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MBTA Will Paint 4.8 Miles of New Bus Lanes This Summer
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.
June 28, 2021
T Making $13 Million Commitment Toward Building the Blue Line Extension
The MBTA has set aside $13 million in earnest money to conduct preliminary design work and secure environmental permits for the project.
June 7, 2021
Street Updates from Boston City Council’s Budget Hearings
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.
May 25, 2021
Brahmin Bikelash: The Inside Story of Why There Are Still No Bike Lanes Through Beacon Hill
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.
May 24, 2021
Boston City Council Considers Eliminating Parking Requirements for Affordable Housing Developments
The order responds to recent lawsuits from the owners of Turtle Swamp Brewing and their landlord, Monty Gold, who are exploiting Boston's parking rules to delay affordable housing developments in Jamaica Plain.
May 19, 2021
Bucking National Trends, City of Boston Marks Progress on ‘Vision Zero’
"In order to truly achieve Vision Zero, there need to be fewer single-occupancy vehicles on the road," concludes a new progress report from the Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition.
May 10, 2021
Boston Aims to Launch E-Cargo Bike Delivery Pilot in 2022
The city wants to change its financial and political incentives to encourage more bike deliveries.
April 13, 2021
Boston Council Discusses Ideas to Improve Sidewalk Snow Clearance
Councilor Kenzie Bok, who represents Back Bay and Mission Hill, requested the hearing before the Council's Committee on City and Neighborhood Services after a large Nor'easter last December left some of her constituents housebound for days.
March 16, 2021
Councilor Campbell’s Mayoral Campaign Releases Transportation Platform
One of the more unique concepts in Councilor Campbell's platform is her endorsement of "15-minute neighborhoods," places where more jobs, services, and amenities are located within 15 minutes of everyone's home.
March 11, 2021
Plan for Franklin Park Would Ban Cars From Circuit Drive
"We want to elevate multimodal routes for bikes and pedestrians," said Lydia Gikas Cook, a landscape architect working on the plan, on Wednesday.
March 10, 2021
