La Línea Azul En East Boston Es El Enfoque de Estudio de Cambio Climático
La comunidad de East Boston ha estado lidiando con el cambio climático desde varios frentes. No solo ha sido destacado en el Plan de Calor de la Ciudad de Boston como uno de los cinco vecindarios que experimenta las temperaturas de calor más altas de la región, sino también es susceptible a inundaciones por su localización geográfica y a la progresiva elevación del nivel del mar.
October 3, 2022
Blue Line in East Boston Is the Focus of Ongoing Climate Change Mitigation Study
The community of East Boston has been dealing with climate change on many fronts. As one of the five “Environmental Justice” neighborhoods highlighted in the City of Boston’s recent Heat Plan, it is not only disproportionately affected during high heat events, but its geography also makes it prone to flooding from rising sea levels.
October 3, 2022
Nearly 20 Years At the T: Jaime Garmendia Shares His Experience Over the Years
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage month, we’re kicking off a short series highlighting the work by Latinas, Latinos and Latines working in various areas of the transportation field in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
September 29, 2022
Eyes On the Street: Huntington Avenue’s Bus and Bike Lane Gets Some Color
Just over a mile long stretch along Huntington Avenue now features a ruby dedicated bus lane in the southbound direction; about a quarter of the T’s 39 bus route.
September 28, 2022
DCR Promises a Smoother Ride Is Coming Soon to the Southwest Corridor
The agency will make more permanent repairs where tree roots had previously broken the pavement on the popular bikeway, and will also remove bumpy cobblestone curb ramps where the trail crosses local streets.
September 23, 2022
Adaptive Cycling On the Harborwalk With Charlestown’s Riders Club
For six months out of the year, staff and volunteers, mostly recreation therapists, loan out adaptive bikes and take participants for guided rides along Boston’s Harborwalk.
September 21, 2022
The Orange Line Is Back, But Several of Boston’s ‘Temporary’ Bus and Bike Lanes Will Remain
“We’re keeping in place some of the changes that have helped with traffic flow and transit access, so that commuters will see lasting benefit above ground even as the subway comes back online,” said Mayor Michelle Wu in an announcement released early Tuesday morning.
September 20, 2022
MBTA Debuts New Ferry Service in East Boston
The ferry ride takes around 10 minutes as it covers about a half mile distance across the harbor from one wharf to the other.
September 15, 2022
Boston’s Exciting Biking Transformation: How the City is Promoting Biking on Multiple Fronts
The city isn’t just focusing on new infrastructure: it’s also hosting educational programs, expanding the Bluebikes system, and rolling out new subsidies for e-bike purchases.
September 14, 2022
NACTO Comes to Boston
While the transportation engineering profession generally has a reputation for neglecting anyone who isn't inside a motor vehicle, NACTO's members are working to change that culture.
September 8, 2022
