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From Mattapan, Mayor Janey Announces Fare-Free 28 Bus Pilot Program
The pilot will begin on August 29th and last until November 29th.
July 26, 2021
Boston to Break Ground On Mass. Ave. South Bikeway Later This Year
The project will repurpose the westernmost lane of Mass. Ave. from Melnea Cass Blvd. to Columbia Rd. into a two-way cycletrack – essentially a protected bicycle path, separated from traffic with low concrete barriers – along the western curb of the street.
June 29, 2021
One More Study Will Try to Save Morrissey Boulevard From Drowning
"The study will prioritize infrastructure designs that meet the City and Commonwealth’s net-zero emissions targets, including maximizing opportunities for sustainable transportation such as walking, bicycling, and transit use," according to the press statement.
March 5, 2021
The Morrissey Marshes: Where Boston’s Climate and Transportation Challenges Collide
Major redevelopment schemes and the city's climate resiliency strategy all hinge on a plan that doesn’t exist yet: how Morrissey Boulevard will be rebuilt for a future with higher sea levels and fewer motor vehicles.
November 17, 2020
Washington Snubs Dorchester Bus Riders In Favor of a Suburban Highway Interchange
New bus lanes on Blue Hill Avenue would benefit roughly 20,000 bus riders in Dorchester and Mattapan, reduce their collective commuting times by 800 hours every day, and allow the T to make over 100 additional daily bus trips along existing routes using the same number of buses and drivers, according to a rejected application for federal funding.
September 17, 2020
Demands of ‘Essential’ Work Put Boston’s Neighborhoods of Color at Higher Risk
'Essential' workers are more likely to live in the Boston region’s neighborhoods of color, according to an analysis by the ACLU of Massachusetts.
April 27, 2020
Boston Pitches Major Transit-Focused Redesign For Blue Hill Ave.
Because the vast majority of Blue Hill Avenue's neighbors identify as people of color, the addition of high-quality bus lanes and stations could offer a major improvement to inequities in the city's bus network, where black bus riders currently spend, on average, 64 more hours every year traveling than white bus riders.
March 5, 2020
Mayor Walsh, Advocates Call For More Fairmount Line Trains
A proposed demonstration project could significantly reduce wait times for commuter rail riders from Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park.
October 7, 2019
Dorchester to Get Better Blue Bikes Connections to the Red Line
The City of Boston is finally poised to build a long-awaited Red-Blue connection (no, not that one): new Blue Bikes stations have finally been permitted for installation at four Red Line stops in Dorchester.
June 17, 2019
