Somerville City Councilor Matthew McLaughlin addresses the crowd 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.

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A yellow, white, and black MBTA bus is parked at a curb with the words "NOT IN SERVICE" above the driver's window in the front.

T Reacts to Ongoing Driver Shortage With More Bus Service Cuts

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 6, 2023

The MBTA will further reduce bus service in its published schedules this summer to react to its ongoing shortage of bus drivers. Riders on key bus routes will wait a few more minutes between scheduled buses, but MBTA officials say that on a practical basis, riders will get more predictable service from a reduction in […]

A sunset view down a mostly-empty, wide four-lane street lined with small businesses and parked cars.

Mayor Wu Won’t Wait: City Will Implement Centre Street Safety Improvements This Fall

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 1, 2023

To address a pattern of reckless driving and violence on West Roxbury's Centre Street, city officials will move forward this year with a plan to reduce the width of Centre Street from four vehicle travel lanes to three, with one travel lane in each direction, plus dedicated turn lanes at intersections and a pair of protected bike lanes.

A man pushing a stroller along a narrow sidewalk on a bridge with an old stone masonry railing. Next to him is a wide asphalt highway lane where a large blue pickup truck is driving. In the distance is a brick-clad apartment tower peeking above leafy trees.

Safety Advocates Set Their Sights On Medford’s Mystic Mess

By Christian MilNeil | May 31, 2023

On Wednesday evening, street safety advocates from WalkMedford will host their State House delegation for a “Walk and Talk” event along the Mystic Valley Parkway to discuss ways to reclaim their riverfront parkland from the fields of asphalt that have paved over acres of the city’s riverfront. Organizers envision the walk as a companion event […]

New bike lanes on the Fellsway bridge across the Mystic River, between Somerville and Medford.

New Somerville Bike Plan Envisions Bike Routes On 1/4 of the City’s Streets

By Christian MilNeil | May 30, 2023

The plan would put a protected bike lane or a traffic-calmed neighborhood bike route within a few blocks of every address in the city.

An evening scene on a wide four-lane street that's lined with one-story commercial buildings. In the foreground, a person walks across the street at a traffic light as another person rides a bike in the opposite direction. A few cars' headlights are visible in the background.

Wu Administration Revives Centre Street Safety Project For West Roxbury

By Christian MilNeil | May 26, 2023

The Boston Transportation Department (BTD) is reviving a pre-pandemic plan to reconfigure Centre Street in West Roxbury in an effort to curb dangerous driving along a busy neighborhood commercial corridor with high volumes of foot traffic. The project’s revival was announced earlier this week as part of the Wu administration’s “safety surge” announcement. In the […]

A paved path running through sand dunes. Two people in bikes are in the middle distance.

Provincetown Plans to Carve Up Its Freeway For a New Car-Free Path

By Christian MilNeil | May 25, 2023

The small city of Provincetown, located on the tip of Cape Cod, is already a renowned vacation destination in part because of its tight-knit, walkable downtown, where cars must creep at a slow walking pace behind throngs of pedestrians every summer, and its network of paved paths in the nearby Cape Cod National Seashore. But […]