How to Build a Cheap Homemade Speed Camera
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Most drivers in the North End go under 20 mph - but reckless speeding over 40 mph was distressingly common.
Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Tactical Urbanism
It’s #Sneckdown Season
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One silver lining to the recent snow: it's left thousands of "sneckdowns," places where snowbanks have narrowed down the roadway and forced cars to slow down considerably (a "snow neckdown").
MassDOT Announces $1 Million in Grants for Pandemic ‘Shared Streets and Spaces’
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The first round of grant funding will create safer walking routes to schools in Chelsea, a new bus lane in Somerville, and new protected on-street pathways in Lowell.
Baker Admin. Launches $5M ‘Shared Streets and Spaces Emergency Grant Program’
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The Commonwealth is launching a new $5 million grant program to create safer walking and biking routes with more room for physical distancing as “stay at home” orders ease this spring and summer. The new program was announced on Thursday afternoon during a press conference with Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito at the […]
Cambridge (Finally) Announces Citywide Shared Streets Network
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The conceptual network would extend "all the way from Fresh Pond and Danehy Park, through Harvard Square and down towards Kendall Square... with another piece running down from Central Square to the river along Magazine Street."
Plans for Boston’s ‘Healthy Streets’ Initiative Expected Later This Week
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On Tuesday, the City of Boston briefly published a new website with tentative plans for its “healthy streets” initiative, which would make tactical changes to city streets to provide more room for safe physical distancing among pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders. City officials had discussed the overall strategy at a City Council hearing earlier this […]