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MIT Professor Dies of Injuries Sustained In Previously Unreported Crash On Memorial Drive
State Police and Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan, who are responsible for investigating fatal crashes and homicides on state-controlled roadways like Memorial Drive, have released little information about Rose's death or the crash that caused it.
September 3, 2026
The T Is Throwing More Money Into the Alewife Money Pit
The white elephant at the end of the Red Line.
September 2, 2026
Eyes On the Street: Cambridge’s Cycling Safety Ordinance Delivers More Protected Bike Lanes
The City of Cambridge is building new protected bike lanes this summer on River Street from Central Square to the Charles River and on Broadway between Harvard and Kendall Squares.
August 24, 2026
MassDOT’s Riverfront Interchange Plans In Cambridge Get a Little Smaller
Engineers acknowledge that the Reid overpass, where Memorial Drive meets the Boston University Bridge, is "outdated and no longer reflects current best practices for safety, efficiency, or multimodal access.”
August 13, 2026
Fed Up With Blocked Bike Lanes? ‘Bike Bureau’ Wants to Let City Hall Know It
A software developer is working on an easier-to-use system to report illegally-parked vehicles and identify streets that need better physical protection for bike lanes.
August 12, 2026
McGrath Highway’s Makeover: Two New Bridges Coming to Somerville
The road to redesigning McGrath Highway in Somerville continues as MassDOT prepares to replace a major bridge on the Somerville/Cambridge city line.
July 28, 2026
The Red Line Is Taking Summer Break July 21-30
The MBTA is suspending Red Line service north of downtown Boston for 10 consecutive days starting on Tuesday, July 21.
July 20, 2026
Redesigning the Redesign: The T Tweaks Its Bus Network Plan With 11 New Route Adjustments
Two years into its network-wide redesign of its bus network, the MBTA is responding to rider feedback and making adjustments to a handful of bus routes.
July 3, 2026
It’s Not Nothing: LivableStreets Report Assesses Progress In Three Cities After A Decade of ‘Vision Zero’
The report singles out the City of Somerville, where there have been no fatal crashes since 2022, as a success story with policies worth emulating.
June 26, 2026
Cambridge Pedestrianizes A Harvard Square Block, With More Car-Free Spaces In Consideration
Today, the City of Cambridge began a pilot car-free zone on a small one-block section of Bow Street south of Harvard Square.
June 18, 2026
