How Did the North End’s Car Owners Steal a Public Playground?
An overlooked parking lot in the North End is technically a public park.
July 30, 2020
Designing Protected Bike Lanes That Any City Can Afford
The 'Build a Better Barrier' competition sought new ideas for low-cost protected bike lane barriers.
July 29, 2020
Poll Finds Strong Support for ‘Big Changes’ in Commonwealth’s Transportation Systems
Two-thirds of respondents agreed that the state should "make big changes to the transportation system coming out of the COVID-19 crisis."
July 29, 2020
Lawmakers Are Poised to Reform Fare Enforcement on the T
In addition authorizing debt spending for hundreds of infrastructure projects across the Commonwealth, the multi-billion dollar bond package that the Massachusetts Senate passed earlier this month would also make significant reforms to how the MBTA enforces fare payments on its trains, buses, and ferries.
July 28, 2020
Boston Proposes 2-Way Protected Bikeway for Mass. Ave. in Dorchester
In the city's proposal, the westernmost lane of Mass. Ave. would be converted into a protected bicycle path, separated from traffic with low concrete barriers.
July 27, 2020
Bluebikes Expanding to Arlington, Chelsea, Newton, Revere, and Watertown This Summer
Bluebikes, the publicly-owned bikesharing system serving the greater Boston region, will expand to five new municipalities later this summer with 30 new stations in Arlington, Chelsea, Newton, Revere, and Watertown.
July 24, 2020
MassDOT Announces $1 Million in Grants for Pandemic ‘Shared Streets and Spaces’
The first round of grant funding will create safer walking routes to schools in Chelsea, a new bus lane in Somerville, and new protected on-street pathways in Lowell.
July 23, 2020
Protected Bike Lanes Pop Up Around Boston Common
The first protected bike lanes of Boston's new "Healthy Streets" initiative have popped up on the wide multi-lane streets around Boston Common.
July 22, 2020
COVID-19 Exacerbates Food Insecurity for Greater Boston’s Car-Free Households
“Communities like Chelsea wouldn’t have been so vulnerable had we not had structural injustices in place, like compromised public health, poorer air quality, and industrial impacts,” said Rosann Bongiovanni, the executive director of GreenRoots.
July 21, 2020
