Berkeley to Become the First U.S. City to Remove Police From Traffic Enforcement
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Advocates say it's important to remain vigilant about what replaces armed police in traffic stops.
Boston to Fast-Track Cummins Highway Road Diet With Temporary Materials
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In an effort to control reckless driving during the COVID-19 pandemic and road-test its road diet proposal, the City of Boston Public Works Department will use construction barriers to turn Cummins Highway in Mattapan into a two-lane street for the rest of this summer. As we reported in March, the Boston Public Works Department is […]
Belmont Advances Its Plans for New Mass. Central Rail Trail Segment
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When the project is complete, there will be a continuous off-street pathway that links Belmont to the Boston Harbor waterfront in Charlestown.
Mass. Senate Passes Transportation Debt Bill, Punts on How to Pay for It
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Advocates call the Senate's bill 'disappointing' and 'a missed opportunity' to enact bold new policies that could manage congestion and reduce pollution.
Post-COVID, Workers Say They Still Won’t Want to Drive
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32 percent of Americans said they’d prefer to ditch their commutes altogether and work from home every day.
Will the Mass. Senate Salvage Major Transportation Legislation This Year?
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A House proposal to raise gas taxes appears to be dead; instead, the Senate will debate a $16.9 billion bond bill that would authorize more debt to pay for transportation infrastructure projects.
Drivers Killed Two Pedestrians This Weekend in Crashes in Chelsea and Wareham
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Drivers drove into and killed two pedestrians Friday night in two separate incidents in Chelsea and East Wareham.
T’s Real-Time Crowding Info Expands to 23 Routes, Including the 111 to Chelsea
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The MBTA’s real-time broadcasts of bus crowding data have been expanded to 23 bus routes, including the 111 to Chelsea. Crowding information is now available for buses running on routes 1, 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 44, 66, 70, 71, 73, 77, 86, 104, 108, 109, 110 and 111. The […]
Physically Protected Bike Lanes to Replace Car Lanes on Tremont Street
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The City of Boston Transportation Department expects to solicit construction bids later this year for physically protected bike lanes, new bus stops, and safer crosswalks on Tremont Street through the South End.
States Should Imitate This Scottish E-Bike Program
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E-bike sales are growing in the U.S. — and could climb higher if governments recognized the crucial role that e-bikes could play for a transit-leery public during the pandemic.
Boston Blames Cone Shortage for Sluggish 'Healthy Streets' Rollout
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It’s now been over a month since Boston announced its “healthy streets” initiative, the city’s transportation plan for the COVID-19 pandemic, but even as more businesses and offices across the city have reopened in recent weeks, a key component of the plan – a pop-up network of protected bike lanes to help more bicyclists travel […]