US DOT Promises National Safe Systems Approach After Surge in Motorist Killings
The federal Department of Transportation is talking about radically changing federal roadway safety policy after new stats showed the largest six-month increase in roadway fatalities ever recorded by the agency.
November 1, 2021
Advocates Petition for Protected Bike Lanes on Mass. Ave. Bridge Before Year’s End
The coalition's proposed design, which could be implemented with paint and flexposts before the end of the year, would remove one motor vehicle lane to provide more space for the bridge's bike lanes.
October 28, 2021
In Chelsea, a Longtime Champion for Transit Equity Seeks a Seat on the City Council
"I think all politics are local. Chelsea is the community where I live, where I work, where I raise my kids. It’s the place where I can have the biggest impact."
October 28, 2021
Dorchester’s Mass. Ave. Bikeway Project Delayed ‘Til 2022
In an email to project stakeholders on Wednesday afternoon, the Boston Transportation Department announced that its contractor would not begin work on the project until 2022.
October 27, 2021
MBTA Board Updates: Meet Your New MBTA Board
"The purpose of governance is to ensure there is transparent decision making and the interests of all stakeholders are taken into account... We intend to lead the T in ways that are inclusive, effective, efficient, and accountable," said Betsy Taylor, the Chair of the new board.
October 27, 2021
Boston’s New Columbus Ave. Busway Opens This Saturday
The region's first center-running bus transitway, on Columbus Avenue in Roxbury, will open this Saturday, October 30.
October 26, 2021
Could Fixing the E Branch Finally Bring the Green Line Back To Jamaica Plain?
"Several options are under consideration for the alignment of the Green Line tracks and the reconfiguration of Heath St. Station - one of these is a dedicated transit corridor along Huntington Ave. that would be used by both Green Line trains and buses," says an MBTA official.
October 26, 2021
Eyes On the Trails: More Mystic River Greenways In the Works
Two trail segments that are nearing completion in Everett, Boston, and Somerville will provide crucial links to the proposed Mystic River bike and pedestrian bridge.
October 22, 2021
Baker Admin Commits Funding for Proposed Mystic Greenway Bridge
“We are going to fund this project and make it happen,” said the Governor at a press conference on the shore of the Mystic River on Friday afternoon.
October 22, 2021
Boston City Council Votes to End Minimum Parking Requirements for Affordable Housing
The proposed zoning amendment still needs approval from the Board of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) and the Boston Zoning Commission before it takes effect, but the Council's unanimous approval of the change is a powerful endorsement.
October 20, 2021
