Lessons on building bike culture from Latin America
| | No Comments
Latin American cities can provide insights on how to build bike culture. Mobility experts from Mexico City and Bogotá shared how their cities are creating a bike culture.
Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Promoted
How green, walkable, bikeable, play-friendly streets promote good mental health
| | No Comments
Urban design that makes space for residents to safely and easily interact with the outdoors and each other plays a major role in both physical and psychological well-being.
Advocates Demand Better Car Safety Standards From Senate
| | No Comments
The next baseline infrastructure bill can no longer ignore the need for common-sense vehicle safety improvements that save vulnerable road users’ lives, a coalition of advocates and lawmakers said on Tuesday.
Poll: Metro Boston Voters Strongly Support Reconfigured Streets With Fewer Cars, More Public Space
| | 1 Comment
A new poll of Boston-area voters finds strong support for more diverse uses of the public space on city streets, with a desire for more space for outdoor dining, expanded sidewalks, dedicated bus lanes, and protected bike lanes, and less space dedicated for privately-owned motor vehicles. Over the past year, cities in towns across Massachusetts […]
The Sustainable Transport Advocate’s Cheat Sheet to Infrastructure Year
| | No Comments
Washington is in the thick of negotiating two major infrastructure bills that could reshape American transportation for decades. Here's a primer you can come back to again and again.
Autonomous Taxis Could Speed Up Climate Change
| | No Comments
Autonomous vehicles may make our skies dirtier, even if they’re shared and electric, a new study finds.
Talking Headways Podcast: More Highways, More Driving
| | No Comments
This week, we're talking about the disconnect between techno-optimists and urbanists in climate change approach (whoa!).
Guest Column: Raise the Gas Tax? Yes, but Fix Transportation Spending First
| | No Comments
We can’t keep pumping new money into a broken system and expect a different result.
MassDOT’s MUTCD Letter Calls for Safer Streets for People, Not Just for Cars
| | No Comments
In a May 13 letter to the Federal Highway Administration, MassDOT officials urged the agency to adapt to new mobility options and focus more on the safety of street users who aren't in cars.
Not So FAST: Senate Transport Bill Causes Pileup for White House Climate Goals
| | No Comments
A Senate proposal to shovel hundreds of billions of dollars into new freeways will wipe out the Biden administration’s goal of halving carbon emissions by 2030.
MassDOT Prioritizing Highway Project Before Safety Fixes At Somerville’s Most Deadly Intersection
| | No Comments
Elected officials and advocates in Somerville are putting intense pressure on state highway officials for fast-tracking a $37 million project to repair the Interstate 93 viaduct ahead of a modest $6 million safety project for nearby surface roadways where reckless drivers regularly kill and maim local residents. At the May 17 virtual meeting of Somerville’s […]
Brahmin Bikelash: The Inside Story of Why There Are Still No Bike Lanes Through Beacon Hill
| | No Comments
There's broad agreement on the fact that Charles Street has too many lanes for cars, and not enough space for bikes and pedestrians. But emails between Beacon Hill neighborhood organizations and city staff reveal intense disagreements over the details of how a redesign should be accomplished.