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A chain of people, mostly with bikes, line up along the right lane of Charles Street in Beacon Hill to form a temporary "people-protected" bike lane.

People-protected bike lane on Charles Street, August 2, 2022

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Bike Union Protest Creates ‘People-Protected’ Bike Lane Across Beacon Hill

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Advocates Lobby Senate for Low-Income Fares, E-Bikes In Transportation Bond Bill

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Why French and US Road Deaths Went In Dramatically Different Directions

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House Bond Bill Includes E-Bike Rebates, Snubs Low-Income Fares

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.

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MassDOT Plans Two New Roundabouts for Dangerous Worcester Intersection

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

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Boston Plans Wider Sidewalks, Protected Bikeway for State Street Downtown

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

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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.

SLX Tier 2 alternatives April 2022 credit MassDOT

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

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