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Boston City Council Considers Eliminating Parking Requirements for Affordable Housing
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Responding to recent lawsuits in which property owners exploit convoluted zoning rules to block affordable housing, Councilors Kenzie Bok and Matt O’Malley introduced a zoning petition to eliminate parking requirements for low-income apartment projects at Wednesday’s Boston City Council meeting. The proposed order would formally petition the Zoning Commission to amend Article 23 of Boston’s […]
Protected Bike Lanes on Cambridge Street Could Be Part of MGH Project
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The City of Boston is investigating concepts for a “high-comfort bike facility” that could be built on Cambridge Street in conjunction with a major expansion of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) near Charles Circle in Boston. That, and additional details on a possible new Blue Line station, were among the transportation-related issues that were discussed […]
Wednesday’s Headlines are in the Middle of the Week
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If you click the headline, you get the news. Such a deal.
Video Catches MBTA Driver Threatening Bikes and Pedestrians In Downtown Boston
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An MBTA driver is caught on video making an illegal turn into a busy crosswalk, and continuing to drive the wrong way up Boylston Street inside the new bike path.
Belmont Could Get Its First Protected Bike Lanes on Concord Ave.
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The project would link into existing sidewalk-level protected bike lanes on the City of Cambridge’s side of Concord Avenue, and provide a high-comfort bike route from Belmont Center to Fresh Pond reservation.
Can the MUTCD Catch Up with the New Mobility Revolution?
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Sure, amending the MUTCD is long overdue. But it's also time to set strong standards that go beyond actual street signage and into the digital realm, advocates say.