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An MBTA train stopped at the Auburndale station in Newton.

Changing Course, T Plans Upgrades to Newton Rail Stations to Serve More Trains

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 24, 2021 | No Comments

The MBTA is planning improvements to the City of Newton’s three rail stations to add additional platforms that can serve inbound and outbound trains at the same time – a major shift from earlier plans that would have retained the stations’ current single-platform configuration, which forces many Worcester Line trains to pass through the city […]

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Friday’s Headlines Want More Bike Lanes

By Blake Aued | Sep 24, 2021 | No Comments

Why are bike lanes good? Let Vox count the ways. Plus, Lyft is more naughty than nice, and the Times rides with David Byrne.

New protected cycletrack on Warren Street near Nubian Square

Eyes On the Street: Nubian Square’s New Bike Path

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 23, 2021 | No Comments

The Boston Transportation Department is contemplating other projects for Warren Street and Malcolm X Boulevard that could extend the bike path and also create dedicated bus lanes for some of the city's busiest bus routes.

Newly painted, center-running bus lanes on Columbus Ave. near Jackson Square in Boston, pictured on Sept. 1, 2021. The new busway is expected to open later this month.

A First Look at the T’s Proposed ‘High-Frequency’ Bus Network

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 22, 2021 | No Comments

The T's proposed network of high-frequency bus routes aims to serve more neighborhoods throughout the region with better bus service, with better connections to key employment centers.

Garren Kalter. Photo courtesy of Clark University.

Clark University Student Proposes Bus Network Redesign for Worcester

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 20, 2021 | No Comments

Currently, WRTA buses run every 30 to 60 minutes, but Kalter thinks that the agency could potentially run buses on a simplified network every 10 minutes, 18 hours a day.

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Federal E-Car Incentives Get $4B, E-Bikes Still In Limbo

By Kea Wilson | Sep 20, 2021 | No Comments

U.S. motorists may soon be eligible for up to $12,500 in grants to purchase electric cars, thanks to a new fund folded into the Democrats' reconciliation package — but benefits for e-bike purchasers may be far more modest and aggressively means-tested, unless advocates speak out.

Charles Proctor's ghost bike memorial in Arlington, MA

Arlington Select Board Prioritizes Parking Over Bike Lanes At Deadly Mass. Ave. Intersection

By Petru Sofio | Sep 17, 2021 | No Comments

A town committee that has been meeting for over a year endorsed a plan to remove on-street parking and install bike lanes, but members of the town's Select Board rejected their recommendation.

Deterioration of the concrete deck on DCR's Sibler Street pedestrian overpass over Storrow Drive.

Photos: DCR’s Pedestrian Bridges Are Crumbling Away

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 16, 2021 | No Comments

StreetsblogMASS surveyed several other pedestrian bridges over other DCR roadways and found extensive deferred maintenance issues on many of those structures as well.

New separated bike lanes on Massachusetts Avenue near Dana Street in Cambridge.

Eyes On the Street: Better Bike Lanes on Mass. Ave. In Cambridge

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 16, 2021 | No Comments

This week, while the City of Cambridge was finalizing its plans for separated bike lanes on Massachusetts Avenue in North Cambridge, city crews installed new pavement markings and flexible-post bollards to upgrade bike facilities on another segment of the same street, between Harvard and Central Squares. This project was also a response to the city’s […]

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Thursday’s Headlines on the Road to Safer Streets

By Blake Aued | Sep 16, 2021 | No Comments

Hundreds of cities, counties and states have embraced Complete Streets, and a key federal official made a call to prioritize safety.