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The Sustainable Transport Advocate’s Cheat Sheet to Infrastructure Year

By Kea Wilson | Jun 7, 2021 | No Comments

Washington is in the thick of negotiating two major infrastructure bills that could reshape American transportation for decades. Here's a primer you can come back to again and again.

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Manic Monday’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Jun 7, 2021 | No Comments

House Democrats enter the infrastructure fray, driving is back to pre-pandemic levels and more headlines.

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Autonomous Taxis Could Speed Up Climate Change

By Kea Wilson | Jun 4, 2021 | No Comments

Autonomous vehicles may make our skies dirtier, even if they’re shared and electric, a new study finds.

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Talking Headways Podcast: More Highways, More Driving

By Jeff Wood | Jun 3, 2021 | No Comments

This week, we're talking about the disconnect between techno-optimists and urbanists in climate change approach (whoa!).

Arlington Test-Drives Safer Intersection Designs At Mass. Ave. and Appleton

By Petru Sofio | Jun 3, 2021 | No Comments

One year after a driver struck and killed Charlie Proctor at the intersection of Appleton Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington is testing short-term and long-term design solutions to slow down cars and improve safety.

Advocates and elected officials gathered at an abandoned gas station on May 26, 2021 to memorialize victims of traffic violence in the area and demand immediate safety improvements to nearby roadways, including Mystic Ave. and the McGrath Highway.

This Week: Two MassDOT Public Hearings on Safety Priorities in Somerville

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 1, 2021 | No Comments

"I'm so furious that after three deaths in two years MassDOT has done nothing for us. Nothing," said Mystic Avenue resident Emily Vides at the May 26 rally.

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Guest Column: Raise the Gas Tax? Yes, but Fix Transportation Spending First

By John Stout | Jun 1, 2021 | No Comments

We can’t keep pumping new money into a broken system and expect a different result.

MassDOT’s MUTCD Letter Calls for Safer Streets for People, Not Just for Cars

By Christian MilNeil | May 28, 2021 | No Comments

In a May 13 letter to the Federal Highway Administration, MassDOT officials urged the agency to adapt to new mobility options and focus more on the safety of street users who aren't in cars.

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Not So FAST: Senate Transport Bill Causes Pileup for White House Climate Goals

By Aaron Short | May 27, 2021 | No Comments

A Senate proposal to shovel hundreds of billions of dollars into new freeways will wipe out the Biden administration’s goal of halving carbon emissions by 2030.

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Wednesday’s Headlines to Serve You Better

By Blake Aued | May 26, 2021 | No Comments

Lots of talk of President Biden's infrastructure bill. Plus all the other news.

Walking from one side of McGrath Highway to the other along Mystic Avenue requires pedestrians to cross multiple highway ramps and and along a "sidewalk" in the middle of the highway.

MassDOT Prioritizing Highway Project Before Safety Fixes At Somerville’s Most Deadly Intersection

By Christian MilNeil | May 25, 2021 | No Comments

Elected officials and advocates in Somerville are putting intense pressure on state highway officials for fast-tracking a $37 million project to repair the Interstate 93 viaduct ahead of a modest $6 million safety project for nearby surface roadways where reckless drivers regularly kill and maim local residents. At the May 17 virtual meeting of Somerville’s […]

Street Updates from Boston City Council’s Budget Hearings

By Christian MilNeil | May 25, 2021 | No Comments

The Boston Cyclists' Union is petitioning the city to accelerate its bike network plans in order to meet short-term goals from its Go Boston 2030 plan.

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