Friday’s Headlines Are Going Back to the Future
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What's old is new again, like intercity electric rail and pre-Trump administration environmental rules.
Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Assembly Square
At Last, Baker Names New MBTA Oversight Board
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Nine weeks after signing the legislation that authorized its creation, and after a string of derailments and injuries on MBTA properties this summer and fall, Governor Baker finally named his appointments to the new MBTA Board of Directors on Thursday afternoon.
Driver Kills 69-Year Old Man Next to Northampton High School
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Elm and North Elm both have painted bike lanes for most of their length. But the bike lanes disappear for a one-block segment in front of the high school, at the site of Wednesday's crash.
Fare-Free 28 Is a Hit With Roxbury, Mattapan Bus Riders
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Ridership on the route has surged back to pre-pandemic levels, outperforming the rest of the MBTA bus system.
Eyes On the Street: The New Lechmere Takes Shape as a Bike Commuting Hub
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New public spaces, bike facilities, and a connection to the Somerville Community Path are all nearing completion around the new Lechmere Station in East Cambridge.
Boston Hit-and-Run Drivers Injure 2 Children in 3 Days
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Boston drivers have hit and seriously injured two children in the past three days, and in both cases, the drivers fled from the scene without stopping to care for their victims. The first assault happened Wednesday morning, when 11-year-old Francis Nedwell disembarked from an MBTA bus with his aunt and mother on his way to […]
Environmentalists Press for All-Electric MBTA Bus Fleet By 2030
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"We’ve been pushing the T to set an ambitious deadline for electrification is because the T needs to make a plan for a new fleet, to get its garages modernized, and to make sure there’s enough funding available in the state budget," explained Veena Dharmaraj, Director of Transportation at the Massachusetts Sierra Club.
MassDOT Picks ‘At-Grade’ Option for Allston/I-90 Project
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The decision marks a critical milestone for the state’s massive Allston Multimodal Project, which has been in planning since 2014.
Derailment Crunches Red Line Train At Broadway Station
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The vehicle that derailed, identified as car number 01745, has been in service since the late 1980s.
Grisly Texas Crash Raises Old Questions About Teen Drivers
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Safe streets advocates in Texas are questioning the state driving age after an aggressive teenage motorist mowed down six cyclists this weekend — and others are wondering whether children really belong behind the wheel anywhere in America.