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Boston Tries Out ‘Better Barriers’ to Sub For Battered Bollards

"Long-term, our goal is to move away from flexposts in most circumstances," says Boston's Chief of Streets.

September 30, 2025

USDOT Cancels $20 Million Pledge to Fund Street and Transit Improvements In Roxbury

The grant cancellation is part of a nationwide wave of funding cuts for projects that the Trump administration opposes.

September 17, 2025

Mayor Wu Trounces Anti-Bike Challenger In Preliminary Election

In stump speeches, Kraft claimed, without evidence, that the city's limited number of bike lanes "increase congestion," and pledged to "set a pause" on new bikeways.

September 10, 2025

DCR Striping Project Attempts to Calm Traffic on Mystic Riverfront Rotaries in Arlington and Medford

New crosswalks and wheelchair accessible ramps should be installed "by summer 2026," according to DCR officials.

August 28, 2025

Boston, MBTA Plan New Center-Running Transitway On Huntington and South Huntington Avenue

Buses would also use the proposed new Green Line E branch transitway to bypass traffic between Heath Street and Brigham Circle.

August 25, 2025

Eyes On the Street: Depaving Leo Birmingham Park

The state's park agency is tearing up two highway lanes' worth of asphalt to convert half of an obsolete highway back into parkland in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston.

August 25, 2025