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Governor Proposes More Transport Funding, Partly Reversing Past Cuts
MassBudget is a nonprofit think tank that conducts research and analysis on economic and budget policy in Massachusetts, with a particular focus on improving the lives of moderate- and low-income residents. This guest post is part of a MassBudget series looking ahead at some major stories to watch for in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget debate. StreetsblogMASS will share additional briefs and analysis from MassBudget as new budget proposals are released by the Governor and legislative bodies.
February 3, 2020
Baker Budget Portends Changes For Boston’s Waterfront ‘Parkways’
Under the Governor's budget proposal released Wednesday, ownership of four Department of Parks and Recreation roads - Storrow Drive, Soldiers Field Road, Day Boulevard and Morrissey Boulevard - would be transferred to MassDOT.
January 23, 2020
Gov. Baker Pressures Legislators To Address Climate Emergency In State of the Commonwealth Address
The Governor committed the Commonwealth to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and focused attention on addressing emissions from cars and trucks.
January 21, 2020
MassTrails Wants To Fund Your Trails Projects
Grant applications are due by February 1.
January 17, 2020
More Transit-Oriented Parking Is Coming To South Station
Is a parking garage an "amenity" if its users have to stuff their motor vehicles into the gridlocked heart of one of Boston's worst traffic bottlenecks?
January 15, 2020
Suffolk Downs Plan: Transit Upgrades, Bikeways – And Up To 6,760 More Parking Spaces For East Boston
At a public meeting Wednesday evening, developers from the HYM Investment Group announced that they hope to secure approvals next month for a massive development of Suffolk Downs, a former horse racetrack that straddles the Boston-Revere border adjacent to two Blue Line stations.
January 9, 2020
Two Dead In Aftermath of Highway Contractor’s Holiday Party
The morning after a HiWay Safety Systems holiday party, one employee was found unresponsive in a motel room, and another employee, allegedly driving a company vehicle under the influence, crashed into and killed a 13-year-old victim.
January 2, 2020
Many Holdups, Little Accountability For Delayed Street Projects
Some delays in complex construction projects may be inevitable. But in a state with serious traffic and transportation challenges, and with millions in taxpayer funds at stake, it’s reasonable for Massachusetts citizens to expect better outcomes.
November 27, 2019
Lawsuit: State Illegally Eliminated Carpool Lane On I-93
The Conservation Law Foundation, a Boston-based environmental group, has filed its intent to sue MassDOT over its decision to let single-occupant vehicles into a transit and carpool lane on Interstate 93 north of Boston earlier this year.
October 8, 2019
For Priority Trails-To-Transit Projects, MBTA Can’t Get Out of Its Own Way
Today's Boston Globe reports on the ongoing efforts to build a new bike and pedestrian bridge over the Mystic River to connect Everett to the Assembly Orange Line stop, and how administrative bottlenecks at the MBTA are hampering the project in spite of broad financial and political support.
October 4, 2019
