Boston to Fast-Track Cummins Highway Road Diet With Temporary Materials
In an effort to control reckless driving during the COVID-19 pandemic and road-test its road diet proposal, the City of Boston Public Works Department will use construction barriers to turn Cummins Highway in Mattapan into a two-lane street for the rest of this summer.
July 20, 2020
Belmont Advances Its Plans for New Mass. Central Rail Trail Segment
When the project is complete, there will be a continuous off-street pathway that links Belmont to the Boston Harbor waterfront in Charlestown.
July 18, 2020
Mass. Senate Passes Transportation Debt Bill, Punts on How to Pay for It
Advocates call the Senate's bill 'disappointing' and 'a missed opportunity' to enact bold new policies that could manage congestion and reduce pollution.
July 16, 2020
Post-COVID, Workers Say They Still Won’t Want to Drive
32 percent of Americans said they’d prefer to ditch their commutes altogether and work from home every day.
July 15, 2020
Will the Mass. Senate Salvage Major Transportation Legislation This Year?
A House proposal to raise gas taxes appears to be dead; instead, the Senate will debate a $16.9 billion bond bill that would authorize more debt to pay for transportation infrastructure projects.
July 14, 2020
Drivers Killed Two Pedestrians This Weekend in Crashes in Chelsea and Wareham
Drivers drove into and killed two pedestrians Friday night in two separate incidents in Chelsea and East Wareham.
July 13, 2020
T’s Real-Time Crowding Info Expands to 23 Routes, Including the 111 to Chelsea
The MBTA's real-time broadcasts of bus crowding data have been expanded to 23 bus routes, including the 111 to Chelsea.
July 13, 2020
Physically Protected Bike Lanes to Replace Car Lanes on Tremont Street
The City of Boston Transportation Department expects to solicit construction bids later this year for physically protected bike lanes, new bus stops, and safer crosswalks on Tremont Street through the South End.
July 9, 2020
States Should Imitate This Scottish E-Bike Program
E-bike sales are growing in the U.S. — and could climb higher if governments recognized the crucial role that e-bikes could play for a transit-leery public during the pandemic.
July 9, 2020
