Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Somerville

Somerville planners Brad Rawson (left) and Justin Schreiber in front of the city's new bus lanes at the top of Winter Hill on November 22, 2019.

Next Monday: Somerville Hosts Public Hearing On Broadway Bus Lanes

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 6, 2019 | No Comments

On Monday evening, Somerville will host a public hearing at City Hall to discuss early traffic and transit data from the city’s new bus and bike lanes on on Broadway in Winter Hill. The meeting will be hosted by the City Council’s Traffic and Parking Committee and the city’s Traffic Commission. Following a presentation of […]

Brattle Street in Harvard Square next to the Out of Town News kiosk, shown in a May 2019 file photograph.

Cambridge Will Ax Two Car Lanes From Harvard Square

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 5, 2019 | No Comments

After a truck driver struck and killed a 67-year-old retiree in Harvard Square earlier this fall, Cambridge officials announced that they will remove car lanes from Brattle Street and Massachusetts Avenue around the square’s central plaza as part of a construction project scheduled to begin next June. Since 2017, the City of Cambridge has been […]

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Former Gov. Mike Dukakis: Driving Is For Turkeys

By Aaron Short | Dec 2, 2019 | No Comments

The former Democratic presidential candidate deserves a revival for his ideas on making transportation sustainable.

A new Orange Line car on a flatbed truck in early 2019. Courtesy of the MBTA.

‘Uncommon Noise’ Pulls New Orange Line Trains From Service, Again

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 2, 2019 | No Comments

The MBTA’s new Orange Line trains, which debuted this summer, have been taken out of service indefinitely while engineers investigate an “uncommon noise” coming from the underside of the new trains. “With safety as a top priority and out of an abundance of caution, the decision was made to temporarily remove the new cars from […]

Elm Park and the intersection of Park Avenue and Elm Street in Worcester, where a person fatally steered their motor vehicle into a 66 year-old victim on the evening of Tuesday, November 26, 2019.

Drivers In Worcester Have Killed Two People in the Past 24 Hours

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 27, 2019 | No Comments

In two separate incidents, drivers killed two people walking on the west side of Worcester.

The under-construction protected bike lane on Commonwealth Avenue, photographed on May 8, 2019.

Many Holdups, Little Accountability For Delayed Street Projects

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 27, 2019 | No Comments

Some delays in complex construction projects may be inevitable. But in a state with serious traffic and transportation challenges, and with millions in taxpayer funds at stake, it’s reasonable for Massachusetts citizens to expect better outcomes.

The new protected bike lane on Beacon Street in Somerville, pictured on June 26, 2019.

Op-Ed: Why Do Construction Projects Get Delayed? It’s Complicated

By Richard L. DeFelice, Executive Vice President of Newport Construction | Nov 27, 2019 | No Comments

An executive from Newport Construction, the contractor for the Commonwealth Avenue reconstruction project in Boston and the Beacon Street reconstruction project in Somerville, shares his perspective on building streets.

Five Lessons From Seattle’s Crusade Against Driving

By Aaron Short | Nov 25, 2019 | No Comments

Seattle saw solo commuting drop 8.9 percent between 2010 and 2018, making it the nation's leader in reducing traffic.

DCR Kicks Off Redesign For Arborway In Jamaica Plain

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 21, 2019 | No Comments

The state Department of Conservation (DCR) is kicking off a comprehensive redesign project to improve safety and create a new, separated bike and pedestrian route along the Arborway in Jamaica Plain. At a public meeting at the Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital Thursday evening, DCR officials explained that they are about to hire a team […]

A MassDOT sketch of a proposed mid-river highway installation that would carry Soldiers Field Road and the Paul Dudley White bike path for the decade-long reconstruction of the Massachusetts Turnpike through Allston. Courtesy of MassDOT.

MassDOT Allston Plans Would Plant A Highway Over the Charles River

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 20, 2019 | No Comments

In order to make room for construction workers, project planners have proposed relocating the Soldiers Field Road and Paul Dudley White bike path to a "temporary" mid-river highway that would remain in place for ten years while the rest of the project is built.