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MassDOT Starts Planning For Tobin Bridge Replacement

MassDOT has begun the process of planning a replacement for the 73-year-old Tobin Bridge, one of the largest bridges in New England and a major regional connection for the greater Boston region.

September 20, 2023

MassDOT Starts Planning For Tobin Bridge Replacement

Street Design

Eyes On the Street: Dutch-Style Infrastructure In the Suburbs of Springfield

While we were in Westfield last week to check out the new Columbia Greenway, we also visited nearby Agawam, a suburb of Springfield, to check out some new Dutch-style infrastructure that MassDOT recently built there.

Christian MilNeil

September 11, 2023

MassDOT

MassDOT Tries Again – With Smaller Expectations – For Federal Megaproject Funding

Last year, Massachusetts submitted five applications for these discretionary grant programs, but did not receive funding for any.

August 22, 2023

DCR

State Parks Agency May Revisit Misinformed Decision to Reduce Park Access In Cambridge

"I continue to advocate for a solution that reopens Riverbend Park on Saturdays while also doing more to address the concerns of abutters," said Cambridge state Rep. Mike Connolly.

August 21, 2023

Streetsblog USA |Highways

How One City Used Transit to Cut Traffic During a Taylor Swift Mega-Concert

Building highway lanes will never, ever, ever get America's traffic problems under control — but a new study suggests that investing in other modes will, even when a massive pop star is in town.

The post How One City Used Transit to Cut Traffic During a Taylor Swift Mega-Concert appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

August 16, 2023

Streetsblog USA |Highways

Study: Two-Thirds of Americans Know Highway Expansions Don’t Cure Traffic

"The public is way ahead of the elected officials, and it's way ahead of the transportation officials in [talking about] the kind of future they want to see."

The post Study: Two-Thirds of Americans Know Highway Expansions Don’t Cure Traffic appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

June 29, 2023

Transit

Risk of Driver Inconvenience Throws MassDOT Into the Warm Embrace of Fare-Free Transit

It's amazing how quickly the Commonwealth can implement fare-free transit services, fix subway tracks, and roll out new transit routes when car owners are at risk of spending a few more minutes in traffic.

Christian MilNeil

June 13, 2023

Streetsblog USA |Highways

So Much for ‘Carmageddon’ (Philadelphia Edition)

More capacity generates more travel, more sprawl, more pollution, and ultimately more congestion. It’s time to get off this treadmill.

The post So Much for ‘Carmageddon’ (Philadelphia Edition) appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

June 13, 2023

Highways

Safety Advocates Set Their Sights On Medford’s Mystic Mess

On Wednesday evening, street safety advocates from WalkMedford will host their State House delegation for a "Walk and Talk" event along the Mystic Valley Parkway to discuss ways to reclaim their riverfront parkland from the fields of asphalt that have paved over acres of the city's riverfront.

May 31, 2023

Street Design

Provincetown Plans to Carve Up Its Freeway For a New Car-Free Path

Provincetown, located on the tip of Cape Cod, is already a renowned vacation destination in part because of its tight-knit, walkable downtown, where cars must creep at a slow walking pace behind throngs of pedestrians every summer, and its network of paved paths in the nearby Cape Cod National Seashore.

Christian MilNeil

May 25, 2023

Highways

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