Brahmin Bikelash: The Inside Story of Why There Are Still No Bike Lanes Through Beacon Hill
There's broad agreement on the fact that Charles Street has too many lanes for cars, and not enough space for bikes and pedestrians. But emails between Beacon Hill neighborhood organizations and city staff reveal intense disagreements over the details of how a redesign should be accomplished.
May 24, 2021
WRTA Board Votes to Extend Worcester’s Zero-Fare Buses ‘Til 2022
“If we suspend fares, it’s just not true that we couldn’t expand service,” Etel Haxhiaj, Zero-Fare Coalition member and Worcester city council candidate, told StreetsblogMASS. “They don’t need to be mutually exclusive.”
May 20, 2021
Boston City Council Considers Eliminating Parking Requirements for Affordable Housing Developments
The order responds to recent lawsuits from the owners of Turtle Swamp Brewing and their landlord, Monty Gold, who are exploiting Boston's parking rules to delay affordable housing developments in Jamaica Plain.
May 19, 2021
Protected Bike Lanes on Cambridge Street Could Be Part of MGH Project
A protected bikeway on Cambridge Street is "definitely a priority for the city," according to a Boston Transportation Department planner.
May 19, 2021
Video Catches MBTA Driver Threatening Bikes and Pedestrians In Downtown Boston
An MBTA driver is caught on video making an illegal turn into a busy crosswalk, and continuing to drive the wrong way up Boylston Street inside the new bike path.
May 18, 2021
Belmont Could Get Its First Protected Bike Lanes on Concord Ave.
The project would link into existing sidewalk-level protected bike lanes on the City of Cambridge’s side of Concord Avenue, and provide a high-comfort bike route from Belmont Center to Fresh Pond reservation.
May 17, 2021
Department of Concealed Records: Why Is DCR Hiding Its ‘Parkways Study’?
In 2015, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation initiated a $500,000 study to improve safety on its park roadways. But the study was never published, and six years later, the agency is stonewalling efforts to find out what happened.
May 13, 2021
MBTA Board Updates: More New Problems With T’s New Trains
At Monday's MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board meeting, T officials revealed that they had discovered another significant mechanical issue on the MBTA's new Orange and Red Line trains, and that the new vehicles will remain out of service until mid-June.
May 11, 2021
Bucking National Trends, City of Boston Marks Progress on ‘Vision Zero’
"In order to truly achieve Vision Zero, there need to be fewer single-occupancy vehicles on the road," concludes a new progress report from the Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition.
May 10, 2021
The WRTA’s Fare-Free Bus Experiment Was Popular, But Won’t Last Without Funding
The WRTA's higher levels of transit ridership, relative to other peer cities, suggest that its fare-free policies may be especially helpful to frontline workers whose travel decisions are more sensitive to fare costs.
May 7, 2021
