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Bay State Bike Month is Off to the Races with Kick-off at Aeronaut Brewing
May is Bay State Bike Month, and Boston-area bike advocates gathered at Aeronaut Brewing in Somerville for a Bike Month Kick-off Event last Sunday afternoon.
May 1, 2024
City of Cambridge Projects Aim to Reconnect Communities Around Alewife Station
The City of Cambridge is working on two major trail connections for pedestrians and cyclists in the vicinity of Danehy Park in North Cambridge with a new $2.4 million grant from the federal government.
April 29, 2024
Close.City Maps Illustrate Inequalities of Access to Vital Services Across the Boston Region
On Friday April 5th, Nat Henry (@NatMakesMaps), Director and founder of Henry Spatial Analysis, launched “Close”, an interactive map that shows walkable, bikeable, and transit-friendly neighborhoods across every block in the United States.
April 19, 2024
Springfield Is the Commonwealth’s Deadliest City for Traffic Violence
WalkMassachusetts has released its annual survey of fatal crashes for 2023, which highlighted the City of Springfield for having the Commonwealth's deadliest streets last year.
April 3, 2024
City of Everett Wins Federal Funds to Bridge the Sweetser Circle Barrier
Federal officials have pledged $1.2 million to let the City of Everett start planning ways to bridge the Revere Beach "Parkway," a massive highway barrier that divides the northern and southern parts of the city.
March 14, 2024
DCR Is Planning A Big Renovation of the Southwest Corridor Greenway
The state Department of Recreation (DCR) is working on a Southwest Corridor Park Action Plan to revitalize one of Boston’s busiest greenways, and the agency hosted its second public meeting for the project on February 28th.
March 12, 2024
New Trails We Can Look Forward to In 2024
In the past year, MassDOT and municipalities across the Commonwealth cut ribbons on over a dozen multi-use pathway projects, opening up roughly 20 miles' worth of new bike and pedestrian infrastructure.
December 26, 2023
Eyes On the Street: An Upgraded Freedom Trail Across the New North Washington Street Bridge
After several years' worth of delay, the new North Washington Street Bridge between the North End and Charlestown partially opened to the general public earlier this month, while work continues on the western (upstream) portion of the new bridge.
December 18, 2023
An Exit Interview With Stefanie Seskin
Earlier this fall, Stefanie Seskin, the longtime Director of Active Transportation at the Boston Transportation Department, left her job in municipal government to join the executive team of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO).
October 19, 2023
Bill McKibben Talks About Why the ‘Week Without Driving’ Campaign Is Only the Beginning
One of America's most well-respected environmentalists reflects on how car dependency impacts our planet and our species.
October 6, 2023