Electric Trucks and Buses Are Coming… Just Not Fast Enough to Save the Climate
Massachusetts has signed a multi-state pact to make zero-emission vehicles at least 30 percent of new bus and truck sales by 2030, and 100 percent by 2050 – but there’s considerable uncertainty about whether the pledge is ambitious enough to help Massachusetts meet its latest climate goals.
August 31, 2020
T Announces New Bus Lane Projects, Targeting 6 Regional Bottlenecks
The T estimates that, even under reduced levels of ridership during the pandemic, these bus lane projects would benefit over 50,000 riders every weekday.
August 28, 2020
Seaport Subterfuge: Boston Calls Out Massport for Undermining Summer Street Busway
Earlier this summer, Mike Meyran, Massport's Port Director, emailed South Boston businesses and asked them to lobby City of Boston officials to oppose dedicated bus lane projects in the congested Seaport neighborhood.
August 27, 2020
Responding to Recent Killings, Cambridge Fast-Tracks Traffic Calming Through Harvard Square
The installation of a separated bike lane on the northbound side of Massachusetts Ave. will be implemented within the next two weeks, and the lane reduction on Brattle Street, in front of the Harvard Coop, will be implemented shortly thereafter.
August 25, 2020
MBTA Begins Planning for $300 Million Budget Shortfall Next Year
The T will begin a planning for possible service cuts next summer "based on observed ridership levels and budget constraints."
August 25, 2020
Northampton Rearranges Its Main Street to Prioritize Foot Traffic
City crews have moved concrete barriers and roughly one hundred planters into the middle of Main Street's asphalt to delineate generous new public spaces for protected bike lanes and expanded sidewalk zones.
August 24, 2020
A Hard Right Turn: The Moment the U.S. DOT Abandoned U.S. Walkers
Federal transportation officials have never done much to center the needs of pedestrians in their policies or funding decisions. But in 2012, things took a turn for the worse.
August 21, 2020
The Shocking Reason Why Some of the Most Dangerous Drivers Keep Their Licenses
The Boston Globe's latest Spotlight investigation exposes how a loophole in the national driver's license compact is keeping killer drivers on the roads.
August 20, 2020
Next Phase of Boston’s ‘Healthy Streets’ Will Make Downtown Bike Lanes Permanent, Advance Projects in Outlying Neighborhoods
Boston officials announced plans to make downtown's new pop-up bike lanes permanent, and a new project that would add protected bike lanes and calm traffic on American Legion Highway between Mattapan and Hyde Park.
August 19, 2020
Truck Driver Kills Bicyclist in Harvard Square
It's the second time in less than a year that a truck driver has killed someone in Harvard Square.
August 18, 2020
