Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Boston

An animated GIF showing Congress Street in Fort Point as it is today – a wide two-lane street with on-street parking on both sides – alongside a rendering of how the street will look after a reconstruction project is finished, with protected bike lanes and widened sidewalks.

Boston Planning New Bikeways, Widened Sidewalks for Fort Point

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 29, 2022 | No Comments

Several construction projects scheduled to begin construction in the coming year in Boston's Fort Point neighborhood will widen sidewalks and connect the neighborhood's emerging network of protected bike lanes.

electric cars parked on a one way street with electric charging stations along both sides.

Cities and Feds Work on Accessibility Guidelines for Curbside Car-Charging

By Grecia White | Nov 16, 2022 | No Comments

“At present, there are no federal regulations specifying accessibility requirements for EV charging stations to ensure that they are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities,” according to the U.S. Access Board.

A bridge under construction. In the foreground are four piers, and behind them, large steel beams sit on top of another set of piers. The top of the cable-stayed Zakim Bridge is visible in the background.

Could North Washington Bridge Delays Create Space for a Permanent Busway to Charlestown?

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 14, 2022 | No Comments

"We’ve been living with construction for years with only three lanes on a temporary bridge, so why add back another car lane when we have this opportunity?"

A man in a blue ballcap and white collared shirt sits on a bench in front of an MBTA rapid transit map inside a subway station.

Riders Are Skeptical That This Election Will Make Much Difference at the T

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 7, 2022 | No Comments

Among the riders we met at downtown subway stations and bus stops on Monday afternoon, it was hard to find anyone for whom transit service would be a major issue at the polls.

City of Boston Public Works Department workers clear snowbanks from a crosswalk outside of Symphony Hall in the aftermath of the blizzard of January 30, 2022.

Boston Plans for More Sidewalk Plows, Expanded Sidewalk Snow-Clearing Program

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 7, 2022 | No Comments

"We want our city streets to be accessible to everyone. And that means the sidewalks have to be accessible,” said Boston City Councilor Kenzie Bok.

A row of cones delineates a bike lane on the Mass. Ave. bridge. A bicycle rider coasts by on one side of the cones while a car drives by to the left. On the horizon are the skyscrapers of the Back Bay neighborhood reflecting the late-afternoon sunlight.

MassDOT Calls Harvard Bridge Road Diet 'Extremely Effective,' Will Make Changes Permanent This Fall

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 24, 2022 | No Comments

MassDOT will re-stripe lanes and add flexible-post bollards to make the changes permanent later this fall.

An exterior photo of the new Harvard Engineering School building, next to a protected bike lane. A large group of people on bikes is gathered in the foreground next to a glass-clad bike parking shed while a jogger runs by on the sidewalk.

A Tour of Boston’s New Bike Parking Rooms

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 13, 2022 | No Comments

Boston's new bike parking regulations ensure high-quality bike parking facilities in new developments, but they have little influence in lower-income neighborhoods where there are still significant gaps in access to secure bike storage.

A double-parked Lyft driver waits outside of the South Station bus terminal on Thursday, August 8, 2019.

State Data Show Uber and Lyft Drivers Were Involved in Over 1,000 Crashes in the City of Boston Last Year

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 20, 2022 | 1 Comment

A state compilation of Uber and Lyft data from 2021 data indicates that those companies' drivers were involved in 2,267 crashes across Massachusetts last year. Nearly half of those crashes – 1,098 – occurred in the City of Boston.

People on bikes and scooters wait at the intersection of Boylston Street and Arlington Street near the Public Garden in a pop-up bike lane that was installed during the Orange Line shutdown. In the background is the Public Garden, where an existing separated bike lane connects to the downtown bike network.

The Orange Line Is Back, But Several of Boston’s ‘Temporary’ Bus and Bike Lanes Will Remain

By Grecia White | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

“We’re keeping in place some of the changes that have helped with traffic flow and transit access, so that commuters will see lasting benefit above ground even as the subway comes back online,” said Mayor Michelle Wu in an announcement released early Tuesday morning.

Various plantings, green shrubs, and trees on the side of Boston City Hall plaza

A Sneak Peak of Our Newly Accessible City Hall Plaza

By Grecia White | Sep 6, 2022 | No Comments

Last Wednesday, the City of Boston’s Boston Disabilities Commission celebrated the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with a street festival on City Hall Plaza, which is nearing the finish line on a renovation project that will deliver major accessibility upgrades. Music filled the air as folks meandered through the resource fair and […]

A map of Boston's current bike network and new infrastructure announced by the Wu administration on Tuesday. Bold orange lines indicate new protected bike lanes and yellow lines indicate new contraflow bike lanes on one-way streets. Dark blue lines indicate protected bike lane projects already in progress, including Tremont Street in the South End and Ruggles Street in Roxbury.

Mayor Wu Announces Major Expansion of Boston’s Bike Network

By Christian MilNeil and Grecia White | Sep 6, 2022 | No Comments

At a press conference in Roxbury this morning, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the city would undertake a major expansion in the city’s network of separated bike lanes, with a goal to put 50 percent of the city’s population within a 3-minute walk of a protected bike lane within the next three years. “We […]

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