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Pittsfield Area Railroad Improvements Will Help Set the Stage For More Amtrak Service to Albany
On Thursday, Governor Healey's administration announced that two track improvement projects in the Pittsfield area will go under construction in the coming months to improve operations for the seasonal Berkshire Flyer service, and set the stage for a planned Boston-Albany route.
October 9, 2026
Can Waltham and Weston Transform Aging Office Parks Into A Transit-Oriented Neighborhood?
Developers are planning up to 880 new homes and a new regional rail station to replace struggling office parks in Waltham and Weston.
October 6, 2026
UMass Study: Rural Transit’s Economic Benefits Far Exceed Its Modest Costs
A suite of economic impact studies from Transportation for Massachusetts and the UMass Amherst Donahue Institute concludes that rural microtransit services generate millions of dollars' worth in economic benefits each year for the small towns where they operate.
October 1, 2026
Elected Officials In Athol Celebrate the Removal of A Downtown Parking Lot
They unpaved a parking lot and put up a paradise.
September 17, 2026
Happy Birthday to America’s Oldest Subway
On this day 129 years ago, at around 6 a.m., trolley 1752 plunged into a gaping hole in Boston’s Public Garden and became the nation’s first subway car.
September 1, 2026
StreetsblogMASS Talks Federal Transportation Policy With Senator Ed Markey
We joined the Senator for a bus ride from Malden to Chelsea to learn about what's going on in federal transportation policy, and what the stakes are for this fall's elections.
August 27, 2026
Against Neighbors’ Wishes, Boston Streets Commissioners Cancel Planned Bikeway Near Day Square
Among the dozen people who testified at Thursday's hearing, the only people who spoke in favor of removing the proposed bike lane were City Hall employees.
August 20, 2026
Wu Administration Shelved Safety Plans For Mission Hill Streets Where Driver Killed Louisa Gag
"We knew there were dangers. We had a plan to make it safer. It is blatantly irresponsible for the city to make a deliberate decision to not follow through."
July 14, 2026
Louisa Gag, Longtime Street Safety Advocate, Identified as Thursday’s Homicide Crash Victim
Family members have identified the victim of Thursday morning's homicide crash near Roxbury Crossing as Louisa Gag, a longtime street safety advocate and transportation planner at Boston's City Hall.
July 10, 2026
While NYC Warns of Reliability Problems, the T Stays the Course On Electric Buses
"Zero-emission buses are not where they need to be in terms of delivering reliable bus service," warned Jessie Lazarus, the MTA’s head of rolling stock procurement, at a June MTA board meeting.
July 6, 2026
