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Easy commute, no place to live: the MTBA commuter rail station at West Hingham on the Greenbush Line.

Suburbs Face Their First Deadline for New Transit-Oriented Zoning Law

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 30, 2023 | No Comments

Where many suburbs currently only allow single-family homes with large lawns, the new rules will require new zoning districts "of reasonable size," and generally within a half-mile of transit stops, where builders would be allowed to construct at least 15 homes per acre.

Five college students in winter clothes stand around an older man wearing a Franciscan monk's habit, and a poster-sized display board with the title "Listen to Me! Stories of the unnoticed" on a grassy lawn in Boston Common. Downtown high-rises are visible on the horizon under grey skies.

Emerson Students Amplify Under-Represented Voices from Boston’s Streets

By Grecia White | Dec 9, 2022 | No Comments

“We wanted to shed light on the true narratives of underrepresented persons and connect them with the people of Boston," says Father Tom, Executive Director of St. Anthony’s Shrine.

a white car is parked in between two trees planted in the street.

What Planting Trees In the Street Could Look Like in Boston: Learning From Other Cities

By Grecia White | Nov 25, 2022 | No Comments

As the effects of climate change begin to worsen, replacing heat-absorbing pavement with new trees can help make a difference toward expanding our urban canopy when space is limited.

Riders check out a newly-rebranded Merrimack Valley Transit bus, with colorful red, blue, and orange stripes wrapped around this bus, next to a fall-themed park with haybales, mums, and pumpkins in Lawrence, Massachusetts. In the background are several triple-decker apartment buildings. Courtesy of Merrimack Valley Transit.

RTAs Are Giving Their Riders A Holiday Bonus

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 21, 2022 | No Comments

All 15 of the commonwealth's Regional Transit Authorities (every non-MBTA bus route in the state, in other words) will suspend fare collection for the holiday season, from the day after Thanksgiving until New Year's Eve.

Extensiones de bordillo/banqueta con vegetación en ambos lados del cruce peatonal localizados en la intersección de Somerville Avenue y Merriam Street a lo largo del camino de bici en la Ciudad de Somerville. Extensiones de bordillo/banquetas hacen la calle más angosta y ayudan a reducir la distancia que la gente tiene que cruzar.

Nuevas Normas de Diseño Para Calles Mas Seguras y Verdes

By Grecia White | Nov 17, 2022 | No Comments

El mes pasado, funcionarios municipales y estatales se juntaron para anunciar las primeros normas de infraestructura verde en Boston, con el fin de aumentar la resiliencia de la ciudad contra el cambio climático por medio de pequeñas instalaciones en las calles. Read the article in English. En una junta de prensa en Central Square Park […]

A route 28 bus advertising the fare-free pilot passes through Grove Hall on Blue Hill Avenue on October 5, 2021.A route 28 bus advertising the fare-free pilot passes through Grove Hall on Blue Hill Avenue on October 5, 2021.

Residents Discuss the Future of Blue Hill Avenue’s Bus Lanes

By Grecia White | Oct 31, 2022 | No Comments

Only one participant at the virtual meeting identified themselves as a bus rider, even though Blue Hill Avenue is home to New England's busiest bus route, the 28.

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