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Rep. Pressley Calls on Feds to Fund Highways, Transit Equally
Since 1982, federal transportation funding has been governed by the "80-20 split," which restricts the federal Department of Transportation from spending more than 20 percent of its Highway Trust Fund money on transit projects, leaving the majority of federal funding for highway projects.
December 11, 2020
Highway Teardowns Make Great Investments
In a groundbreaking new policy proposal, nonprofits Transportation for America and Third Way recommended that the next administration create a new, $5-billion competitive grant program that states could draw on to tear down their misguided downtown highways and redevelop the land that’s left behind in better ways.
December 10, 2020
The Morrissey Marshes: Where Boston’s Climate and Transportation Challenges Collide
Major redevelopment schemes and the city's climate resiliency strategy all hinge on a plan that doesn’t exist yet: how Morrissey Boulevard will be rebuilt for a future with higher sea levels and fewer motor vehicles.
November 17, 2020
Growing Coalition Presses for ‘At-Grade’ Allston Turnpike Alternative
Boston University is joining a growing chorus of business organizations and advocacy groups in calling for an "at-grade" alternative in response to MassDOT's latest proposal to rebuild the massive, eight-lane-wide Turnpike viaduct along Allston's riverfront.
October 13, 2020
The New Allston Turnpike Plan Looks A Lot Like the 1965 Allston Turnpike Plan
The latest proposal would rebuild much of the massive, eight-lane-wide viaduct that has loomed over putative parkland on Allston's riverfront since the mid-1960s.
June 23, 2020
Exploring Boston’s Unbuilt Highways
Imagine a version of greater Boston where ten-lane expressways slice through Cambridgeport and Jamaica Plain, a freeway trench has replaced the Muddy River parkland through the Fenway, and a ten-story-high stack of interchange ramps looms over Nubian Square.
June 12, 2020
Europe’s Congestion Pricing Lessons For America
Focusing on equity instead of revenue collection is a key toward ensuring a successful congestion pricing plan, transportation experts found.
November 1, 2019
