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Update: MassDOT Improves Allston Construction Detour Following Streetsblog Coverage
Responding to a reader's petition, MassDOT removed a barrier that had formerly blocked access to a busy bike lane on the Cambridge Street bridge over I-90 in Allston.
January 20, 2026
MassDOT Construction Project Blocks Busy Allston Bike Route Across I-90
"MassDOT has heard the concerns of bicyclists and will make minor adjustments to the barrier to reallocate space," a spokesperson told StreetsblogMASS on Thursday.
January 15, 2026
As Clock Ticks On Federal Funds, MassDOT Proposes Smaller ‘Early Action’ Project for Allston I-90
As state officials continue to struggle to overcome major financing shortfalls and design conflicts in MassDOT's proposed Interstate 90 realignment in Allston, state highway officials have floated a proposal to spend the majority of the project's committed federal funding on a dramatically-scaled back "early action" project that would be limited to the area around the Cambridge Street bridge in Allston.
December 5, 2024
Truck Driver Kills Allston Man Near Union Square
On Tuesday morning, a garbage truck driver struck and killed a 21-year-old Allston man riding a bicycle near Union Square in Boston's Allston neighborhood.
December 20, 2023
Bike Union Protest Creates ‘People-Protected’ Bike Lane Across Beacon Hill
This morning, the Boston Cyclists Union created a “people-protected bike lane” to call attention to the need for safer bike infrastructure through Beacon Hill to complete the promised Downtown Bike Network - a pre-pandemic City of Boston initiative that’s yet to fully materialize.
August 2, 2022
Cambridge Council Recommends Updates to ‘Cycling Safety Ordinance’ to Accelerate Bikeway Projects
The Cambridge City Council will take up an ambitious update to the city's Cycling Safety Ordinance on July 7.
July 2, 2020
Transit Advocates Press State to Build Long-Awaited Blue Line/Red Line Connection
A quarter of a century ago, Massachusetts promised environmentalists a broad array of transit improvements in order to mitigate air pollution impacts from the "Big Dig" highway expansion.
June 7, 2019
