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MBTA Will Run Special ‘Rails and Trails’ Excursion Train to Newburyport On Nov. 7
The MBTA will bring back its special "Fall Ride" excursion train on Saturday, Nov. 7th with a Boston-to-Newburyport express train and guided bike tours of the region's trail network.
October 19, 2026
Can Waltham and Weston Transform Aging Office Parks Into A Transit-Oriented Neighborhood?
Developers are planning up to 880 new homes and a new regional rail station to replace struggling office parks in Waltham and Weston.
October 6, 2026
MassDOT Board Approves $79 Million Contract to Start Building Mystic River Bike and Pedestrian Bridge
MassDOT expects the construction project to last about three years.
September 23, 2026
New State Road Funding Bill Includes $200 Million For DCR Parkways and Trail Projects
A new state funding bill for statewide road maintenance projects will include a new $200 million fund for trails and roadways under the control of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).
July 23, 2026
Healey Administration Awards $8.6 Million in MassTrails Grants – Here’s What’s Getting Funded
Trail advocates from all over the Commonwealth gathered yesterday at the Rauscher Farm in Clinton, next to a future segment of the Mass Central Rail Trail, as state officials announced this year's round of MassTrails grants to support the planning, design, and construction of new trails all over the state.
June 25, 2026
Town of Sandwich Opens New 4-Mile Segment In Planned Cross-Cape Pathway
Last Friday, local officials officially cut the ribbon on the new Service Road shared-use pathway in the Cape Cod town of Sandwich – a four-mile trail alongside Service Road that partially fills one of the biggest gaps in the Cape's network of off-street bike and pedestrian trails.
June 2, 2026
Local Planner’s Design Prize Victory Will Give Malden’s Bike Kitchen Space to Grow
A local transportation planner has won an international grant competition with her designs to upgrade the Bike to the Sea Bike Kitchen along the Northern Strand Trail in Malden.
May 7, 2026
Natick’s Rail Trail Now Connects to Its Downtown MBTA Station
The MBTA has opened up the final component of its new regional rail station in Natick Center: a trail connection that connects the outbound train platform directly to the the Cochituate Rail Trail.
March 12, 2026
While We Were Away: A Roundup of News From the Holiday Break
Happy new year! We took some time off for a long winter break, but news kept on happening. Some of these are stories we may cover in greater depth after we dig through a few hundred unread messages in our inbox, but for now, here's a quick briefing on the big stories from the past two weeks:
January 5, 2026
New Trails to Look Forward To In 2026
Massachusetts opened over 40 miles' worth of new off-street trails in 2025, and more than a dozen new projects are expected to break ground in 2026.
December 23, 2025
