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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
Boston Planners Begin Outreach for Mass. Ave. Upgrades In Dorchester
On Saturday, the City of Boston will host its second community walk and bike ride with city transportation planners to discuss safety upgrades to Massachusetts Avenue between Melnea Cass Boulevard and Columbia Road at Edward Everett Square, a corridor that was identified as a top short-term priority for better bike lanes and crosswalks in the GoBoston 2030 plan.
October 3, 2019
Somerville, MassDOT To Host Safety Hearing in Response to Fatal Hit-And-Run Crashes on Mystic Ave
After hit-and-run motorists killed two pedestrians in separate crashes in crosswalks near Assembly Square in Somerville, city and MassDOT officials are hosting a meeting this evening to announce short-term safety improvements to the state-controlled roadway.
October 1, 2019
Legacy of Racial Profiling By Police Holds Up Distracted Driving Law
The Massachusetts legislature is on the verge of passing a new law that would outlaw people from holding cellphones while driving motor vehicles, but the bill has stalled as lawmakers hammer out details of how to collect data on traffic stops related to the new law in order to prevent racial profiling by police.
September 26, 2019
Photos: It’s Park(ing) and Climate Strike Day
And we've got another new Orange Line train.
September 20, 2019
Memo For the #ClimateStrike: Cars and Trucks Generate Most of New England’s Pollution
To survive the climate emergency, Massachusetts needs to put an end to the failed, climate-baking highway engineering of the 20th century, and instead start building for a future with fewer cars.
September 19, 2019
TransitMatters Report Asks State to Cancel South Station Expansion
TransitMatters argues that South Station is big enough to accommodate a dramatic increase in commuter rail service – but only if the MBTA makes organizational changes to move trains more quickly in and out of the station.
September 12, 2019
Pioneer Valley Rail Advocates Celebrate New ‘Valley Flyer’ Service
Rail advocates in western Massachusetts are celebrating the inaugural run today of a new Amtrak service that will afford Pioneer Valley residents and visitors better daily connections to and from New York City.
August 30, 2019
