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Two More Days To Weigh In on Bus Network Redesign
MBTA and MassDOT staff will refine the proposed new bus network map based on public feedback over the rest of the summer, then present a final proposal to the MBTA board in October.
July 29, 2022
Proyecto en Lawrence Completaría Un Sendero Apartado de Calles Desde Merrimack River Hasta la Frontera de New Hampshire
El proyecto Lawrence-Manchester Rail Corridor activaría un tramo de 1.4 millas del camino de tren abandonado Boston y Maine en Lawrence, desde Merrimack Street al sur del Merrimack River hasta el actual Methuen Rail Trail en la línea entre las ciudades de Methuen y Lawrence.
July 27, 2022
New Climate Policies Target the Commonwealth’s Worst Polluter: MassDOT
While other sectors of the Massachusetts economy are reducing their consumption of fossil fuels, pollution on MassDOT's roadways has been getting worse.
July 11, 2022
MassTrails Grant Program Announces Funding for 81 Trail Projects Across the Commonwealth
Increased funding will help fill in dozens of missing links in the state's growing network of off-street multi-use paths and walking trails.
June 29, 2022
MassDOT Plans Two New Roundabouts for Dangerous Worcester Intersection
Last week, MassDOT shared their plans to convert a dangerous pair of intersections on Worcester’s west side to two roundabouts in an effort to improve safety and provide better pedestrian and bicycle accommodations next to the Worcester State University campus.
June 21, 2022
MassDOT Under Fire for Stockpiling Hazardous Debris Next to Public Housing in Chelsea
"Folks always say what is environmental justice? What is environmental racism? Here it is. This is a prime example of it. The state is dumping contaminated material next to low-income communities and communities of color,” said Rosanne Bongiovanni, the executive director of GreenRoots, a Chelsea-based environmental justice advocacy organization.
May 6, 2022
MassDOT Bridge Replacements Could Upgrade Somerville’s Access to Sullivan Square
According to preliminary design documents from MassDOT, the new Maffa Way bridge would make room for a slightly wider sidewalk and a new two-way, physically separated bike path that would extend from Mount Pleasant Street on the Somerville/Boston city line to the Sullivan Square MBTA station.
March 2, 2022
MassDOT’s Complete Streets Philosophy Got Buried Under Massive Snowbanks This Weekend
StreetsblogMASS asked MassDOT about its sidewalk snow removal policies, and an agency spokesperson made it clear that the agency generally doesn't consider itself responsible for clearing the sidewalks along the roadways it builds and maintains.
January 31, 2022
Internal Email Raises Safety Concerns for Dorchester’s Beades Bridge
After David Jones fell to his death on a broken stairway near the JFK/UMass station, a high-ranking @MassDCR official emailed his colleagues with a warning: “This incident gives me new motivation on the Beades issue.”
January 26, 2022
Guest Column: Another Crash Highlights State Inaction on Somerville’s ‘Corridor of Death’
Mystic Avenue is a state road under MassDOT’s jurisdiction and, together with MassDOT-controlled McGrath Highway, comprises Somerville’s “Corridor of Death.” It has been the site of three pedestrian deaths in less than two years.
December 21, 2021
