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Christian MilNeil

A long line of cars waits in two lanes of stopped traffic on the right, while on the left, a single car drives down a roadway next to a wide bike lane. A concrete median divides the two sides of the road, and on the edges of the photo are large, mature leafy trees.

Arborway traffic congestion

Highways

State Parks Agency Hosts Yet Another Hearing for Arborway Redesign

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Elections and Politics

IT’S WORKING: Initial Data Show Congestion Pricing Has Stemmed The Tide of Years of Increasing Traffic

A rendering of a proposed McGrath Boulevard overlaid on an existing view of the six-lane highway near Otis Street. A pink line running horizontally through the photo separates the rendering from the existing view and shows how the roadway would be narrowed to four lanes, with the existing concrete median strip removed and replaced by a planted, tree-lined median instead. On the right side, a two-way bike path runs next to a sidewalk and another wide planted buffer strip next to the roadway.

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MassDOT

Going Out With A Bang: Biden’s USDOT Pledges Funding to Infrastructure Projects Across Massachusetts

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Reversing Course Again, Sec. Tibbits-Nutt Says Allston Project Will Include Multi-Acre Train Yard After All

A rusted bridge covered with graffiti spans a river with a city skyline in the distance.

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Transit

MBTA, Amtrak Warn That MassDOT’s Allston Highway Megaproject Could Inflict ‘Significant’ Impacts On Regional Rail

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Our Overbuilt Road Network Costs Americans Trillions in Lost Housing Opportunities

A rendering of a complex cloverleaf intersection over a four-lane highway lined with parking lots and strip malls. The interchange features three bridges over the highway, two for motor vehicles and a smaller middle bridge for bikes and pedestrians, with intersections on either side.

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MassDOT Approves New Route 9 Highway Interchange In Natick, at a Price That’s 40 Percent Over Budget

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With Another $1 Billion Pledge From Washington, MassDOT Can Almost Afford Sagamore Bridge Replacement

Aaron Lu

A freshly-paved two-lane road is lined with orange construction barrels stretching into the distance. The road is surrounded by trees just beginning to grow their leaves. A wide dirt track runs along the right edge of the pavement.

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Eyes On the Street: Less Pavement, More Park On Hammond Pond Parkway

A view up a city street under blue skies. A street sign on a traffic light reads "Harvard Ave." Several people on bikes ride towards the camera in a bike lane near the left side of the photo.

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Advocates Win Concessions As State Starts Value-Engineering Allston I-90 Megaproject