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Somerville planners Brad Rawson (left) and Justin Schreiber in front of the city's new bus lanes at the top of Winter Hill on November 22, 2019.

Next Monday: Somerville Hosts Public Hearing On Broadway Bus Lanes

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 6, 2019 | No Comments

On Monday evening, Somerville will host a public hearing at City Hall to discuss early traffic and transit data from the city’s new bus and bike lanes on on Broadway in Winter Hill. The meeting will be hosted by the City Council’s Traffic and Parking Committee and the city’s Traffic Commission. Following a presentation of […]

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Former Gov. Mike Dukakis: Driving Is For Turkeys

By Aaron Short | Dec 2, 2019 | No Comments

The former Democratic presidential candidate deserves a revival for his ideas on making transportation sustainable.

A new Orange Line car on a flatbed truck in early 2019. Courtesy of the MBTA.

‘Uncommon Noise’ Pulls New Orange Line Trains From Service, Again

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 2, 2019 | No Comments

The MBTA’s new Orange Line trains, which debuted this summer, have been taken out of service indefinitely while engineers investigate an “uncommon noise” coming from the underside of the new trains. “With safety as a top priority and out of an abundance of caution, the decision was made to temporarily remove the new cars from […]

Five Lessons From Seattle’s Crusade Against Driving

By Aaron Short | Nov 25, 2019 | No Comments

Seattle saw solo commuting drop 8.9 percent between 2010 and 2018, making it the nation's leader in reducing traffic.

A sketch of the bus and bike lane improvements that the City of Somerville implemented on Broadway this summer. Courtesy of the City of Somerville.

Voters Living Near Somerville’s New Bus Lanes Overwhelmingly Back Their Proponent

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 6, 2019 | No Comments

Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone, who backed the rollout of an ambitious all-day, bidirectional bus lane on Broadway in Somerville during an election year, won a commanding majority of votes in the three wards immediately adjacent to the bus lane project, according to preliminary election results. The results suggest that the opponents of the city’s “Winter […]

The Blue Hill Avenue Fairmount Line stop, pictured in spring 2019. Courtesy of the MBTA.

MBTA Board Endorses Major Upgrades to Commuter Rail System

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments

The MBTA Fiscal and Control Management Board has endorsed an aspirational vision to electrify the MBTA commuter rail network to provide all-day, rapid-transit-style service throughout eastern Massachusetts, with an initial phase focused on upgrading Boston’s Fairmount Line, the Boston-Providence line, and the Rockport line through Chelsea, Revere and Lynn. The vote caps off a year-long […]

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