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On-street dining in Hanover Street in the North End, pictured in the mid-afternoon of May 26, 2021.

Streetsfilms Features the North End’s Outdoor Dining Streets Transformations

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 27, 2021 | No Comments

Clarence Eckerson, Jr. features a tour of the North End's remarkable outdoor dining streets in his latest Streetfilm.

From Mattapan, Mayor Janey Announces Fare-Free 28 Bus Pilot Program

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 26, 2021 | No Comments

The pilot will begin on August 29th and last until November 29th.

The new protected bike lane on Commonwealth Avenue, pictured on May 8, 2019.

Research Suggests Boston’s New Protected Lanes Boosted Bikeshare Traffic 80 Percent

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 22, 2021 | 3 Comments

Bikeshare traffic across the Allston and Fenway neighborhoods more than doubled after a city project added protected bike lanes on Commonwealth Avenue. Furthermore, the fastest growth involved trips that would have been likely to use the newly-built protected bike lanes.

A rendering illustrates the City of Boston's proposal to add a two-way protected bikeway on Massachusetts Avenue between Melnea Cass Boulevard and Columbia Road in Dorchester. Courtesy of the City of Boston.

Boston to Break Ground On Mass. Ave. South Bikeway Later This Year

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 29, 2021 | No Comments

The project will repurpose the westernmost lane of Mass. Ave. from Melnea Cass Blvd. to Columbia Rd. into a two-way cycletrack – essentially a protected bicycle path, separated from traffic with low concrete barriers – along the western curb of the street.

New development, new sidewalks, and new protected bike lanes line Washington Street in Brookline Village. The town is moving forward with a proposal to set aside one lane in each direction on the newly-reconstructed street as dedicated bus lanes for the MBTA's route 60, 65, and 66 buses.

MBTA Will Paint 4.8 Miles of New Bus Lanes This Summer

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 28, 2021 | No Comments

The MBTA has reached agreements with the cities of Boston, Somerville, Revere, Malden, Lynn, and the Town of Brookline to paint roughly 4.8 miles of new dedicated bus lanes this summer in an effort to improve bus service reliability as traffic congestion comes roaring back in the wake of the pandemic. Most of those new […]

A rendering of a future Blue Line station entrance from the lobby of the existing Charles/MGH station in Charles Circle. Escalators would lead underground to a new Blue Line platform under Cambridge Street. The Red and Blue Lines are currently the only two lines in the T's network that don't directly connect to each other at a downtown station. Courtesy of the MBTA.

T Making $13 Million Commitment Toward Building the Blue Line Extension

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 7, 2021 | No Comments

The MBTA has set aside $13 million in earnest money to conduct preliminary design work and secure environmental permits for the project.

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.

Brahmin Bikelash: The Inside Story of Why There Are Still No Bike Lanes Through Beacon Hill

By Christian MilNeil | May 24, 2021 | No Comments

There's broad agreement on the fact that Charles Street has too many lanes for cars, and not enough space for bikes and pedestrians. But emails between Beacon Hill neighborhood organizations and city staff reveal intense disagreements over the details of how a redesign should be accomplished.

3368 Washington rendering credit RODE Architects/BPDA

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