StreetsblogMASS headlines for Wednesday, May 13

A rendering of a downtown street with the Old Massachusetts State House visible at the end of the street among high-rise buildings. In the foreground is a wide sidewalk with a streetside garden area. Overlaid on the image are several red stamps indicating the proposed project's years of delay: "coming 2021," "coming 2026" are both crossed out and a larger stamp above them reads "delayed indefinitely"

State Street Improvements Delayed: One of Downtown's Most Poorly-Designed Streets Will Get A Fresh Coat of Asphalt Instead

Not For Granite: New Hampshire Man Isn’t Laughing At Menacing 'Joke' From State Lawmaker

Bob Manley

A voter sent this letter to state Rep. Thomas Walsh, but he speaks for all of us.

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A diversion diagram showing the Red Line from South Station (left) to Braintree (center right) with parallel purple line commuter rail service connecting to the Red Line at South Station, JFK/UMass, Quincy Center, and Braintree. A dotted black line indicating bus shuttle service branches off from the Red Line at JFK/UMass to serve the temporarily closed stations at Savin Hill, Fields Corner, Shawmut, and Ashmont. The dotted line also connects JFK/UMass to Andrew and Broadway, which will not be served by Red Line trains during the closure.

Red Line's Ashmont Branch Closed Through Monday

The Red Line’s Ashmont Branch will take a 5-day break starting at 6 p.m. May 14, through Monday, May 18.

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Wednesday’s Headlines Are Bought and Paid For

Blake Aued

The Union of Concerned Scientists explains how the highway lobby keeps so many of us in our cars.

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