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MassDOT Seeking Funds to Add More Frequent, Faster Worcester-Springfield Passenger Rail Service

MassDOT estimates that its proposed track improvements could enable Amtrak trains to run up to 80 mph, and reduce the time for passenger rail trips between Boston and Springfield to 2 hours and 10 minutes – roughly the same amount of time it takes to drive.

July 24, 2023

A Streetsblog Field Guide to Sidewalk Wildflowers

Learn how to identify common plants of the concrete jungle.

July 14, 2023

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Man On Route 6 In Wellfleet

Wellfleet police identified the victim as 59-year-old Jeffrey Richardson, from Brookfield, CT.

July 13, 2023

An Unpublished Report Tallies How Much Money the T Needs to Fix Its Problems. Why Doesn’t the T Want Anyone to See It?

"The public sees that more does need to be spent," says Rep. William Straus, the House Chair of the Legislature's Joint Committee on Transportation. "But how do we give them what they need when we don’t have a calculated number?"

June 29, 2023