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MassDOT Tries Again – With Smaller Expectations – For Federal Megaproject Funding
Last year, Massachusetts submitted five applications for these discretionary grant programs, but did not receive funding for any.
August 22, 2023
MassDOT’s ‘Shared Streets and Spaces’ Grants Will Continue Into 2024
The days of "physical distancing" are mostly behind us, but a pandemic-era program designed to promote safer outdoor gathering spaces on public streets will continue for at least one more year.
July 13, 2023
MassTrails Program Announces $11 Million in Grants for 68 Trail Projects
The state has announced $11.6 million in funding for 68 local trail construction and enhancement projects across the Commonwealth.
June 15, 2023
On Morrissey Boulevard, A Flood of Plans, But Little Action
The lack of consensus around the future of Morrissey Boulevard and the adjacent Kosciuszko Circle (the dangerous rotary where Morrissey, Day Boulevard, Old Colony Avenue, and Mt. Vernon Street all intersect) represents a considerable risk factor for the city's plans to create a new transit-oriented neighborhood on the Red Line.
May 15, 2023
WalkBoston Analysis Finds Traffic Violence Is Overwhelmingly Concentrated in Lower-Income, Non-White Neighborhoods
"This skewed spatial distribution of fatal pedestrian crashes in Massachusetts demonstrates that (environmental justice) communities face disproportionate harm in large part because of historic and present-day injustices in transportation planning," says WalkBoston.
April 3, 2023
Under Harvard’s Influence, MassDOT Approves $86 Million Contract to Rehab Allston Highway Viaduct
"It’s concerning that Harvard, an institution that has historically been opaque in their plans to develop in Allston, has control over the major infrastructure that impacts thousand of residents here, without having a clear and transparent process to share what those conversations are," said Galen Mook, a member of the Allston Multimodal Project's public task force.
March 21, 2023
What’s In Gov. Healey’s Budget Proposal
The state government expects to get over $1 billion next year from a new surtax on high-income earners. Here's how the Governor plans to spend it.
March 6, 2023
Somerville Preps Petitions for Lower Speed Limits on State-Controlled ‘Corridor of Death’
A new roadway safety law enacted at the end of December created a new process by which local municipalities could petition state agencies to reduce speed limits on state-owned roadways within their boundaries.
February 7, 2023
Who Is Gina Fiandaca, MassDOT’s New Boss?
In the the Lone Star state’s capital city, Fiandaca oversaw several city departments, including transportation and public works, and was in charge of implementing Austin’s “Mobility Outcome” – to “make our city and transportation network accessible and reliable for all members of our community” – from the city’s strategic plan.
January 9, 2023
