Boston Is Still the Title Town For Worst Traffic
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INRIX has released its annual traffic scorecard - but some important caveats apply to their methodology.
City Wants You To Weigh In: What’s the Best Way To ‘Connect Downtown’?
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On Thursday evening, the City of Boston’s Transportation Department revealed conceptual designs for pedestrian improvements and high-quality bikeways across the Common and downtown Boston at an open house for its “Connect Downtown” project. “Connect Downtown” aims to extend the Southwest Corridor that runs from Forest Hills to Back Bay and connects Jamaica Plain and Roxbury […]
Boston Pitches Major Transit-Focused Redesign For Blue Hill Ave.
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Because the vast majority of Blue Hill Avenue's neighbors identify as people of color, the addition of high-quality bus lanes and stations could offer a major improvement to inequities in the city's bus network, where black bus riders currently spend, on average, 64 more hours every year traveling than white bus riders.
Major Transportation Funding Bill Passes the Massachusetts House
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The House proposal would raise roughly half a billion dollars in additional revenue for transportation projects through a 5-cent gasoline tax increase, a 9-cent increase to diesel fuel taxes, hikes to the Commonwealth’s minimum corporate tax rates, and higher fees on app-based ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft.
A Big Tax Break for the Trucking Industry Hides in the House Transportation Bill
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The bill's proposal to eliminate sales taxes on trucks is forecast to cost $9 to $11 million annually in lost revenue to the Commonwealth's Transportation Trust Fund.
City Proposes Road Diet, Protected Bike Lanes On Cummins Highway in Mattapan
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The Boston Public Works Department is recommending a major reconfiguration of Mattapan’s Cummins Highway to reduce vehicle speeds and add protected bike lanes, but drivers in the neighborhood are pushing back against the city’s recommendations. Cummins Highway links Roslindale Village to Mattapan Square, and is a key point of access to the Blue Hill Avenue […]
MassDOT Will Revisit Its East-West Rail Ridership Projections
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A coalition of regional planning groups wrote that the East-West passenger rail study's low ridership projections "require more explanation, clarity and re-analysis."
Thursday: Boston Hosts Events On Blue Hill Ave., ‘Connect Downtown’ Projects
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City of Boston planners have scheduled two separate public meetings next Thursday, March 5 to present their progress on two major street safety projects: a transit-focused redesign of Blue Hill Avenue in the southern part of the city, and the “Connect Downtown/Southwest Corridor Extension” project, which is aiming to improve bike and pedestrian access into […]
House Bill Proposes Higher Corporate, Gas Taxes To Fund Transit Improvements
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It's not yet clear whether the House bill will provide a sufficient amount of funding to meet the MBTA's needs for additional staff and new capital projects.
Advocates Crowd State House For ‘Game-Changing’ Transit Funding Bill
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"I believe, and I am incredibly optimistic, that this transportation bill is going to be a generational game-changer in how we fund - and more importantly how we provide public transit for the citizens of Massachusetts," said Rep. Sarah Peake.
Mass. Senate Takes Up Automated Enforcement Bill
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The amended bill now includes provisions to allow automated enforcement of dedicated bus lanes.
T4MA Issues ‘Call To Action’ As Advocates Await Transit Funding Bill
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Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA) and 22 of its partner organizations are hosting a “Call to Action” event in the State House next Tuesday as House leaders continue to work on a long-promised transportation funding bill. The “Fix Our Transportation Crisis Call To Action” event will be held on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 at 10 am […]