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Thursday: Boston Hosts Events On Blue Hill Ave., ‘Connect Downtown’ Projects
City of Boston planners have scheduled two separate public meetings next Thursday, March 5 to present their progress on two major street safety projects: a transit-focused redesign of Blue Hill Avenue in the southern part of the city, and the "Connect Downtown/Southwest Corridor Extension" project, which is aiming to improve bike and pedestrian access into and through the neighborhoods surrounding the Boston Common.
February 27, 2020
Suffolk Downs Plan: Transit Upgrades, Bikeways – And Up To 6,760 More Parking Spaces For East Boston
At a public meeting Wednesday evening, developers from the HYM Investment Group announced that they hope to secure approvals next month for a massive development of Suffolk Downs, a former horse racetrack that straddles the Boston-Revere border adjacent to two Blue Line stations.
January 9, 2020
Planners Soliciting Ideas For Upgraded Bike and Walking Routes Across Downtown Boston
Planners from the City of Boston are hosting a series of walks this autumn to kick off planning for new “high-comfort” bike routes and crosswalk upgrades to encourage more people to walk and bike across downtown Boston.
November 12, 2019
Voters Living Near Somerville’s New Bus Lanes Overwhelmingly Back Their Proponent
Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone, who backed the rollout of an ambitious all-day, bidirectional bus lane on Broadway in Somerville during an election year, won a commanding majority of votes in the three wards immediately adjacent to the bus lane project, according to preliminary election results.
November 6, 2019
Drivers Lash Out As Bus Riders Sail Through Somerville
New bus lanes on Broadway – the region's first all-day, bi-directional dedicated bus lanes outside of the Silver Line – are under fire.
October 10, 2019
With More Construction Delays On the Way, Boston Lays A Red Carpet For Haymarket-Bound Bus Riders
When it's complete in 2023, the new North Washington Street Bridge will include its own dedicated bus lane that will connect to the city's new facility, as well as separated bike lanes and wider sidewalks.
October 10, 2019
Boston Planners Begin Outreach for Mass. Ave. Upgrades In Dorchester
On Saturday, the City of Boston will host its second community walk and bike ride with city transportation planners to discuss safety upgrades to Massachusetts Avenue between Melnea Cass Boulevard and Columbia Road at Edward Everett Square, a corridor that was identified as a top short-term priority for better bike lanes and crosswalks in the GoBoston 2030 plan.
October 3, 2019
Boston Plans Separation, Traffic Calming For White-Knuckle Allston Bike Lanes
The Boston Transportation Department is planning "near-term" changes to Cambridge Street in Allston between Harvard Avenue and the Charles River, where paint-only bike lanes currently guide cyclists through a series of intimidating merges with speeding vehicles headed to and from the Massachusetts Turnpike.
September 30, 2019
Kendall Square Is Getting Rid of Another Car Lane
In the midst of a development boom that will bring thousands of new workers and residents into the neighborhood, the City of Cambridge is continuing its policy of accommodating growth by re-allocating street space from private vehicles to cleaner, more efficient modes of transportation with a planned road diet on Main Street between Broadway and the Longfellow Bridge.
September 26, 2019
Ruggles Street Plans Aim for Safer Link From Dudley Square to SW Corridor
The City of Boston Public Works Department is finalizing plans to rebuild Ruggles Street, a street lined with affordable housing developments, with narrower car lanes, wider sidewalks and new protected bikeways.
September 16, 2019
