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A rendering of two new roundabouts overlaid on an aerial image of the intersections of Chandler Street and May Street in Worcester. Two "Y"-shaped intersections where the two streets converge would be converted into a pair of roundabouts, with two wide shared-use pathways around the edges of and between the new roundabouts.

MassDOT Plans Two New Roundabouts for Dangerous Worcester Intersection

By Grecia White | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments

Last week, MassDOT shared their plans to convert a dangerous pair of intersections on Worcester’s west side to two roundabouts in an effort to improve safety and provide better pedestrian and bicycle accommodations next to the Worcester State University campus. May Street and Chandler Street are both east-west streets that cross Worcester’s west side and […]

Un detalle del mapa de la nueva red de autobús que propone la MBTA, mostrando las nuevas rutas propuestas que conectarian a Roxbury y Dorchester a trabajos de Longwood Medical Area (esquina izquierda). Cortesía de la MBTA.

Primera Vista de la Nueva Red de Autobuses que Propone la T

By Grecia White | Jun 14, 2022 | No Comments

Una nueva red de autobús con rutas de “alta frecuencia” trata de ofrecer un servicio más simple y conveniente para vecindarios que dependen en el transporte público como Dorchester, Lynn, Chelsea, y Mattapan, y mejor servicio para los vecindarios que están creciendo como Seaport y Longwood Medical Area.

A rendering of the City of Boston's proposed improvements to State Street downtown. The project would widen sidewalks and create a physically protected bike lane from the Rose Kennedy Greenway to Congress Street next to the Old State House. Courtesy of the Boston Public Works Department.

Boston Plans Wider Sidewalks, Protected Bikeway for State Street Downtown

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 13, 2022 | No Comments

During a virtual public hearing in the fall of 2020, city officials said that the project was expected to go under construction in 2021. The project now looks unlikely to get underway until 2023 at the earliest.

Woman riding a bike on the trail along Circuit Drive as a car goes by

Checking in on the Franklin Park Action Plan

By Grecia White | May 25, 2022 | No Comments

The master plan is now in the fifth and final “taking action” phase, in which the planning team will propose a framework to prioritize and fund improvement projects.

A map of 6 alternatives being analyzed in the MBTA's Silver Line Extension study. On the left, three route options would be extensions of the existing SL3 route , which currently terminates in Chelsea; three other options (right) would be a new Silver Line route - tentatively named "SL6" - from Everett to Kendall Square or downtown Boston.

MBTA to Analyze 6 Alternatives For New Silver Line Service to Everett

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 14, 2022 | No Comments

The MBTA has narrowed its options down to 6 potential new routes for new Silver Line bus rapid transit service to Everett, and in hopes of supporting an alternative through Charlestown, City of Boston officials are committing to building dedicated bus lanes on a redesigned Rutherford Avenue between Sullivan Square and the Charles River. For […]

The WRTA's downtown bus hub, next to Worcester's Union Station.

A Fix for Chronic Transit Funding Shortfalls Could Be Up To the Voters This Fall

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 1, 2022 | No Comments

It’s become an annual rite of spring: transit agencies across Massachusetts are examining blooms of red ink in their budgets for the next fiscal year, and wondering whether state lawmakers will step in and give them the funding they need to avoid service cuts. This year, though, voters may be able to take matters into […]

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