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Updated Suffolk Downs Plan Acknowledges Climate Goals, But Still Proposes 6,760 New Parking Spaces
The board of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) voted Thursday evening to approve a massive development of Suffolk Downs, a former horse racetrack that straddles the Boston-Revere border adjacent to two Blue Line stations.
September 24, 2020
Brewery Landlord Sues to Block Housing for the Homeless, Because Parking
The Jamaica Plain landlord of Turtle Swamp Brewing is arguing that his tenant's "ability to find parking" on Washington Street is more important than housing over 200 homeless people.
August 11, 2020
How Did the North End’s Car Owners Steal a Public Playground?
An overlooked parking lot in the North End is technically a public park.
July 30, 2020
Study: Apartments With Free Parking Reduce Transit Ridership
If your home comes with a free parking spot, you'll probably use it.
January 29, 2020
City Data Show Almost All Of Boston’s New Housing Is Being Built For Car Owners
In 2019, BPDA planners approved 59 new development projects that include the construction of 5,080 more parking spaces in the City of Boston.
January 29, 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
New Somerville Zoning Law Dramatically Curtails Off-Street Parking
A newly-passed overhaul of Somerville's zoning laws will eliminate requirements for off-street parking across most of the city.
December 16, 2019
Globe Puts Spotlight On Beacon Hill’s Gridlocked Car Culture
The Boston Globe has debuted its latest Spotlight report, "Seeing Red," with a hard look at how state politicians are failing to deal with the region's burgeoning traffic problems.
November 19, 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
