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Christian MilNeil

A blue Amazon delivery van parked illegally in a red dedicated bus lane next to a row of historic buildings along Washington Street in downtown Boston

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Legislation

Smile, Gov. Healey Signs Two Camera Enforcement Bills for Buses

A view of a New York city street with a red "BUS ONLY" lane in the middle of the image, and the yellow rear end of an MTA city bus at right. The rear of the bus includes a blue sticker that says "KEEP BUS LANES CLEAR" and "This bus lane may be subject to enforcement by camera - avoid a ticket"

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Last-Minute Legislating Puts Camera Enforcement Bills On Governor’s Desk

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Street Design

Anyone Can Redesign a Street. Here’s How.

A bike path runs alongside a narrow paved roadway. A green sign reads "BIKE ROUTE: Groveland Com. Trail" and beyond is a stop ahead sign.

Groveland Community Trail

Trails

New Trails We Can Look Forward To In 2025

A smiling black woman with long braided hair wearing a black-and-yellow plaid patterned sweater

Meghan Volcy

A crowd of people in winter coats waits to board an MBTA 104 bus.

MBTA Bus 104

MBTA

Route Review: Riding the New Frequent-Service 104 from Malden

A map of Brookline and the four branches of the Green Line, with the C branch in the center running from Cleveland Circle at lower left to Kenmore Square at upper right.

C Branch Accessibility Upgrade Plan credit MBTA

Accessibility

MBTA’s Green Line Accessibility Project Will Consolidate Stops in Brookline

A crowd of people on bikes rides down an empty four-lane highway. On the left side of the roadway are large trees and multi-story brick buildings; on the right is the Charles River with the Boston skyline in the distance.

RiverbendParkBikes

DCR Will Start Tearing Out Pavement for Memorial Drive Narrowing Project In 2025

A freshly-paved city street lined with commercial buildings against the sidewalk. In the center of the image, a freshly-paved sidewalk-level bike lane is blocked by a utility pole.

Needham St northbound near Rockland St

Protected bike lanes

Utility Poles Limit the Utility of Newton’s New ‘Complete Street’

Bike in Western Ave. bike lane in Allston credit Emily Jacobsen

Bicycling

Eyes On the Street: The New Western Ave. Bike Lanes

Signs alongside a roadway read "Hammond Pond Parkway – Massachusetts Dept. of Conservation and Recreation" and "Hammond Pond Parkway Improvement Contract No. P23-3501-C3A Newton MA" next to some orange construction cones and freshly-laid asphalt and stacks of granite curbing.

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Eyes On the Street: State Conservation Agency Converts Asphalt to Parkland In Newton