Guest Column: MBTA Cuts Would Sever Boston’s Main Artery
The MBTA is the Boston region’s lifeblood: we need to invest in it to help solve the current crisis and create a better future.
October 28, 2020
City Unveils Proposed Designs for State Street in Downtown Boston
Crosswalks will be shortened, sidewalks will be expanded, and bicyclists will get an upgraded connection – including a proposed protected intersection where State Street meets the I-93 Surface Road.
October 28, 2020
Everett Celebrates New Bus Lanes, Mobility Hubs Along Broadway
Officials from the City of Everett, MassDOT, and MBTA joined transit advocates in Everett Square this morning to celebrate new bus lanes and other mobility improvements along Broadway, Sweetser Circle, and Main Street.
October 27, 2020
New Trails Open Up the North Shore
In recent years, the North Shore communities of Amesbury, Salisbury, and Newburyport have been building out a robust network of off-street pathways that connect downtown areas, transit stops, and scenic areas.
October 26, 2020
Saturday: ‘Celebration of Life’ Ride Aims to Bring Black Men Together on Bikes
Black men and other men of color are being invited to reflect, mourn, and heal together in a "Celebration of Life" bike ride through Roxbury this Saturday.
October 23, 2020
Eyes On the Street: The New American Legion Bikeway
This week, Boston Transportation Department crews are busy painting a new roadway layout on American Legion Highway that will add a new 2-mile-long link in Boston's growing network of protected bike lanes.
October 23, 2020
DCR Proposes Major Road Diet on the Arborway
In a virtual meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 21, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) presented preliminary designs for a major renovation of the Arborway in Jamaica Plain that would convert multiple motor vehicle lanes to parkland and fill a missing link in the Emerald Necklace with new bicycle and pedestrian paths.
October 22, 2020
Who’s Allowed to Live Near Transit?
Wellesley is the kind of place lots of people would love to call home – it's got great schools, beautiful parks, and three commuter rail stations that give the town's residents an easy 45-minute ride into downtown Boston.
October 21, 2020
Labor, Environment, and Business Groups Call on Lawmakers to Forestall Transit Cuts
A coalition of over 30 organizations is calling on lawmakers on Beacon Hill to support the T with the funding it needs to avoid shutting down critical services.
October 19, 2020
Motorists Are Demolishing South Boston
It's been many years since highway bureaucrats have been allowed to bulldoze neighborhoods to pave the way for high-speed car traffic - so some car owners are taking matters into their own hands.
October 19, 2020
