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Governor Charlie Baker at the Massachusetts State House. Courtesy of the Office of the Governor.

Governor Proposes More Transport Funding, Partly Reversing Past Cuts

By Phineas Baxandall | Feb 3, 2020 | No Comments

MassBudget is a nonprofit think tank that conducts research and analysis on economic and budget policy in Massachusetts, with a particular focus on improving the lives of moderate- and low-income residents. This guest post is part of a MassBudget series looking ahead at some major stories to watch for in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 […]

A "short-term" safety improvement plan dated from May 2018 shows proposed traffic-calming elements for the junction of Mount Auburn Street and Fresh Pond Parkway in Cambridge. Source: Mount Auburn Street Corridor Study.

DCR Reportedly Backpedaling On Planned Cambridge Safety Project

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 3, 2020 | No Comments

A proposed road diet for Gerry's Landing Road that would have reclaimed state parkland for recreational uses has been postponed so that DCR can prioritize car traffic.

The new protected bike lane on Beacon Street in Somerville, pictured on June 26, 2019.

Somerville Seeks Feedback For City’s First Vision Zero Action Plan

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 30, 2020 | No Comments

The draft plan also makes equity and data-driven accountability two guiding principles of its strategies, with a promise to 'acknowledge the disproportionate burden of traffic crashes on people of color.'

The city-owned Lafayette parking garage in Downtown Crossing.

City Data Show Almost All Of Boston’s New Housing Is Being Built For Car Owners

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 29, 2020 | No Comments

BPDA planners approved 59 new development projects that include the construction of 5,080 more parking spaces in the City of Boston.

State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa of Northampton. Photo courtesy of the Massachusetts State House.

Rep. Sabadosa: Western Massachusetts Needs Transit Funding, Too

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 22, 2020 | No Comments

State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa of Northampton, a Democratic member of the legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation, is pressing for a dedicated source of state funds for the fifteen transit authorities that operate outside of the Boston metropolitan area as lawmakers debate details of a new transportation funding bill this month. In a phone interview with […]

A Forest Hills-bound bus bypasses morning traffic on Washington Street in Roslindale. Photo courtesy of the City of Boston.

City Plans To Clone Roslindale’s Washington Street Bus Lane

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 21, 2020 | No Comments

An outbound bus-only lane to match the existing inbound lane is being planned for mid-2020.

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