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State Breaks Ground On New Links To Northern Strand Trail
The Baker-Polito administration announced last week the groundbreaking of a $13.7 million project to complete the remaining unbuilt sections of the Northern Strand Trail to Western Avenue in Lynn by the summer of 2022.
February 12, 2020
Where Should Massachusetts’s Next Car-Free Street Be?
Last year, New York City banned cars on 14th Street; this month, San Francisco did it on Market Street. The results have been impressive and politically popular, as traffic has seemingly vanished without a trace.
February 10, 2020
The Green Line Is Taking A Summer Break
The C and E branches will each close for a month this summer to accelerate track work and intersection upgrades. Will MassDOT give buses the space they need to pick up the slack?
February 6, 2020
Advocates Put Dedham Rail Trail On April Ballot
Supporters of the Dedham Heritage Rail Trail have collected over 2,100 signatures to put an advisory referendum on the ballot for the town's April 11 municipal election.
February 4, 2020
Westfield Breaks Ground On Columbia Greenway Extension
A new trail link in the city of Westfield will extend a network of rail trails that leads all the way to New Haven, Connecticut.
January 30, 2020
San Francisco Gears Up for ‘Car-Free’ Market Street
Next week, on Wed., Jan. 29, private cars will be banned from Market Street, one of the principal streets in downtown San Francisco.
January 28, 2020
Fees On Uber and Lyft Accelerate Local Sustainable Transport Projects
Fees on Silicon Valley's double-parking, bike lane-blocking drivers are already funding important "complete streets" projects throughout the Boston region.
January 27, 2020
Baker Budget Portends Changes For Boston’s Waterfront ‘Parkways’
Under the Governor's budget proposal released Wednesday, ownership of four Department of Parks and Recreation roads - Storrow Drive, Soldiers Field Road, Day Boulevard and Morrissey Boulevard - would be transferred to MassDOT.
January 23, 2020
City Plans To Clone Roslindale’s Washington Street Bus Lane
An outbound bus-only lane to match the existing inbound lane is being planned for mid-2020.
January 21, 2020
MassTrails Wants To Fund Your Trails Projects
Grant applications are due by February 1.
January 17, 2020
