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
Boston Blames Construction Barrel Shortage for Sluggish ‘Healthy Streets’ Rollout
It's now been over a month since Boston announced its “healthy streets” initiative, the city's transportation plan for the COVID-19 pandemic, but even as more businesses and offices across the city have reopened in recent weeks, a key component of the plan – a pop-up network of protected bike lanes to help more bicyclists travel downtown – remains incomplete.
July 8, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Downtown Crossing’s New Bus and Bike Lanes
Washington Street in Downtown Crossing has been transformed from a traffic jam into a street that sets aside most of its space for bikes and transit users.
July 7, 2020
Meet the Pedal People, Northampton’s Bike-Powered Cargo Haulers
Pedal People, a cooperative started by Alex Jarrett and Ruthy Woodring in 2002, uses bicycles and bike trailers to transport goods and provide services in the Pioneer Valley.
July 6, 2020
Cambridge Council Recommends Updates to ‘Cycling Safety Ordinance’ to Accelerate Bikeway Projects
The Cambridge City Council will take up an ambitious update to the city's Cycling Safety Ordinance on July 7.
July 2, 2020
