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Stephanie Pollack Leaving MassDOT to Join Biden’s Federal Highway Administration
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.
January 21, 2021
Bond Bill Boosts Proposal to Reconfigure Boston’s Charles Circle
"It would be the largest expansion of Esplanade parkland in decades," says Rep. Jay Livingstone, the state representative for the neighborhood.
January 7, 2021
MBTA Board Updates: Details Emerge on Tobin Bus Lanes, Budget Cuts
MBTA budget planners now predict a $584 million budget deficit for the 2022 fiscal year, which starts next summer.
November 23, 2020
Facing Solid Consensus for At-Grade Design, MassDOT Stalls Allston/I-90 Decision
MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack told MassDOT board members that she could not "at this time" recommend a preferred alternative for the project.
November 18, 2020
Among Elected Officials, A Strong Consensus Against I-90 Viaduct On the Charles River
"Consensus is an ideal rarely reached in our field; there is, however, significant convergence on the Modified At-Grade (option) as the preferred design approach," writes Boston Mayor Marty Walsh.
November 6, 2020
Today’s Your Last Day to Submit Comments for the Allston/I-90 Environmental Review
In the coming months, MassDOT is expected to compile public input and select its preferred alternative for the massive highway realignment and commuter rail project.
October 29, 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
A Suburban Strip In Newton and Needham Is Getting a Complete Streets Makeover
Among other improvements, the project will build new protected bike lanes that will create a continuous, 1.8 mile bike route from Needham to Newton Highlands.
October 1, 2020
Melnea Cass Project Spotlights Value of Street Trees
Because the project is already under contract between MassDOT and Newport, the City of Boston has limited influence. But city officials say that they are working with MassDOT to pursue possible "change orders" to the agreement.
September 28, 2020
Washington Snubs Dorchester Bus Riders In Favor of a Suburban Highway Interchange
New bus lanes on Blue Hill Avenue would benefit roughly 20,000 bus riders in Dorchester and Mattapan, reduce their collective commuting times by 800 hours every day, and allow the T to make over 100 additional daily bus trips along existing routes using the same number of buses and drivers, according to a rejected application for federal funding.
September 17, 2020
