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A Reading Road Diet Moves From Pilot to Permanent
According MassDOT data, the removal of one traffic lane from Route 28 did not affect travel times or traffic volumes on other streets nearby, and early data suggest that fewer drivers are causing crashes.
August 31, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: The Feminist City
Talking to the author of "Feminist City" about how our public spaces could transform our society for the better — and even improve our friendships.
August 19, 2021
Somerville to Shrink Powder House Traffic Circle
In the next few weeks, the City of Somerville will use quick-build materials to transform the Powderhouse Circle traffic rotary, a six-way junction of busy walking and biking routes at the southern edge of the Tufts University campus, into a smaller roundabout with protected bike lanes, shortened crosswalks, and increased space for pedestrians.
August 10, 2021
Eyes On the Street: Flexpost Carnage On the South Bay Harbor Trail
The "phase one" segment currently under construction extends the existing shared-use path that exists along the Fort Point channel southward to Albany Street at the edge of the South End.
July 30, 2021
Streetsfilms Features the North End’s Outdoor Dining Streets Transformations
Clarence Eckerson, Jr. features a tour of the North End's remarkable outdoor dining streets in his latest Streetfilm.
July 27, 2021
Research Suggests Boston’s New Protected Lanes Boosted Bikeshare Traffic 80 Percent
Bikeshare traffic across the Allston and Fenway neighborhoods more than doubled after a city project added protected bike lanes on Commonwealth Avenue. Furthermore, the fastest growth involved trips that would have been likely to use the newly-built protected bike lanes.
July 22, 2021
MassDOT Announces $12.5 Million in Shared Streets, Complete Streets Grants
The Commonwealth announced $6 million in grants to 18 communities through its 2022 Complete Streets Funding Program, plus another $6.5 million to 78 applicants in its ongoing Shared Streets and Spaces program.
July 21, 2021
State Agencies Seek to Transform the Lynnway With New Bike Path and Bus Rapid Transit
The project would remove car lanes on the Lynnway to create center-running bus lanes with transit signal priority, a shared use path, improved bus stops, and safer crosswalks along a 1.5 mile corridor along Lynn's harborfront.
July 14, 2021
Travel Guide: Riding the New Northern Strand Trail to Lynn
The new Northern Strand Path is poised to become a major new transportation route for North Shore commuters. But the Northern Strand's stunning and abundant waterfront views also make it stand out as a recreational destination.
July 12, 2021
What Do We Do About Wellington?
Only 18 percent of Wellington station's riders use the station's park-and-ride lots, which bury six acres of publicly-owned, riverfront real estate under asphalt.
July 5, 2021
