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‘Very Flawed’ Infrastructure Bill Passes Senate, Imperfect Reconciliation Bill Looms
The massive infrastructure bill that passed the Senate on Tuesday won't meet the challenges of ending climate change and the U.S. traffic violence crisis, leaving core elements of those critical agendas up to a messy House debate, advocates said.
August 10, 2021
Mayor Janey Is Missing From Vision Zero Candidate Survey
Mayor Walsh adopted ambitious goals to reduce tailpipe pollution, but made little progress on implementing policies that could reduce traffic and pollution. The next Mayor will likely feel more heat – literally and politically – to take bolder action.
August 10, 2021
New Roundabout Curbs Crashes In Worcester’s Kelley Square
Before-and-after crash data from MassDOT's Kelley Square project provide stark evidence that road designs that focus on reducing speeds can significantly reduce crash risks.
August 5, 2021
Active Transportation Advocates See Silver Lining in Infrastructure Bill
A handful of critical policy changes buried in the bipartisan infrastructure megabill may quietly revolutionize life for people who walk and roll through U.S. cities — especially if it's amended to include other progressive items a House bill.
August 4, 2021
Advocates Call for Action on Biden’s Infrastructure Bill
The Senate may be on the brink of slashing the nation’s core transit funding at a moment when many hoped the mode would finally get its due — unless advocates speak out.
July 27, 2021
From Mattapan, Mayor Janey Announces Fare-Free 28 Bus Pilot Program
The pilot will begin on August 29th and last until November 29th.
July 26, 2021
Research Suggests Boston’s New Protected Lanes Boosted Bikeshare Traffic 80 Percent
Bikeshare traffic across the Allston and Fenway neighborhoods more than doubled after a city project added protected bike lanes on Commonwealth Avenue. Furthermore, the fastest growth involved trips that would have been likely to use the newly-built protected bike lanes.
July 22, 2021
New Northeast Corridor Rail Plan Would Boost MBTA Providence Line Projects
If all of the recommended projects from the new "Connect NEC 2035" plan were funded and built, the Commission estimates that Amtrak's travel times between Boston and New York City could be cut by 28 minutes, and that the MBTA would be able to operate considerably more trains at higher speeds between Rhode Island and South Station.
July 14, 2021
Report: To Make Transit Safe, Rethink Transit Cops
Transit agencies need to do more to make sure their networks are comprehensively safe — and that may include reforming, defunding, or outright removing police from these critical public spaces, a new report argues.
July 13, 2021
Environmental Justice Advocates Want More From Transportation and Climate Plan
July 6, 2021
