‘Distracted Walking’ Is A Distraction From the Threat of Speeding Drivers
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“Cell phone use by pedestrians does not appear to be disproportionately contributing to fatal pedestrian crashes,” a report from the New York City Department of Transportation stated.
Rebuilt Summer Street in Boston’s Fort Point Is Very Nice and Very Short
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A line in the city's most recent capital budget shows additional money in the budget for a second phase, which "will extend from BCEC towards South Boston."
How Our Transport System is Biased Against Women
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But there are so many examples of how gender bias plays out in transportation and city building, so we’ve compiled a handy list.
Pioneer Valley Rail Advocates Celebrate New ‘Valley Flyer’ Service
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Rail advocates in western Massachusetts are celebrating the inaugural run today of a new Amtrak service that will afford Pioneer Valley residents and visitors better daily connections to and from New York City. The new “Valley Flyer” service will triple Amtrak’s daily frequency through the Pioneer Valley. It supplements the existing Vermonter route, which runs […]
Eyes On the Street: Chinatown’s New Phillips Square Plaza
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A little-used turning lane on Harrison Street in Chinatown is on the verge of being reclaimed as public space as the city puts the finishing touches on a new plaza in Phillips Square. The City of Boston has been planning public space improvements for Phillips Square – located on Harrison Street between Essex and Beach […]
Mothballing Back Bay Highway Ramp Benefits T Riders, Taxpayers
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The closure of a lightly-used Turnpike on-ramp from Clarendon Street under Boston’s Back Bay Commuter Rail station will add considerable value to a major redevelopment proposal on the adjacent block, and keep traffic from a nearby parking garage away from the busiest sidewalks around Back Bay Station. The ramp occupies valuable real estate beneath the […]
Police Officer Kills Pedestrian in Brockton
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A Brockton Police officer struck and killed a pedestrian with a police cruiser on Main Street in Brockton Friday night, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office. The victim – Antonio Tavares, aged 61 – was a Brockton resident. The Plymouth County D.A. reports that the crash’s alleged perpetrator, an unidentified Brockton Police officer, […]
The Transit Line That Got Away: Learning From the 28X
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The MBTA’s Route 28 bus ranks as the region’s highest-ridership bus route with over 12,000 riders on a typical weekday. When it runs according to schedule, that bus takes about 30 minutes to traverse the 4.1 miles between Mattapan Square and Dudley Square – an average speed of about 8 miles per hour. The City […]
Exhaust Pipes Are Making Boston’s Heat Waves Much, Much Worse
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The long-term climate impacts of the climate pollution from cars and trucks are well documented, but the daily short-term effects of the wasted heat energy radiating from engine blocks and exhaust pipes are making this summer’s heat waves much more miserable for city-dwellers. As anyone who’s walked or biked across a busy street knows, cars […]
Reconstruction of High-Crash Melnea Cass Boulevard Delayed to 2020
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Construction of a long-planned safety project for the Melnea Cass Boulevard in Roxbury has been delayed until 2020, according to MassDOT, and won’t be complete until 2024. Melnea Cass Boulevard, which extends from Columbus Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue in Roxbury, ranks among the city’s most dangerous road segments. Its junction with Massachusetts Avenue near Boston […]
CultureHouse in Kendall Square Brings Tactical Urbanism Indoors
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Allie Girouard and Aaron Greiner are the co-founders of CultureHouse, a self-described "urban design test kitchen" that has secured a temporary lease at 500 Kendall Street.