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Medford Main Street Project Sparks Community Debate on Safety, Mobility, and Sustainability
MassDOT is redesigning a high-crash intersection in downtown Medford; however, their plans currently include preserving an outdated highway overpass whose ramps are the the site of many of the crashes in the area.
June 28, 2024
Critics Say MassDOT’s New ‘Beyond Mobility’ Plan Is Missing Accountability
A new long-range plan for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) acknowledges that the agency has serious problems with safety, traffic congestion, limited access to public transit, and pollution from its roadways.
May 27, 2024
An Updated Guide To Boston’s Allston/I-90 Megaproject
Since 2013, the state's leading transportation agencies have been planning a massive reconfiguration of Interstate 90, Soldiers Field Road and the Framingham/Worcester railroad line along the Charles River waterfront in Allston.
April 24, 2024
Advocates Win Concessions As State Starts Value-Engineering Allston I-90 Megaproject
In the past month, MassDOT has agreed to two significant changes in its Allston I-90 megaproject in response to pressures from sustainable transportation advocates.
April 22, 2024
Sec. Tibbits-Nutt Discusses MetroWest Transport Issues With Rep. Cataldo
MassDOT Secretary and CEO sits down for a not-particularly-challenging but illuminating interview with State Rep. Simon Cataldo (Concord) for a new video on the legislator's YouTube channel.
March 8, 2024
Governor’s Transportation Funding Task Force Convenes for Its Inaugural Meeting
Governor Healey’s newly-created Transportation Funding Task Force, which will make recommendations for a more sustainable long-term source of public revenues for the MBTA and other statewide transportation projects, will meet for the first time Thursday afternoon.
February 29, 2024
MassDOT Plans to Bridge A Major Barrier In Border-to-Boston Trail Network
MassDOT is designing a new trail connection that would fill a major gap in the Border-to-Boston trail network by linking the Independence Greenway and the Danvers Rail Trail in the City of Peabody.
February 9, 2024
MassDOT’s Allston I-90 Plans Suffer Another Rejection for Federal Funding
For the second year in a row, Washington has rejected a MassDOT request for a large federal grant to finance the Allston Multimodal Project in Boston's Allston neighborhood.
February 5, 2024
Allston Project’s Next Challenge: Keeping the Turnpike’s Traffic Jams Out of A New ‘Transit-Oriented’ Neighborhood
It's been two years since planners nailed down a consensus for a new alignment for the Massachusetts Turnpike in Allston.
January 3, 2024
New North Washington Street Bridge Will Partially Open In December
A construction project that has dragged on longer the entire existence of Streetsblog Massachusetts is reaching a major milestone next month, when traffic between the North End and Charlestown will start using part of the new North Washington Street Bridge.
November 27, 2023
