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State House Leadership Issues Final Draft of Distracted Driving Bill
Leaders of a conference committee in the State House have finally submitted a final version of a distracted driving bill that passed by overwhelming margins in the House and Senate earlier this spring, and the bill could face a final vote this week.
November 18, 2019
Street Safety Advocates Hold ‘Day of Remembrance’ Vigil This Sunday
The state's leading safe streets advocacy organizations are holding a vigil on the steps of the Massachusetts State House this Sunday to commemorate those who have been injured or killed by motor vehicles.
November 15, 2019
State House Stalls On Transportation Funding
After saying earlier this year that the MBTA was "in crisis" and that his chamber would have a "long-term strategic investment plan" for the state's transportation systems before the end of the year, House Speaker Robert DeLeo has announced that he and his fellow Democrats in the State House will delay that debate until 2020.
November 15, 2019
Council President Andrea Campbell Wants Boston To Accelerate ‘Vision Zero’ Projects
Earlier this week, City Council President Andrea Campbell, who represents parts of Dorchester, Mattapan, Roslindale and Jamaica Plain, renewed her calls for accelerating street safety projects across the city after a person driving a car struck a 7-year-old boy on Groveland Street in the Lower Mills neighborhood.
November 14, 2019
Planners Soliciting Ideas For Upgraded Bike and Walking Routes Across Downtown Boston
Planners from the City of Boston are hosting a series of walks this autumn to kick off planning for new “high-comfort” bike routes and crosswalk upgrades to encourage more people to walk and bike across downtown Boston.
November 12, 2019
MassDOT Report Kicks Off Environmental Review For Allston Multimodal Project
MassDOT and the Federal Highway Administration have officially kicked of the two-year environmental review process for the Allston Multimodal Project - a reconfiguration of Interstate 90, Soldiers Field Road and the Framingham/Worcester railroad line along the Charles River waterfront in Allston - with the release of a "scoping report" that outlines how the project will be analyzed under the federal National Environmental Policy Act.
November 7, 2019
At-Large Council Candidate Apparently Flip-Flops On Crucial Vision Zero Project
At-large candidate Erin Murphy previously supported a road diet proposal for Centre Street in West Roxbury.
November 4, 2019
Car-Free State Street Is A Possibility In City Reconstruction Project
On Thursday, planners and engineers from the City of Boston installed a pop-up park on State Street in downtown Boston to solicit ideas and feedback from passerby about a planned reconstruction project that would completely rebuild the street between the Old State House and the Rose Kennedy Greenway.
October 31, 2019
MBTA ‘Rail Vision’ Comes Into Focus
The MBTA's 2019 "Rail Vision" study analyzes the costs, ridership potential, and operational details for more frequent, all-day commuter rail service.
October 21, 2019
Drivers Lash Out As Bus Riders Sail Through Somerville
New bus lanes on Broadway – the region's first all-day, bi-directional dedicated bus lanes outside of the Silver Line – are under fire.
October 10, 2019
