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Eyes On the Street: Safer Side Streets In Jamaica Plain
New speed humps, a 20 mph speed limit, and bike lanes – which make the driving lanes more narrow – seem to be having a significant effect in encouraging safer speeds.
November 7, 2023
Legislature’s Latest Attempt for Automated Traffic Enforcement Is Missing the Bus
For the third year in a row, lawmakers are attempting to legalize automated traffic enforcement cameras that would slap speeding drivers and red-light runners with $25 fines.
October 30, 2023
More Details On MassDOT’s Plans to Rebuild Bowker Overpass
MassDOT is moving ahead with plans to replace a crumbling segment of the notorious Bowker Overpass near Kenmore Square with a pair of new bridges.
October 30, 2023
Eyes On the Street: Posts Replace Cones on Mass. Ave. Bridge
It's been almost two years since MassDOT widened the busy bike lanes on the Harvard Bridge (also known as the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge) with orange construction cones.
October 26, 2023
Somerville Voters Approve Bike Lanes, Bus Stop Improvements In Participatory Budget
Earlier this week, Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne announced that five projects would receive nearly $1 million in city funding in the City of Somerville’s first-ever Participatory Budgeting process.
October 26, 2023
Here’s the MBTA’s Bus Lane Wishlist for Its New ‘High Frequency’ Bus Routes
"MBTA's Transit Priority Vision corridors are identified based on service offering (bus network redesign frequency), social benefit (existing bus and passenger delay), and passenger experience."
October 23, 2023
DCR Plans Confirm There Will Be Less Space for Bikes In the Arborway’s Most Dangerous Intersection
Detailed plans from DCR confirm that the agency plans to add more space for traffic jams by reducing the width of a protective buffer between a bike lane and moving motor vehicles.
October 19, 2023
An Exit Interview With Stefanie Seskin
Earlier this fall, Stefanie Seskin, the longtime Director of Active Transportation at the Boston Transportation Department, left her job in municipal government to join the executive team of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO).
October 19, 2023
MassDOT Plans New Shared-Use Path Connection Between Northampton, Easthampton
Last week, MassDOT held a virtual public hearing for a project that will construct a new shared-use path alongside Route 5 between Northampton and the Mount Tom State Reservation in Easthampton.
October 16, 2023
Changing Course, MassDOT Will Provide Safe Detour For Norwottuck Trail Blockage in Hadley
MassDOT will implement a temporary crosswalk and separated path through its Route 9 construction zone after trail users raised alarms that the agency's road widening project had effectively blocked off one of the busiest regional trails in western Massachusetts.
September 27, 2023
