StreetsblogMASS has obtained internal City of Boston polling documents that show a strong majority of city residents support the proposed Blue Hill Avenue bus transitway project, and that a plurality of residents support bike lane projects, even when it comes at the expense of car lanes and on-street parking.
The factors at the core of the cost issue include distant out-of-district placements, a “persistent” shortage of qualified drivers, and lack of vendor competition, according to the Office of the Inspector General.
Moving 20,000 fans to and from Foxboro for seven World Cup matches will reduce regional rail service to other parts of eastern Massachusetts this summer.
A city official acknowledges that the area is “a high threat” to pedestrian safety, but after 6 years of design work, the city still doesn’t have a shovel-ready plan.