Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Traffic congestion

Two Green Line trains meet at the Mission Park stop of the E Branch on Huntington Ave. in Boston. This segment of the Green Line is one of the last remaining areas where trains must share a lane with car and truck traffic, and stations lack dedicated platforms where riders can board and disembark. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Pi.1415926535, used with permission under a Creative Commons license.

The Tracks Are New, But the Green Line’s E Branch Still Gets Stuck in Traffic

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

Last week, the E Branch of the Green Line reopened to riders after a month-long construction project to replace tracks on Huntington Avenue. But, as we noted in our coverage of the reopening, the project did not address one of the biggest challenges that the E branch faces: the fact that cars and trucks are […]

Traffic congestion on I-93 southbound in downtown Boston, pictured around 2 pm on Thursday, August 8, 2019.

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Post-COVID, Workers Say They Still Won’t Want to Drive

By Kea Wilson | Jul 15, 2020 | No Comments

32 percent of Americans said they’d prefer to ditch their commutes altogether and work from home every day.

Study: Highway Pollution Contributes to Higher COVID-19 Death Rates

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 7, 2020 | No Comments

The study's results are especially concerning for many of communities of color in Massachusetts, where the legacies of racist planning policies expose Asian, Latinx and Black neighborhoods to higher levels of tailpipe pollution.

A Forest Hills-bound bus bypasses morning traffic on Washington Street in Roslindale. Photo courtesy of the City of Boston.

Boston Is Still the Title Town For Worst Traffic

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 9, 2020 | No Comments

INRIX has released its annual traffic scorecard - but some important caveats apply to their methodology.

A double-parked Lyft driver waits outside of the South Station bus terminal on Thursday, August 8, 2019.

Fees On Uber and Lyft Accelerate Local Sustainable Transport Projects

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 27, 2020 | No Comments

Fees on Silicon Valley's double-parking, bike lane-blocking drivers are already funding important "complete streets" projects throughout the Boston region.

City Plans To Clone Roslindale’s Washington Street Bus Lane

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 21, 2020 | No Comments

An outbound bus-only lane to match the existing inbound lane is being planned for mid-2020.

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