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Gov. Baker, Rep. Neal Announce ‘A Path Forward’ for East-West Rail
“The governor has made a full commitment to east-west rail,” U.S. Rep. Richard Neal told reporters.
April 27, 2022
New Trails We Can Look Forward to in Central and Western Mass. This Year
There are so many new trail projects in the works across Massachusetts that we had to split up our annual preview of new trails into two articles. Yesterday we offered a rundown of five new off-street multi-use pathways that are expected to open to traffic in eastern Massachusetts later this year. Today, we're looking at five more projects opening in Central and Western Massachusetts.
February 8, 2022
MassDOT’s Complete Streets Philosophy Got Buried Under Massive Snowbanks This Weekend
StreetsblogMASS asked MassDOT about its sidewalk snow removal policies, and an agency spokesperson made it clear that the agency generally doesn't consider itself responsible for clearing the sidewalks along the roadways it builds and maintains.
January 31, 2022
Rural Communities Are Struggling to Pay for Their Car-Dependent Infrastructure
A new report from the Massachusetts Office of the State Auditor calls for more spending on rural roads, but fails to address related and more urgent needs for more energy- and cost-efficient transportation in rural areas.
January 5, 2022
MassDOT Multiplies Ridership Forecasts, Narrows Alternatives for East-West Rail
The three remaining service options under study would upgrade and double-track an existing freight rail line between Worcester and Pittsfield to support between 7 and 9 round trips a day between Pittsfield and Boston, with travel times between Springfield and Boston reduced to under two hours.
August 5, 2020
MassDOT Will Revisit Its East-West Rail Ridership Projections
A coalition of regional planning groups wrote that the East-West passenger rail study's low ridership projections "require more explanation, clarity and re-analysis."
March 2, 2020
