Friday’s Headlines Won’t Take 15 Minutes to Read
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Building 15-minute cities won't be easy, but some inspiration might come from a Caracas-based architect.
Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Springfield
Research Suggests Boston’s New Protected Lanes Boosted Bikeshare Traffic 80 Percent
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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.
MassDOT Announces $12.5 Million in Shared Streets, Complete Streets Grants
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is delivering good news to 96 projects across the Commonwealth this week as it releases $6 million in grants to 18 communities through its 2022 Complete Streets Funding Program, plus another $6.5 million to 78 applicants in its ongoing Shared Streets and Spaces program. MassDOT’s Complete Streets program incentivizes local […]
Travel Guide: Exploring the New Coastal Trails of Newburyport, Salisbury, and Amesbury
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The interconnected Coastal Trails network of Newburyport, Amesbury, and Salisbury reward visitors with a quaint towns, art displays, riverfront, beachfront, forest, marsh, countryside, and encounters with friendly locals.
State House Update: Baker Vetoes RTA Budget Increase, Proposal Advances for New T Governing Board
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Governor Baker used his line-item veto power to flat-fund state assistance for regional transit authorities at $90.5 million for the third year in a row.
Mass. RAISE Grant Applications Seek Funds for Mystic Bike-Ped Bridge, Blue Hill Ave.
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The Commonwealth's bids for this year's round of federal RAISE grants include Boston's Blue Hill Avenue busway, a bike and pedestrian bridge over the Mystic River, a transformation of the Lynnway in Lynn, and a fencing and surveillance project for the Connecticut River rail line in the Pioneer Valley.
State Agencies Seek to Transform the Lynnway With New Bike Path and Bus Rapid Transit
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The project would remove car lanes on the Lynnway to create center-running bus lanes with transit signal priority, a shared use path, improved bus stops, and safer crosswalks along a 1.5 mile corridor along Lynn's harborfront.
New Northeast Corridor Rail Plan Would Boost MBTA Providence Line Projects
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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.
Report: To Make Transit Safe, Rethink Transit Cops
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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.
Travel Guide: Riding the New Northern Strand Trail to Lynn
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The new Northern Strand Path is poised to become a major new transportation route for North Shore commuters. But the Northern Strand's stunning and abundant waterfront views also make it stand out as a recreational destination.