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Over A Dozen Bus Routes Across Massachusetts Ditch Their Fareboxes Today
"Our goal is for Boston to be a proving ground joining with communities across the state that are really transforming what's possible for residents by taking down barriers to access, making buses more reliable, more affordable, and more accessible for all," said Mayor Wu at a press event at the Jackson Square Orange Line station on Tuesday morning.
March 1, 2022
City of Boston Proposes Safety Improvements for Mattapan Square
To improve safety - particularly for the thousands of transit riders who pass through the square - the City of Boston's Transportation Department is proposing to close the wide right-turn slip lane in front of the Mattapan trolley terminal, widen sidewalks to reduce crosswalk distances, and add a new crosswalk across the Blue Hills Parkway to provide more direct access to the T station and the Neponset Greenway from the neighborhoods to the west.
February 16, 2022
Boston City Council Considers Expanded Municipal Sidewalk Snow Removal
"As a city that prioritizes and is proud of the fact that a lot of our people move around on foot, or on public transit, and on bicycles, we have to have a snow clearance program that takes that into account, and it's something that has been done in other cities," said Boston City Councilor Kenzie Bok.
February 2, 2022
Meet the New Chief: StreetsblogMASS Interviews Jascha Franklin-Hodge
"There’s a lot of traffic engineering that’s very data-driven, but it’s often data-driven in ways that are focused on vehicular movements and speeds and capacity... And sometimes that comes at the expense of asking, ‘What’s it like for a person who’s walking to the bus, and waiting on the corner for that bus?’ We don’t have metrics for that."
December 22, 2021
Boston’s ‘What the Tech’ Series Offers A Field Guide to the Gadgets on Our Streets
"Whether they’re feeling positively or negatively about it, the main point is to get more people talking about the use of technology in the public realm."
December 20, 2021
Boston Planning Additional Crosswalk, Bike Lane Upgrades Around Public Garden
The proposed intersection improvements around the Public Garden would upgrade the "Connect Downtown" bike lanes, give more space to people on foot, and transform a former right-turn lane into new parkland for the Boston Common.
December 14, 2021
Neighbors Have High Hopes for Redevelopment of Arborway Yard
"This will be one of the most transit-rich spots in the city with more than 18 acres of public land that can be utilized in a way that meets community needs," says Karen Mauney-Brodek, President of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy.
December 8, 2021
Free Passes For Boston’s Main Street Workers Boost Transit, Bluebikes Ridership
Workers who got a $60 CharlieCard rode transit an average of 8.3 times during the first four weeks of the program, while workers with a smaller $5 CharlieCard took only 2 transit trips in the same period.
December 8, 2021
Mayor Wu Appoints GovTech Expert Jascha Franklin-Hodge As Boston’s New Chief of Streets
“Under Mayor Wu’s leadership, we have the opportunity to reshape our transportation system to make getting around Boston more convenient, address historic and ongoing inequities, and improve safety, especially for our most vulnerable road users,” said Franklin-Hodge.
December 7, 2021
More Fare-Free Buses Coming to Lawrence, Haverhill, and Boston
Officials approved two major expansions in fare-free bus service on Wednesday: in Boston, the City Council formally endorsed Mayor Wu's proposal to fund fare-free service on three MBTA routes in Dorchester, and earlier in the day, the Advisory Board of the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA), which serves Haverhill, Lawrence, and surrounding communities, voted to suspend fares on all of the system's local bus routes for a two-year pilot that will begin on March 1.
December 1, 2021
