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A Deadly Warning, Unheeded: Driver Accused In Memorial Drive Homicide Had Caused Another Wreck Less Than Two Months Earlier
We asked the Middlesex District Attorney's office whether they have policies to identify high-risk drivers and reckless driving incidents to try to prevent vehicular homicides before they happen; a spokesperson did not respond.
June 4, 2026
Local Planner’s Design Prize Victory Will Give Malden’s Bike Kitchen Space to Grow
A local transportation planner has won an international grant competition with her designs to upgrade the Bike to the Sea Bike Kitchen along the Northern Strand Trail in Malden.
May 7, 2026
Six Mass. Schools Step Up Their Bike Parking Game with New Safe Routes to School Grant
Six schools across Massachusetts are the new recipients of the 2025-2026 Bike Rack Grant out of MassDOT’s Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program.
March 5, 2026
MassDOT Awards $6.6 Million For Municipal ‘Complete Streets’ Projects
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will award $6.6 million to safety projecs in 15 cities and towns in the latest round of its Complete Streets Funding Program, a grant program that funds bike and pedestrian improvements in municipal public works projects.
February 23, 2026
Eyes On the Street: Three Weeks After the Storm, Snow Woes Remain Across Greater Boston
In my trips around Boston and its suburbs this week, it's clear that cities and property owners are still struggling to cope with the snow, even though it's been nearly three weeks since the storm that dropped more than 20 inches of snow on the region.
February 20, 2026
Malden Debates a New Greenway To Connect the Northern Strand Through Its Downtown
The City of Malden is making plans to connect the western part of the city that a river once flowed through to the Northern Strand Community Trail via a new shared-use path – but one city councilor is raising objections to a crucial path segment on Canal Street, where his family owns a function hall.
July 18, 2025
Region Seeks New Operating Contract for Expanding Bluebikes System
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council, on behalf of the municipal owners of the Bluebikes system, has issued a 'request for proposals' for private-sector operators who can manage the system for the next five years.
May 2, 2025
MBTA Tells Riders to Expect Faster Speeds on Subways and Buses
The T aims to increase subway speeds on the Braintree branch of the Red Line to 50 mph within the next few days, and to 55 mph on the Malden and Medford segments of the Orange Line later this year.
January 27, 2025
Route Review: Riding the New Frequent-Service 104 from Malden
Phase 1 of the MBTA’s Bus Network Redesign launched on Sunday with improved bus service on four routes in Chelsea, Everett, Revere, Malden, Somerville, Cambridge, and East Boston.
December 20, 2024
Bus Network Redesign Shows Signs of Life
The T plans to roll out a new network of four frequent-service bus routes across the northern part of its service area before the end of 2024 in the first implementation phase of its bus network redesign.
April 11, 2024
