Mass. Senate Takes Up Automated Enforcement Bill
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The amended bill now includes provisions to allow automated enforcement of dedicated bus lanes.
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T4MA Issues ‘Call To Action’ As Advocates Await Transit Funding Bill
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Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA) and 22 of its partner organizations are hosting a “Call to Action” event in the State House next Tuesday as House leaders continue to work on a long-promised transportation funding bill. The “Fix Our Transportation Crisis Call To Action” event will be held on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 at 10 am […]
Boston Starts Outreach For Hyde Park Ave. Bus and Bike Improvements
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Planners from the City of Boston and the MBTA held their first open house on Tuesday evening in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood to solicit ideas for “complete streets” and transit-priority improvements to Hyde Park Avenue, a major transit corridor and one of the only north-south routes into the neighborhoods of Hyde Park and Readville. […]
State Proposes Modest Tweaks to Somerville's Deadliest Intersection
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A $5 million safety improvement project for the dangerous intersection of Mystic Avenue and McGrath Highway will provide basic accessibility upgrades to sidewalks and crosswalks, but largely will not address the reckless, high-speed driving behavior that killed two people in hit-and-run crashes in the area over the past year, according to plans presented by MassDOT […]
Where Should Massachusetts’s Next Car-Free Street Be?
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Last year, New York City banned cars on 14th Street; this month, San Francisco did it on Market Street. The results have been impressive and politically popular, as traffic has seemingly vanished without a trace. So, where should Massachusetts create its own car-free success story? StreetsblogMASS put the question out to several local advocates. Here […]
Advocates Put Dedham Rail Trail On April Ballot
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Supporters of the Dedham Heritage Rail Trail have collected over 2,100 signatures to put an advisory referendum on the ballot for the town's April 11 municipal election.