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Guest Column: It’s Time to Build Resilient Streets for Somerville
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In cities across the globe emerging from COVID-19, we have consistently seen a slow return to transit, and a quick return (and even growth) in private car travel. We know that pre-COVID-19, fewer than half of Boston area residents drove to work. We also know that if this ratio were to change due to the […]
DCR Plans to Remove Car Lanes, Add Buffered Bikeways on the Arborway
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The state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has announced plans to replace motor vehicle lanes with wide buffered bike lanes along three roadway sections of the Arborway in Jamaica Plain as part of a suite of short-term safety improvements. The DCR’s “Arborway Parkways Improvement Project” is examining possible new designs for the mile-long stretch […]
Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Wellington Bridge Over the Mystic
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The City of Somerville has announced that it will create new protected bike lanes on the Wellington Bridge across the Mystic River this fall, connecting Somerville’s fast-growing Assembly Square district with the City of Medford. The project is being funded through the MassDOT’s new Shared Streets and Spaces Program, a statewide pool of funding intended […]
Guest Column: Yes, Transit and Dense Urban Places Are Safe – Even In a Pandemic
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It's now clear that the density of cities isn't a major risk factor in the COVID-19 pandemic. But another factor – crowding within households, which disproportionately affects lower-income and historically marginalized communities in big cities and rural areas alike, is a real culprit.
Washington Snubs Dorchester Bus Riders In Favor of a Suburban Highway Interchange
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New bus lanes on Blue Hill Avenue would benefit roughly 20,000 bus riders in Dorchester and Mattapan, reduce their collective commuting times by 800 hours every day, and allow the T to make over 100 additional daily bus trips along existing routes using the same number of buses and drivers, according to a rejected application for federal funding.
Amtrak Allows Bikes on More Trains Throughout New England
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Reservations are required, but Amtrak's new bike racks will allow passengers to take their bikes with them as carry-on luggage.