Cycling Safety Ordinance Will Bring New Bike, Bus Lanes to North Cambridge This Fall
The city’s recommended design generally replaces existing on-street parking areas on Mass. Ave. to bike lanes, and converts one of the street's four motor vehicle lanes to a bus-only lane.
September 14, 2021
BU Professor Dies On Crumbling Staircase Between Two DCR Parkways In Dorchester
The agency in charge of the dangerous stairway appears to be the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the agency that controls the adjacent Columbia Road overpass and Old Colony Avenue.
September 14, 2021
A Voter’s Guide to Tuesday’s Preliminary Elections
A brief guide for voters with a summary of Streetsblog coverage to date.
September 10, 2021
Meet the Candidates Running to Be Somerville’s Next Mayor
Somerville’s next mayor will take responsibility for a number of local issues that reflect national challenges: reforming community policing, improving street safety and effectiveness for walkers, bikers, and drivers, and prioritizing green and affordable public transportation and housing.
September 8, 2021
Eyes On the Street: Columbus Ave. Busway, Almost Ready to Ride
Workers are putting the finishing touches on the new Columbus Avenue center-running busway, which is expected to open for service later this month, according to MBTA officials.
September 6, 2021
Eyes on the Street: New Trail, Bike Projects Connect the Fenway
Currently in the works: a new off-street, multi-use pathway to the Fenway Green Line stop, new flexpost-protected bike lanes on Boylston Street, and a refurbished Carlton Street footbridge to Brookline.
September 2, 2021
Mass. Fiscal Alliance Launches Referendum to Overturn Key Climate Policy
Earlier this week, the Massachusetts Attorney General's office certified a ballot question that, if it's approved by voters in 2022, would "prohibit Massachusetts from imposing any tax, fee, revenue-generating measure, or market-based compliance measure if it would reduce or restrict the supply of gasoline."
September 2, 2021
Rides With the Candidates: Michelle Wu At Forest Hills Station
"When I ride the T, it's not only about getting to where I need to go, but (also) the fact that public transportation also creates a community space for people from all walks of life, and all backgrounds."
September 1, 2021
A Reading Road Diet Moves From Pilot to Permanent
According MassDOT data, the removal of one traffic lane from Route 28 did not affect travel times or traffic volumes on other streets nearby, and early data suggest that fewer drivers are causing crashes.
August 31, 2021
Walks With the Candidates: Annissa Essaibi George On Dorchester Ave.
"In Boston, the T is the economic engine. When we think about traffic congestion, and the environmental impacts of more and more cars on the road, we need to have the T be more reliable and user friendly and responsive to the needs of riders. And more people will ride."
August 30, 2021
