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MassDOT Allston Plans Would Plant A Highway Over the Charles River
In order to make room for construction workers, project planners have proposed relocating the Soldiers Field Road and Paul Dudley White bike path to a "temporary" mid-river highway that would remain in place for ten years while the rest of the project is built.
November 20, 2019
MassDOT Report Kicks Off Environmental Review For Allston Multimodal Project
MassDOT and the Federal Highway Administration have officially kicked of the two-year environmental review process for the Allston Multimodal Project - a reconfiguration of Interstate 90, Soldiers Field Road and the Framingham/Worcester railroad line along the Charles River waterfront in Allston - with the release of a "scoping report" that outlines how the project will be analyzed under the federal National Environmental Policy Act.
November 7, 2019
City Releases ‘Go Boston 2030’ Progress Report
Mayor Walsh boasts of getting dozens of sustainable transportation projects underway, but the desired results of reduced car use and lower travel times remain elusive.
November 1, 2019
Business Groups, Advocates Agree: Drivers Need To Pay More
As legislators on Beacon Hill start working on a new transportation funding bill this week, business groups and sustainable transportation advocates are finding common ground on proposals to raise new funds for the state's transportation infrastructure with new fees, taxes and tolls on motor vehicle users.
October 30, 2019
Report: Higher Gas Tax, Like Higher Transit Fares, Could Increase Inequality
While many sustainable transportation advocates champion higher gasoline taxes as a way to pay for transportation improvements, a new report from the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) warns that higher gasoline taxes will exacerbate the state's growing income inequality – unless the state simultaneously passes other tax policies to benefit low-income families.
October 17, 2019
Mayor Walsh’s Climate Plan: City Must Cut Car Use In Half By 2030
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh released his updated "Climate Action Plan" this week to move the city towards its target of cutting citywide greenhouse gas pollution in half within the next decade, and the plan makes it clear that the city's transportation policies will need to become much, much more ambitious.
October 11, 2019
Photos: It’s Park(ing) and Climate Strike Day
And we've got another new Orange Line train.
September 20, 2019
Memo For the #ClimateStrike: Cars and Trucks Generate Most of New England’s Pollution
To survive the climate emergency, Massachusetts needs to put an end to the failed, climate-baking highway engineering of the 20th century, and instead start building for a future with fewer cars.
September 19, 2019
Exhaust Pipes Are Making Heat Waves Much, Much Worse
The long-term climate impacts of the climate pollution from cars and trucks are well documented, but the daily short-term effects of the wasted heat energy radiating from engine blocks and exhaust pipes are making this summer's heat waves much more miserable for city-dwellers.
August 20, 2019
Addressing the Climate Emergency Could Deliver A Big Payday to Transit
At a public workshop in Chelsea Tuesday evening, Massachusetts officials said that they are committed to improving air quality and funding better transit options, particularly in low-income and racially diverse communities, while they design a new "cap and invest" program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.
August 15, 2019
