we have engaged in an unprecedented effort to reconfigure our streets, to boost alternative transportation options, and to help residents and businesses in Boston prepare.”
August 19, 2022
Mayor Pledges ‘Immediate’ Action After Somerville Resident Killed In Door-Zone Bike Lane
Somerville police believe that the victim, identified as Stephen Conley, 70, of Somerville, was traveling westbound in the painted bike lane on Broadway when a driver in the adjacent parking lane opened the door of his Land Rover into Conley’s path.
August 16, 2022
Boston Seeks Plans for Bus Priority, Protected Bike Routes Through Longwood and Kenmore Square
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) just released a request for proposals to conduct a new transportation study of the Longwood and Kenmore Square neighborhoods that aims to accommodate millions of square feet in new development with new transit-priority streets and better-connected networks of trails and protected bike lanes.
August 9, 2022
T Announces Another Month-Long Closure For 5 Green Line Stops; Postpones Opening Date For Medford Extension
The closure of the North Station Green Line stop means that users of the north side commuter rail network will have no subway connections when they arrive in Boston (before the pandemic, North Station saw over 18,000 daily boardings on commuter rail trains).
August 5, 2022
100,000 Riders In the Lurch: MBTA Will Shut Down Entire Orange Line For 30 Days Starting August 19
The closure will shut down the entire Orange Line at 9 p.m. on Friday, August 19, and service won't resume until 5 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 19.
August 2, 2022
Deference to Car Traffic Compromises Key Missing Link in Boston’s Bike Network
When it comes to designing safer streets to make that future a reality, the city is binding itself with assumptions that it won’t actually meet its climate goals, and sacrificing public space that could otherwise be dedicated to bus lanes or protected bike lanes in order to accommodate pre-pandemic volumes of motor vehicle traffic.
August 1, 2022
