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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
Mothballing Back Bay Highway Ramp Delivers Windfall to Taxpayers, Developers and T Riders
The closure of a lightly-used Turnpike on-ramp from Clarendon Street under Boston's Back Bay Commuter Rail station will add considerable value to a major redevelopment proposal on the adjacent block, and keep traffic from a nearby parking garage away from the busiest sidewalks around Back Bay Station.
August 28, 2019
Eyes on the Street: New Bikeways on Charles River Dam
One of the first stories that StreetsblogMASS covered was a May public meeting on MassDOT's plans for a road diet and new flexpost-protected bike lanes on Craigie Bridge (also known as Charles River Dam Road) in front of the Boston Museum of Science.
August 9, 2019
Meet Your New Massachusetts Bike and Pedestrian Plans
Last month, MassDOT released its new statewide Bicycle Transportation Plan and a separate Statewide Pedestrian Transportation Plan, the culmination of a two-year planning effort organized around the vision of making biking and walking "a safe, comfortable, and convenient option" for everyone in Massachusetts.
August 6, 2019
Cambridge Has Grand Plans for the Grand Junction Rail Line
The City of Cambridge has kicked off a public design process to build several key segments of a new bike and pedestrian pathway that would cross the city from the BU Bridge to the Somerville city line along the Grand Junction rail line.
July 24, 2019
Advocacy Works: MBTA Cancels East Boston Rail Corridor Sale
After receiving intense scrutiny from transit advocates, the MBTA is withdrawing its effort to sell easement rights to an abandoned mile-long rail corridor along the Chelsea Creek waterfront in East Boston.
July 22, 2019
