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Turners Falls shared streets and spaces project in Montague, Mass.

MassDOT Announces $12.5 Million in Shared Streets, Complete Streets Grants

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 21, 2021 | No Comments

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is delivering good news to 96 projects across the Commonwealth this week as it releases $6 million in grants to 18 communities through its 2022 Complete Streets Funding Program, plus another $6.5 million to 78 applicants in its ongoing Shared Streets and Spaces program. MassDOT’s Complete Streets program incentivizes local […]

A rendering of a proposed Mystic River bike and pedestrian bridge, which could connect the Northern Strand multi-use path in the City of Everett to the Assembly Orange Line Station in Somerville. Rendering by AECOM, courtesy of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Mass. RAISE Grant Applications Seek Funds for Mystic Bike-Ped Bridge, Blue Hill Ave.

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 15, 2021 | No Comments

The Commonwealth's bids for this year's round of federal RAISE grants include Boston's Blue Hill Avenue busway, a bike and pedestrian bridge over the Mystic River, a transformation of the Lynnway in Lynn, and a fencing and surveillance project for the Connecticut River rail line in the Pioneer Valley.

A rendering of the proposed center-running busway and new shared-use pathway along the Lynnway in Lynn, which is currently a 6- to 7-lane wide roadway with no bus or bike lanes. The city is partnering with state agencies to seek federal funds for the $15 million project. Courtesy of MassDOT and VHB.

State Agencies Seek to Transform the Lynnway With New Bike Path and Bus Rapid Transit

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 14, 2021 | No Comments

The project would remove car lanes on the Lynnway to create center-running bus lanes with transit signal priority, a shared use path, improved bus stops, and safer crosswalks along a 1.5 mile corridor along Lynn's harborfront.

What Do We Do About Wellington?

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 5, 2021 | No Comments

Only 18 percent of Wellington station's riders use the station's park-and-ride lots, which bury six acres of publicly-owned, riverfront real estate under asphalt.

Overview map of sidewalk and crosswalk improvements near the junction of Routes 28 and 38 in Somerville

Advocacy Works: MassDOT Re-Prioritizes Basic Safety Upgrades For Somerville

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 1, 2021 | No Comments

On Wednesday evening, a follow-up public hearing on MassDOT’s proposed I-93 viaduct rehabilitation project found a significantly warmer reception from neighbors and elected officials after the state agency promised to prioritize sidewalk and crosswalk upgrades this year, before a major highway viaduct rehabilitation project begins in earnest. As reported previously, state highway officials came under […]

MassDOT’s MUTCD Letter Calls for Safer Streets for People, Not Just for Cars

By Christian MilNeil | May 28, 2021 | No Comments

In a May 13 letter to the Federal Highway Administration, MassDOT officials urged the agency to adapt to new mobility options and focus more on the safety of street users who aren't in cars.

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