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TransitMatters Releases ‘Data Dashboard’ to Visualize T Delays
TransitMatters hopes the data visualizations will help advocates "more effectively keep tabs on the T operational performance and capital delivery projects."
August 11, 2020
Rep. Pressley, Sen. Markey Introduce Legislation to Fund Fare-Free Transit
The proposed legislation would authorize $5 billion a year to fund "Freedom to Move Grants" – a new competitive grant program to support free transit services.
June 26, 2020
Saturday: Dedham to Hold Delayed Vote on Trail Referendum
Voters in Dedham will head to the polls on Saturday to decide whether to support the Dedham Heritage Rail Trail, a 2-mile connection between downtown Dedham, the town's schools and the Readville commuter rail station.
June 25, 2020
DCR Hosts Virtual Meeting to Discuss Arborway Safety Improvements
The state Department of Conservation (DCR) hosted a second public meeting Wednesday night for a project that's expected to create new, protected bike and pedestrian routes along the Arborway in Jamaica Plain.
June 24, 2020
The New Allston Turnpike Plan Looks A Lot Like the 1965 Allston Turnpike Plan
The latest proposal would rebuild much of the massive, eight-lane-wide viaduct that has loomed over putative parkland on Allston's riverfront since the mid-1960s.
June 23, 2020
TransitMatters Issues Detailed Game Plan for Regional Rail Upgrades
Advocates from TransitMatters have released a detailed, $2.6 billion strategy for upgrading key commuter rail lines to attain 15-minute, all-day service to Beverly, Providence, and along Boston's Fairmount Line.
June 22, 2020
Broad Coalition Calls for Reduced Police Influence in MBTA Management
A large coalition of community groups, environmental organizations, and transit advocates are petitioning the MBTA to acknowledge the threats of police brutality and take steps to ensure that the region's transit system will not be used as a tool for law enforcement.
June 15, 2020
Boston Outlines Plans for Expanded Sidewalks, Expedited Bike Projects for Pandemic Recovery
City of Boston staff are proposing to expand pedestrian space into on-street parking areas, build pop-up bike lanes, expand waiting areas at busy bus stops, and close some residential streets to through traffic in a wide-ranging strategy to support car-free mobility in a new era of physical distancing.
May 12, 2020
Will Northern Ave. Bridge Project Use Public Funds to Benefit Private Shuttles?
The City of Boston will spend millions of dollars more on a larger design that allows private commuter shuttles on the new Northern Avenue Bridge across the Fort Point Channel, in spite of what project managers had previously characterized as "overwhelming" public support for a cheaper bridge designed for bikes and pedestrians.
May 6, 2020
Boston Council to Host Hearing on Pandemic Street Safety Improvements
"This is very much about safeguarding everyone's health in the immediate term. We are finding it impossible to practice distancing on narrow sidewalks," said Councilor Michelle Wu.
April 28, 2020
