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Tremont Street Safety Project Isn’t Complete, But Crashes Are Already Plummeting
There has been a dramatic reduction in serious crashes along Tremont Street through the South End this year as a construction project installs new protected bike lanes between Massachusetts Avenue and Herald Street.
June 28, 2023
The Cops’ Directing-Traffic Racket Is Delaying Safety Projects
The MBTA has been waiting for 8 months for a police detail to show up to Washington Street in Oak Square so that its workers can finally paint some new crosswalks.
June 22, 2023
Guest Column: Why Boston’s New Traffic Signal Policy is a Big Deal
Signalized intersections in your neighborhood may be getting safer.
June 15, 2023
News Briefs: Free Bluebikes Sundays, Southwest Corridor Path Work Resumes
Free Bluebikes passes every Sunday for Mental Health Awareness Month, and DCR's Southwest Corridor paving work resumes.
May 5, 2023
Mayor Wu Announces Expanded Open Streets Events Calendar for 2023
The Mayor also announced a major expansion in the city's Open Newbury events, which will occur every Sunday from July until mid-October this year.
May 2, 2023
Mayor Wu’s 2024 Budget Proposal Includes $1.4 Million for Electric Bluebikes
Mayor Wu wrote that "we have included $550,000 to support $5 Bluebikes passes for 10,000 residents, expanding Bluebike usage and encouraging mode shift, plus $1.4 million to introduce electric Bluebikes across the system."
April 10, 2023
Buses Get Pushed to the Side in Boston’s Latest Design for Summer Street
Under the administration of former mayor Marty Walsh, Boston had proposed a center-running dedicated busway on Summer Street to connect South Boston, the Seaport District, South Station, and the downtown financial district. Revised plans call for a shared bus-and-truck lane that will run on the side of the street instead.
April 6, 2023
Boston Plans New Parkland to Bridge the Turnpike’s Scar Through Chinatown
The planning effort will focus on four blocks along the Interstate 90 trench, from Arlington and Tremont Streets in the west to Harrison Avenue in the east.
March 8, 2023
Boston, North Adams Win Federal Funds to Heal Highway Blight
The USDOT awarded over $2 million to the cities of Boston and North Adams to address the blight and pollution of I-90 and Route 2, respectively.
March 1, 2023
Somerville Preps Petitions for Lower Speed Limits on State-Controlled ‘Corridor of Death’
A new roadway safety law enacted at the end of December created a new process by which local municipalities could petition state agencies to reduce speed limits on state-owned roadways within their boundaries.
February 7, 2023
