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Blue Hill Avenue facing south towards Mattapan in August 2016.

Thursday: Boston Hosts Events On Blue Hill Ave., ‘Connect Downtown’ Projects

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 27, 2020 | No Comments

City of Boston planners have scheduled two separate public meetings next Thursday, March 5 to present their progress on two major street safety projects: a transit-focused redesign of Blue Hill Avenue in the southern part of the city, and the “Connect Downtown/Southwest Corridor Extension” project, which is aiming to improve bike and pedestrian access into […]

The Massachusetts State House in downtown Boston.

House Bill Proposes Higher Corporate, Gas Taxes To Fund Transit Improvements

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 26, 2020 | No Comments

It's not yet clear whether the House bill will provide a sufficient amount of funding to meet the MBTA's needs for additional staff and new capital projects.

Advocates Crowd State House For ‘Game-Changing’ Transit Funding Bill

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 25, 2020 | No Comments

"I believe, and I am incredibly optimistic, that this transportation bill is going to be a generational game-changer in how we fund - and more importantly how we provide public transit for the citizens of Massachusetts," said Rep. Sarah Peake.

A red light camera in Springfield, Ohio. Public domain photo by Derek Jensen, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Mass. Senate Takes Up Automated Enforcement Bill

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 24, 2020 | No Comments

The amended bill now includes provisions to allow automated enforcement of dedicated bus lanes.

T4MA Issues ‘Call To Action’ As Advocates Await Transit Funding Bill

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 21, 2020 | No Comments

Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA) and 22 of its partner organizations are hosting a “Call to Action” event in the State House next Tuesday as House leaders continue to work on a long-promised transportation funding bill. The “Fix Our Transportation Crisis Call To Action” event will be held on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 at 10 am […]

Photo by harry_nl, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

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Auto Lenders Are Helping Fuel Pedestrian Death Crisis

By Kea Wilson | Feb 21, 2020 | No Comments

A heat map of harsh braking incidents recorded by the City of Boston's "Safest Driver" app in 2019. Courtesy of the City of Boston.

‘Safest Driver’ Data Reveal Where Boston’s Most Dangerous Driving Is

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 20, 2020 | No Comments

Data collected from a city-sponsored safe driving competition reveal that Boston’s notoriously bad drivers are at their worst behavior on major high-speed state roadways that lie outside of the city’s direct control. In 2019, the City of Boston’s Office of New Urban Mechanics re-launched its “Boston’s Safest Driver” contest, an app-based competition that challenged travelers […]

The aftermath of a truck crash on I-290 in Worcester.

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America’s Mayors: Cars are Ruining Our Cities — But We Won’t Do Much About It!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 18, 2020 | No Comments

“I was really struck … about [the mayors’] unwillingness to support or implement things that we in transportation planning know are evidence-based ways to make roads safer for vulnerable road users,” said Katherine Levine Einstein, a Boston University political science professor.

Morning view of Hyde Park Avenue in Forest Hills, Boston.

Boston Starts Outreach For Hyde Park Ave. Bus and Bike Improvements

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 17, 2020 | No Comments

Planners from the City of Boston and the MBTA held their first open house on Tuesday evening in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood to solicit ideas for “complete streets” and transit-priority improvements to Hyde Park Avenue, a major transit corridor and one of the only north-south routes into the neighborhoods of Hyde Park and Readville. […]

Two Silver Line buses pass each other on the dedicated busway in Chelsea. Photo courtesy of the MBTA.

Everett, Somerville Advance Silver Line Extension Project

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 13, 2020 | No Comments

A grant application document submitted to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission requests $425,000 for the “planning and design of the MBTA Silver Line bus rapid transit service from its current terminus in Chelsea, through Everett, Sullivan Square, and Washington Street in Somerville, and terminating at appropriate MBTA Red Line and/or Green Line intermodal facilities.”