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Washington Street in Newton, which runs along the Worcester commuter rail line and Massachusetts Turnpike embankment, currently lacks sidewalks and crosswalks to bus stops like this one. Courtesy of the City of Newton.

Newton Scrubs A Bike Lane From Washington Street, But Others Are In the Works

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 18, 2020 | No Comments

In the face of vocal opposition, City of Newton officials are removing a short-lived bike lane that was recently painted on Washington Street between West Newton and Newtonville, but the city’s safe streets advocates are hoping that a better, more protected version could be installed next year, when the city is expected to pilot a […]

Washington Street in Somerville, looking east towards Union Square, in October 2020.

Somerville Plans New Bus, Bike Lanes on Washington Street

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 7, 2020 | No Comments

The new roadway layout would benefit bike and bus riders traveling between Harvard and Union Squares.

Memorial Drive in Cambridge. Photo by John Phelan, licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 3.0.

DCR to Reboot Its Planning Process for Memorial Drive

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 14, 2020 | No Comments

The state's "Memorial Drive Phase 3" project is intended to complement recent improvements to Memorial Drive between the Longfellow Bridge to the DeWolfe Boathouse just east of the B.U. Bridge.

A screenshot from the new TransitMatters data dashboard, which illustrates on-time performance for specific MBTA trains over the course of each day.

TransitMatters Releases ‘Data Dashboard’ to Visualize T Delays

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 11, 2020 | No Comments

TransitMatters hopes the data visualizations will help advocates "more effectively keep tabs on the T operational performance and capital delivery projects."

Rep. Pressley, Sen. Markey Introduce Legislation to Fund Fare-Free Transit

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 26, 2020 | No Comments

The proposed legislation would authorize $5 billion a year to fund "Freedom to Move Grants" – a new competitive grant program to support free transit services.

Rendering courtesy of the Friends of the Dedham Heritage Rail Trail.

Saturday: Dedham to Hold Delayed Vote on Trail Referendum

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 25, 2020 | No Comments

Voters in Dedham will head to the polls on Saturday to decide whether to support the Dedham Heritage Rail Trail, a 2-mile connection between downtown Dedham, the town’s schools and the Readville commuter rail station. The advisory referendum asks voters whether they “favor, if there is no cost to Dedham taxpayers for design and construction, […]

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