A large truck waits behind a car idling next to a row of parked cars along Cambridge Street near Bowdoin Station where a person on a bike tries to squeeze through.
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Guest Column: Europe’s Bike and Transit Systems Are a Marvel, But Only For Some
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European cities have built exceptional infrastructure for the dominant culture, and that is much of what American tourists experience on their visits.
Photos: Open Streets Event in Roxbury Neighborhood
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This past Saturday, the City of Boston hosted its second Open Streets event in the neighborhood of Roxbury along a stretch of Blue Hill Avenue from Warren Street to Dudley Street. The event temporarily closed off a section of Blue Hill Avenue to traffic and opened it to families, people on bikes, and anyone else […]
Boston Seeks Plans for Bus Priority, Protected Bike Routes Through Longwood and Kenmore Square
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The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) just released a request for proposals to conduct a new transportation study of the Longwood and Kenmore Square neighborhoods that aims to accommodate millions of square feet in new development with new transit-priority streets and better-connected networks of trails and protected bike lanes. According to the BPDA, over […]
How Boston Plans to Cool Down Streets Amidst Rising Temperatures
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The City of Boston has several projects in the works as part of an ongoing Climate Ready Boston initiative in response to the changing climate patterns we’ve been experiencing and which are only expected to increase in frequency and severity, but the projects seem to miss a key connection between heat and transportation.
T Announces Another Month-Long Closure For 5 Green Line Stops; Postpones Opening Date For Medford Extension
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The closure of the North Station Green Line stop means that users of the north side commuter rail network will have no subway connections when they arrive in Boston (before the pandemic, North Station saw over 18,000 daily boardings on commuter rail trains).
Latest Round of Street Grants Focus on Safe Streets, Bikeshare Expansions, and Snow Removal
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This latest round of grants awarded $16.4 million, the largest amount so far, primarily supports efforts grounded in making streets safer for everyone by reducing vehicle speeds and also investing in the equipment municipalities need to maintain their streets and facilitate safe active transportation.