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Washington Street in Brookline with new sidewalks and protected bike lanes.

New ‘Controlling Criteria’ Will Require Sidewalks, Bike Lanes In State Road Projects

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 22, 2021 | No Comments

The newly-adopted controlling criteria for bike, pedestrian, and transit facilities lay out minimum standards to help ensure that all roadway users are considered from the beginning of a project's design process.

Flooding on Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester during a "king tide" event

One More Study Will Try to Save Morrissey Boulevard From Drowning

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 5, 2021 | No Comments

"The study will prioritize infrastructure designs that meet the City and Commonwealth’s net-zero emissions targets, including maximizing opportunities for sustainable transportation such as walking, bicycling, and transit use," according to the press statement.

A construction project that's expected to be substantially complete later this year is adding physically-separated bikeways, protected intersections, and upgraded sidewalks to Agawam's riverfront and to a new Morgan-Sullivan Bridge across the Westfield River. Courtesy of MassDOT.

MassDOT Is Building a Complete Streets Corridor Through West Springfield and Agawam

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 8, 2021 | No Comments

The projects are noteworthy for their efforts to transform suburban multi-lane roadways into calmer, safer streets that might actually be welcoming to people traveling on foot and by bike.

Bluebikes docked at South Station in downtown Boston.

Bikeshare Systems Expanding to Salem, West Springfield

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 3, 2021 | No Comments

Salem plans to join the Bluebikes system with eight new stations, and West Springfield will join the ValleyBike system with two new docks.

Sec. Stephanie Pollack at the 7th annual LivableStreets StreetTalk event in 2017. Courtesy of the LivableStreets Alliance.

Stephanie Pollack Leaving MassDOT to Join Biden’s Federal Highway Administration

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 21, 2021 | No Comments

Governor Baker has appointed Jamey L. Tesler, the current Registrar of Motor Vehicles, to be the Acting Secretary of Transportation following Pollack's departure for Washington.

An Esplanade Association rendering of what the Charles River waterfront could look like with a planned reconfiguration of Storrow Drive near the Longfellow Bridge. Courtesy of the Esplanade Association's "Esplanade 2020" report.

Bond Bill Boosts Proposal to Reconfigure Boston’s Charles Circle

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 7, 2021 | No Comments

"It would be the largest expansion of Esplanade parkland in decades," says Rep. Jay Livingstone, the state representative for the neighborhood.

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