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Boston Tries Out ‘Better Barriers’ to Sub For Battered Bollards

"Long-term, our goal is to move away from flexposts in most circumstances," says Boston's Chief of Streets.

September 30, 2025

USDOT Cancels $20 Million Pledge to Fund Street and Transit Improvements In Roxbury

The grant cancellation is part of a nationwide wave of funding cuts for projects that the Trump administration opposes.

September 17, 2025

Video: Boston’s E-Bike Program Lets Mattapan Couple Regain Their Mobility

Dr. Steven Leonard had been housebound with a back injury since 2010, but a new recumbent e-bike is letting him explore his neighborhood again.

September 16, 2025

Mayor Wu Trounces Anti-Bike Challenger In Preliminary Election

In stump speeches, Kraft claimed, without evidence, that the city's limited number of bike lanes "increase congestion," and pledged to "set a pause" on new bikeways.

September 10, 2025

Live In Boston? Make A Plan to Vote In Today’s Preliminary Election

Mayoral challenger Josh Kraft has made his opposition to bike lanes a major theme in his multi-million dollar campaign against Mayor Michelle Wu.

September 9, 2025

MassDOT, Boston Temporarily Remove Bike Lane On W. 4th Street Bridge for Paving Project

Crews are removing protective bollards on the West 4th Street Bridge in preparation for an upcoming paving project.

September 3, 2025

Boston School Buses Won’t Have Automated Enforcement Cameras to Start the School Year

"The City of Boston will do everything in our power to make sure that every child is safe in our city," said Mayor Wu.

August 28, 2025

Boston, MBTA Plan New Center-Running Transitway On Huntington and South Huntington Avenue

Buses would also use the proposed new Green Line E branch transitway to bypass traffic between Heath Street and Brigham Circle.

August 25, 2025

Eyes On the Street: Depaving Leo Birmingham Park

The state's park agency is tearing up two highway lanes' worth of asphalt to convert half of an obsolete highway back into parkland in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston.

August 25, 2025