Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about East Boston

The Massachusetts State House in downtown Boston.

Gov. Baker Sends Traffic Safety Bill Back to Legislators With Objections to Safer Speed Limits and Passing Rules

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 26, 2022 | No Comments

The Governor proposed several amendments, including a simpler 3-foot minimum distance for motor vehicles passing bikes and pedestrians, and striking language that would let cities and towns reduce speed limits to 25 mph on state-owned roadways, including the Department of Conservation and Recreation's dangerous "parkways."

Fresh pavement on an under-construction bike path. In the distance are two new tall buildings near Kenmore Square.

Eyes On the Street: The Fenway Multi-Use Path Inches Eastward

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 26, 2022 | No Comments

The project connects to another path segment that runs behind the Landmark Center complex and opened last fall. That segment, which runs along the Green Line tracks east of the Fenway stop, currently ends at Miner Street.

A small patch of fresh asphalt on a bike path running through the dappled shade of trees in the Southwest Corridor park

DCR Promises a Smoother Ride Is Coming Soon to the Southwest Corridor

By Grecia White | Sep 23, 2022 | No Comments

The agency will make more permanent repairs where tree roots had previously broken the pavement on the popular bikeway, and will also remove bumpy cobblestone curb ramps where the trail crosses local streets.

Two mechanics workon bikes on stands in a crowded workshop with bike tires hanging from the high ceilings.

Volunteer Nights Have Returned at Bikes Not Bombs

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

Volunteer work at Jamaica Plain's nonprofit bike shop doesn’t require any previous experience with bike repair, but it can serve as a good introduction for novices to gain some familiarity and experience with bike tools and parts.

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Feds Finally Using Highway Money to Tear Down Highways

By Aaron Short | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

“This stretch of I-375 cuts like a gash through the neighborhood, one of many examples I have seen in communities across the country where a piece of infrastructure has become a barrier,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.

Pam Daly rides an orange recumbent bike with two wheels in the back and one in the front as she approaches the Zakim bridge with the sun behind it

Adaptive Cycling On the Harborwalk With Charlestown’s Riders Club

By Grecia White | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

For six months out of the year, staff and volunteers, mostly recreation therapists, loan out adaptive bikes and take participants for guided rides along Boston’s Harborwalk.

A double-parked Lyft driver waits outside of the South Station bus terminal on Thursday, August 8, 2019.

State Data Show Uber and Lyft Drivers Were Involved in Over 1,000 Crashes in the City of Boston Last Year

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

A state compilation of Uber and Lyft data from 2021 data indicates that those companies' drivers were involved in 2,267 crashes across Massachusetts last year. Nearly half of those crashes – 1,098 – occurred in the City of Boston.

People on bikes and scooters wait at the intersection of Boylston Street and Arlington Street near the Public Garden in a pop-up bike lane that was installed during the Orange Line shutdown. In the background is the Public Garden, where an existing separated bike lane connects to the downtown bike network.

The Orange Line Is Back, But Several of Boston’s ‘Temporary’ Bus and Bike Lanes Will Remain

By Grecia White | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

“We’re keeping in place some of the changes that have helped with traffic flow and transit access, so that commuters will see lasting benefit above ground even as the subway comes back online,” said Mayor Michelle Wu in an announcement released early Tuesday morning.

A rendering of the proposed Mass. Central Rail Trail bridge over the MBTA Fitchburg Line. The project proposes to highlight abandoned rail infrastructure, including the "tell-tale" that was intended to warn train crews about overhead obstructions ahead. Courtesy of Mass. DCR.

Planning Underway for Mass. Central Rail Trail Link Over I-95 in Waltham, Weston

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 19, 2022 | 1 Comment

The proposed trail is less than a mile long, but it would connect two much longer MCRT segments in Waltham and Weston.

Legislature Approves Long-Stalled Traffic Safety Bill With Compromises on Bike Light Requirements

By Sam Mintz | Sep 16, 2022 | No Comments

The version of the legislation which passed both the House and Senate this week includes a compromise: the new lighting rules can’t be the primary purpose for a police stop, and can’t be used as conclusive evidence of contributory negligence in a civil suit.