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New development, new sidewalks, and new protected bike lanes line Washington Street in Brookline Village. The town is considering a proposal to set aside one lane in each direction on the newly-reconstructed street as dedicated bus lanes for the MBTA's route 60, 65, and 66 buses.

Brookline Considers Bus Lanes For Its Biggest Transit Bottleneck

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 23, 2020 | No Comments

The proposal would benefit the town's busiest bus corridor, a heavily-congested bottleneck where three busy bus routes converge near the Boston border.

The MBTA's proposed service cuts for 2021 would eliminate five stops at the end of the Green Line's E Branch in Boston's Mission Hill neighborhood.

It’s Decision Day for MBTA Service Cuts: Here’s What to Watch

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 14, 2020 | No Comments

To help fill a $600 million budget gap, the agency has proposed eliminating ferry service, ending dozens of lower-ridership bus routes, eliminating commuter rail service on nights and weekends, and closing several rail stations, including a portion of the Green Line in Mission Hill.

An unrealistically traffic-free rendering of MassDOT's proposed new interchange at I-495 and I-90, a federally-funded project that's expected to cost about $300 million.

Rep. Pressley Calls on Feds to Fund Highways, Transit Equally

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 11, 2020 | 2 Comments

Since 1982, federal transportation funding has been governed by the "80-20 split," which restricts the federal Department of Transportation from spending more than 20 percent of its Highway Trust Fund money on transit projects, leaving the majority of federal funding for highway projects.

Washington Street in Newton, which runs along the Worcester commuter rail line and Massachusetts Turnpike embankment, currently lacks sidewalks and crosswalks to bus stops like this one. Courtesy of the City of Newton.

Newton Scrubs A Bike Lane From Washington Street, But Others Are In the Works

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 18, 2020 | No Comments

In the face of vocal opposition, City of Newton officials are removing a short-lived bike lane that was recently painted on Washington Street between West Newton and Newtonville, but the city’s safe streets advocates are hoping that a better, more protected version could be installed next year, when the city is expected to pilot a […]

Washington Street in Somerville, looking east towards Union Square, in October 2020.

Somerville Plans New Bus, Bike Lanes on Washington Street

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 7, 2020 | No Comments

The new roadway layout would benefit bike and bus riders traveling between Harvard and Union Squares.

Memorial Drive in Cambridge. Photo by John Phelan, licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 3.0.

DCR to Reboot Its Planning Process for Memorial Drive

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 14, 2020 | No Comments

The state's "Memorial Drive Phase 3" project is intended to complement recent improvements to Memorial Drive between the Longfellow Bridge to the DeWolfe Boathouse just east of the B.U. Bridge.

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