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A yellow, white, and black MBTA bus is parked at a curb with the words "NOT IN SERVICE" above the driver's window in the front.

T Reacts to Ongoing Driver Shortage With More Bus Service Cuts

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 6, 2023 | No Comments

The MBTA will further reduce bus service in its published schedules this summer to react to its ongoing shortage of bus drivers. Riders on key bus routes will wait a few more minutes between scheduled buses, but MBTA officials say that on a practical basis, riders will get more predictable service from a reduction in […]

A sunset view down a mostly-empty, wide four-lane street lined with small businesses and parked cars.

Mayor Wu Won’t Wait: City Will Implement Centre Street Safety Improvements This Fall

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 1, 2023 | No Comments

To address a pattern of reckless driving and violence on West Roxbury's Centre Street, city officials will move forward this year with a plan to reduce the width of Centre Street from four vehicle travel lanes to three, with one travel lane in each direction, plus dedicated turn lanes at intersections and a pair of protected bike lanes.

A man pushing a stroller along a narrow sidewalk on a bridge with an old stone masonry railing. Next to him is a wide asphalt highway lane where a large blue pickup truck is driving. In the distance is a brick-clad apartment tower peeking above leafy trees.

Safety Advocates Set Their Sights On Medford’s Mystic Mess

By Christian MilNeil | May 31, 2023 | No Comments

On Wednesday evening, street safety advocates from WalkMedford will host their State House delegation for a “Walk and Talk” event along the Mystic Valley Parkway to discuss ways to reclaim their riverfront parkland from the fields of asphalt that have paved over acres of the city’s riverfront. Organizers envision the walk as a companion event […]

New bike lanes on the Fellsway bridge across the Mystic River, between Somerville and Medford.

New Somerville Bike Plan Envisions Bike Routes On 1/4 of the City’s Streets

By Christian MilNeil | May 30, 2023 | No Comments

The plan would put a protected bike lane or a traffic-calmed neighborhood bike route within a few blocks of every address in the city.

An evening scene on a wide four-lane street that's lined with one-story commercial buildings. In the foreground, a person walks across the street at a traffic light as another person rides a bike in the opposite direction. A few cars' headlights are visible in the background.

Wu Administration Revives Centre Street Safety Project For West Roxbury

By Christian MilNeil | May 26, 2023 | No Comments

The Boston Transportation Department (BTD) is reviving a pre-pandemic plan to reconfigure Centre Street in West Roxbury in an effort to curb dangerous driving along a busy neighborhood commercial corridor with high volumes of foot traffic. The project’s revival was announced earlier this week as part of the Wu administration’s “safety surge” announcement. In the […]

A paved path running through sand dunes. Two people in bikes are in the middle distance.

Provincetown Plans to Carve Up Its Freeway For a New Car-Free Path

By Christian MilNeil | May 25, 2023 | No Comments

The small city of Provincetown, located on the tip of Cape Cod, is already a renowned vacation destination in part because of its tight-knit, walkable downtown, where cars must creep at a slow walking pace behind throngs of pedestrians every summer, and its network of paved paths in the nearby Cape Cod National Seashore. But […]

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Guest Column: To Halt Wasteful Highways, America Needs a ‘Road Review’

By Tony Dutzik | May 24, 2023 | No Comments

In February, the government of Wales announced that it was scrapping all major road-building projects. The move came after a year-long “roads review” in which a government-appointed panel systematically reviewed the nation’s road-building program in light of its climate and environmental goals.

A party invitation image for the StreetsblogMASS 4th birthday celebration, showing event details on a light-blue background surrounded by balloons and confetti. The event will be June 20, 2023, at 5:30 pm, at The Flamingo, 266 Commercial Street Boston, MA.

We’re Four Years Old, Let’s Party

By Christian MilNeil | May 23, 2023 | No Comments

As with any good party for a 4 year-old, there will be delicious cake, and if you show up early enough, you might get to take home a limited-edition StreetsblogMASS zine that we're printing for the occasion. RSVP via Eventbrite to let us know you're coming.

a white striped crosswalk with two vegetated curb extensions on either side.

Wu Admin Announces ‘Safety Surge’ of Traffic Calming for Neighborhood Streets

By Christian MilNeil | May 22, 2023 | No Comments

The city says it aims to install up to 500 new speed humps and redesign at least two dozen intersections every year.

A crowd of people in bikes pedals through a wide brick plaza. In the center, wearing a black helmet and blue hoodie, is Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.

PHOTOS: Boston’s 2023 Bike To Work Day

By Christian MilNeil | May 19, 2023 | No Comments

Between 7:30 and 8:45 a.m., convoys of riders coming in from Mattapan, Dorchester, Brookline, Cambridge, Malden, Chelsea, and other cities across the region arrived in City Hall Plaza in waves, while City of Boston Transportation Department staff welcomed them with cowbells and cheers.