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Riders Are Skeptical That This Election Will Make Much Difference at the T
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.
November 7, 2022
Boston Plans for More Sidewalk Plows, Expanded Sidewalk Snow-Clearing Program
"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.
November 7, 2022
MassDOT Calls Harvard Bridge Road Diet ‘Extremely Effective,’ Says Changes Will Become Permanent This Fall
MassDOT will re-stripe lanes and add flexible-post bollards to make the changes permanent later this fall.
October 24, 2022
A Tour of Boston’s New Bike Parking Rooms
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.
October 13, 2022
State Data Show Uber and Lyft Drivers Were Involved in Over 1,000 Crashes in the City of Boston Last Year
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.
September 20, 2022
The Orange Line Is Back, But Several of Boston’s ‘Temporary’ Bus and Bike Lanes Will Remain
“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.
September 20, 2022
A Sneak Peak of Our Newly Accessible City Hall Plaza
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.
September 6, 2022
Mayor Wu Announces Major Expansion of Boston’s Bike Network
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.
September 6, 2022
Mayor Wu, Bike Commuter
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who ran for Mayor last year on a "Green New Deal" platform, has ridden her bike to work three times this month, and is taking notes about how the city can improve bike infrastructure on the 7-mile route between her home in Roslindale and City Hall.
August 30, 2022
Protected Intersection Could Bridge Critical Bike Network Gap on the Fenway
A city spokesperson tells StreetsblogMASS that there are "plans to have a two-way cycle track on the south side of the Muddy River crossing (Brookline Avenue between Park Drive and Fenway), as well as a two-way cycle track connecting north along Park Drive to the Fenway Path through the Landmark Center site."
August 29, 2022
