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In Powder House Project, Parking Blurs Somerville’s ‘Vision Zero’
A community meeting tonight will discuss a recent repaving project on Somerville’s Powder House Boulevard, where a motorist killed a woman in a crosswalk in front of a neighborhood school this February.
July 31, 2019
Cambridge Has Grand Plans for the Grand Junction Rail Line
The City of Cambridge has kicked off a public design process to build several key segments of a new bike and pedestrian pathway that would cross the city from the BU Bridge to the Somerville city line along the Grand Junction rail line.
July 24, 2019
Natick, MassDOT Break Ground on Cochituate Trail Link to Framingham
Construction started this week on Natick's section of the Cochituate Rail Trail, a 2.4 mile path that will link fast-growing suburban neighborhoods and major employers to Natick's town center and commuter rail stop.
July 19, 2019
Photos: ‘People-Protected’ Bike Lane on Fenway
A crowd of over 100 street safety advocates spent a pleasant morning in one of Boston's Olmsted parks (albeit one that's largely been paved over to give drivers more places to get stuck in traffic) as they created a "people-protected bike lane" on Fenway and Brookline Avenue during the morning rush hour.
July 11, 2019
New MassTrails Grant Program Funds 71 Trail Projects on a Shoestring Budget
A new statewide grant program has released its first round of awards, stretching $5 million in state and federal funds to advance dozens of trail projects across the state.
July 9, 2019
State’s Memorial Drive Concept Conserves Cambridge Waterfront… for Cars
On Tuesday evening in Cambridge, several dozen neighbors, local politicians and transportation advocates turned out to hear the state's conceptual improvement plans for the "Memorial Drive Phase III" project, which would rebuild the roadways and paths on Cambridge's riverfront from Eliot Bridge near Mount Auburn Hospital to the rotary at the foot of the Boston University Bridge.
June 26, 2019
City Proposes Road Diet, Protected Bike Lanes for West Roxbury’s Centre Street
City staff propose taking away a car lane, shortening pedestrian crossings and adding protected bike lanes to West Roxbury's main street.
June 24, 2019
Boston Kicks Off Redesign Process for West Roxbury’s Centre Street
West Roxbury Main Streets, the neighborhood business organization, has been asking the city for traffic calming improvements since 2016, when a survey identified Centre Street's pedestrian-hostile design as a major barrier to foot traffic.
June 17, 2019
Developers Pitch Major Reconfiguration of Kenmore Square
"The result is a Kenmore Square whose heart is a public space rather than a busy roadway," says the proposal's designer.
June 14, 2019
Allston Gets a New Bike/Bus Lane
It's been a rough week for the MBTA and its riders, with a Saturday derailment on the Green Line that injured 10, and an extremely disruptive Red Line derailment during this morning's rush hour, but some good news is here for riders on two of the agency's busiest bus routes.
June 12, 2019
