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MassDOT Shares Early Concepts for Taming Wellington Circle
Local stakeholders in an advisory working group expressed a desire to see less asphalt and fewer lanes through the intersections in MassDOT's proposed designs.
January 6, 2022
The Infrastructure Bill: What’s In It For Us?
President Biden's $1.2-trillion "infrastructure" bill passed the House late on Friday evening and was hailed by a POTUS needing a win as a “once-in-a-generation investment.” But what's really in it?
November 7, 2021
Transit Advocate Michelle Wu Will Be Boston’s Next Mayor
Wu will have direct control over how Boston's streets are designed and maintained when she takes control of the Boston Public Works and Boston Transportation Departments.
November 2, 2021
What’s In (And What’s Out Of) the New Reconciliation Bill For Sustainable Transport
Most programs favored by sustainable transportation advocates have survived negotiations over the massive social infrastructure package that's held up the country's transportation ambitions for months — though a few of them have gotten a little skinnier.
November 2, 2021
Election Day Roundup: Meet the Candidates, Make a Plan to Vote
Tomorrow is Election Day in Massachusetts, and although there are no statewide races at stake, numerous cities and towns across the Commonwealth will choose new mayors and city councilors.
November 1, 2021
US DOT Promises National Safe Systems Approach After Surge in Motorist Killings
The federal Department of Transportation is talking about radically changing federal roadway safety policy after new stats showed the largest six-month increase in roadway fatalities ever recorded by the agency.
November 1, 2021
Advocates Petition for Protected Bike Lanes on Mass. Ave. Bridge Before Year’s End
The coalition's proposed design, which could be implemented with paint and flexposts before the end of the year, would remove one motor vehicle lane to provide more space for the bridge's bike lanes.
October 28, 2021
Could Fixing the E Branch Finally Bring the Green Line Back To Jamaica Plain?
"Several options are under consideration for the alignment of the Green Line tracks and the reconfiguration of Heath St. Station - one of these is a dedicated transit corridor along Huntington Ave. that would be used by both Green Line trains and buses," says an MBTA official.
October 26, 2021
Federal E-Car Incentives Get $4B, E-Bikes Still In Limbo
U.S. motorists may soon be eligible for up to $12,500 in grants to purchase electric cars, thanks to a new fund folded into the Democrats' reconciliation package — but benefits for e-bike purchasers may be far more modest and aggressively means-tested, unless advocates speak out.
September 20, 2021
Advocates Call for Action on Biden’s Infrastructure Bill
The Senate may be on the brink of slashing the nation’s core transit funding at a moment when many hoped the mode would finally get its due — unless advocates speak out.
July 27, 2021
