MBTA Board Updates: Details Emerge on Tobin Bus Lanes, Budget Cuts
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MBTA budget planners now predict a $584 million budget deficit for the 2022 fiscal year, which starts next summer.
Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Street Design
Eyes On the Street: Boston’s New Downtown Protected Bike Lanes
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"We've been able to build out a set of bike lanes that serve as a hub for the bike network that courses into Boston's downtown," says Chris Osgood, Boston's Chief of Streets.
Legal Settlement Will Restore Carpool Lane and Add New Bus Lane on Tobin Bridge
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has committed to establishing a new bus lanes on the Tobin Bridge and I-93 as part of a legal settlement over its decision to eliminate a carpool lane on I-93 in the spring of 2019. The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), a Boston-based environmental group, filed an intent to sue MassDOT […]
Eyes On the Street: Cambridge Fills A Key Bike Network Gap
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Webster Avenue is a short but frequently-used bike route between Union Square in Somerville and Cambridge Street in Cambridge.
The Morrissey Marshes: Where Boston’s Climate and Transportation Challenges Collide
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Major redevelopment schemes and the city's climate resiliency strategy all hinge on a plan that doesn’t exist yet: how Morrissey Boulevard will be rebuilt for a future with higher sea levels and fewer motor vehicles.
City Unveils Proposed Designs for State Street in Downtown Boston
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Crosswalks will be shortened, sidewalks will be expanded, and bicyclists will get an upgraded connection – including a proposed protected intersection where State Street meets the I-93 Surface Road.