ALSO ON STREETSBLOG
Legislative Agenda Includes Rail Electrification, Congestion Pricing, and Traffic Enforcement Cameras
|
As the Massachusetts legislature kicks off its 2023 session, lawmakers and transportation advocates are looking to build on legislative successes of last year, and try again on some unfinished business. With the inauguration of Governor Maura Healey, who has promised to make transportation one of her top priorities, leaders on Beacon Hill see an opportunity […]
The T’s New Train Factory Has Gone Off the Rails
|
On Thursday, Governor Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, and their administration's newly-assembled transportation cabinet rode a Red Line train, visited the T's Operations Control Center, and outlined their early plans to tackle the many challenges facing the MBTA. "Our message to all those who ride the T, the rails, the buses, around the state, […]
City of Springfield Wins $15 Million to Improve Street Safety Citywide
|
"Safe Streets and Roads for All unlocks federal dollars to fund some of the most effective safety interventions on streets – small-scale investments deployed at scale – that were previously inaccessible to communities without strong local funding sources."
In 2022, Boston Planners Once Again Approved More Parking Spaces Than Homes
|
In spite of the city's pressing housing shortage and ambitious climate goals, which call for fewer cars on Boston's streets, the BPDA's project approvals for 2022 include more parking and less housing compared to 2021.
Suburbs Face Their First Deadline for New Transit-Oriented Zoning Law
|
Where many suburbs currently only allow single-family homes with large lawns, the new rules will require new zoning districts "of reasonable size," and generally within a half-mile of transit stops, where builders would be allowed to construct at least 15 homes per acre.
Leominster and Fitchburg’s New Rail-Trail Gets Creative With Winter Maintenance
|
A relatively new trail, Twin Cities Rail Trail first opened its “phase 1” segment to the public last summer to connect the cities of Fitchburg and Leominster.