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In Turnaround, Cambridge Council Endorses Car-Free Memorial Drive
On Monday night, the Cambridge City Council voted to endorse the closure of Memorial Drive to car traffic for the duration of the stay-at-home order associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 14, 2020
Bus-Only Lanes Coming to Charles River Dam Road
A year ago, Charles River Dam Road had no dedicated space for buses or bikes; when these new bus lanes open at the end of May, more than half of the roadway will have been set aside for sustainable modes of transportation.
April 14, 2020
What’s in Mayor Walsh’s 2021 Streets Budget?
The Mayor's budget proposal advances major bus-priority projects on Warren Street, Blue Hill Avenue, and on Summer Street in the Seaport, while also supporting ongoing work for new protected bike routes and sidewalk upgrades across the city.
April 10, 2020
Brookline Boards Endorse Car Lane Closures to Give Pedestrians More Space
The town will close on-street parking lanes on Brookline Avenue, Longwood Avenue, and Harvard Street, plus one motor vehicle travel lane on Beacon Street in the vicinity of Coolidge Corner.
April 8, 2020
Cambridge Council Balks at Giving Residents Space to Physically Distance
The Cambridge City Council narrowly voted down a proposal to give its residents more space to safely physically distance themselves on city streets during their regular meeting Monday night.
April 6, 2020
DCR Starts Shutting Cars Out of Park Roads to Reduce COVID-19 Risk
The Department of Conservation and Recreation has announced new limits on vehicular traffic on Chickatawbut Road in the Blue Hills Reservation and a portion of Fellsway West in Medford.
April 5, 2020
Cambridge City Council Considers Opening Streets for Outdoor Exercise
On Monday evening, the Cambridge City Council (with most councilors calling in to participate by teleconference) discussed two policy orders that could give people walking and bicycling more space during the COVID-19 pandemic by closing city streets to car traffic.
March 31, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: Great Bus Streets, Featuring Boston’s Lindiwe Rennert
This week's podcast features Lindiwe Rennert, a Boston transit planner, who chats about her work on the Warren Street corridor.
March 26, 2020
Livablestreets Report Keeps ‘Go Boston 2030’ on the Agenda, Not on a Shelf
In a new report released this morning, the LivableStreets Alliance says that Boston is making good progress on improving street safety, but by and large has yet to make significant progress on its ambitions to reduce traffic and air pollution by increasing biking, walking and transit use.
March 11, 2020
City Wants You To Weigh In: What’s the Best Way To ‘Connect Downtown’?
On Thursday evening, the City of Boston’s Transportation Department revealed conceptual designs for pedestrian improvements and high-quality bikeways across the Common and downtown Boston at an open house for its “Connect Downtown” project.
March 6, 2020
