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2025-08-26 21:15:07 GMT

Families of Crash Victims Establish New Massachusetts Chapter of
Families for Safe Streets:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/08/26/families-of-crash-victims-establish-new-mass-chapter-of-families-for-safe-streets

2025-08-25 11:46:55 GMT

Depaving Leo Birmingham Park:
DCR, the state's park agency, is tearing up two highway lanes' worth of asphalt to convert half of an obsolete highway back into parkland in the Brighton neighborhood of #Boston.
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/08/25/eyes-on-the-street-depaving-leo-birmingham-park

2025-08-06 01:46:12 GMT

Gov. Healey’s Environmental Bond Bill Would Surrender Dept. of Conservation ‘Parkways’ to State Highway Agency -
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/08/05/gov-healeys-environmental-bond-bill-would-surrender-dept-of-conservation-parkways-to-state-highway-agency

2025-07-30 20:22:47 GMT

The City of Somerville's Spring Hill sewer replacement project provides a great example of how "green infrastructure" can improve safety *and* reduce water pollution *and* do it all while looking fabulous:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/07/30/eyes-on-the-street-somerville-builds-gardens-in-the-street-to-improve-safety-while-also-reducing-water-pollution

2025-07-08 22:23:46 GMT

Another Bus Lane Bites the Dust: Wu Administration Forces Chelsea, Charlestown Transit Riders to Wait In More Traffic
#mapoli
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/07/08/another-bus-lane-bites-the-dust-wu-administration-forces-chelsea-charlestown-transit-riders-to-wait-in-more-traffic

2025-06-11 18:13:57 GMT

We just published a detailed recap of the 2025 Youth Bike Summit from reporter Meghan Volcy:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/06/11/the-kids-are-alright-a-weekend-of-connection-curiosity-and-collective-action-at-the-youth-bike-summit

2025-06-03 21:56:29 GMT

#MassDOT budget proposal reveals new timeline for proposed Somerville-Everett bike and pedestrian bridge, with completion delayed 'til early 2030s –
#mapoli
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/06/03/new-mystic-bridge-wont-be-built-til-the-2030s-under-massdots-proposed-budget

2025-06-02 17:51:10 GMT

EZRide In Cambridge – a privately-funded, fare-free bus route that's open to the public and arrives every 8-12 minutes – is expanding its service:
#CambMA
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/06/02/ezride-in-cambridge-expands-schedule-with-frequent-service-midday-and-weekend-trips

2025-05-29 12:42:07 GMT

Join us this evening at Night Shift in Everett (free event, all ages welcome) for a discussion about why affordable transportation and affordable housing need each other: https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/05/28/thursday-streetsblogmass-in-person-in-everett

2025-05-27 17:34:56 GMT

‘We Need Each Other’ – Mourners Remember Crash Victims, Demand Safer Streets - https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/05/26/we-need-each-other-mourners-remember-crash-victims-demand-safer-streets

2025-05-22 18:15:02 GMT

The #MBTA has about 55 weeks to finish design, permitting, and construction for new platforms in Foxboro in time for the #WorldCup. Think they can do it?
2026 World Cup Puts Foxboro Station Upgrades on the Fast Track - https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/05/22/2026-world-cup-puts-foxboro-station-upgrades-on-the-fast-track

2025-05-21 14:03:07 GMT

State data show that #Tesla sales in MA have plunged 29 percent in the first 4 months of 2025 vs. the same period of 2024:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/05/21/plunging-tesla-sales-further-undermine-states-ev-focused-climate-strategy
#mapoli
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2025-05-20 23:33:59 GMT

Wednesday: ‘Ride of Silence’ Will Commemorate Victims of Traffic Violence, With Events In Dartmouth and Boston - https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/05/20/wednesday-ride-of-silence-will-commemorate-victims-of-traffic-violence

2025-05-16 21:51:10 GMT

Planning a jog, walk, or ride along the Minuteman Bikeway tomorrow? Come meet StreetsblogMASS board members at the Bedford Depot! https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/05/16/saturday-meet-streetsblogmass-board-members-on-the-minuteman-bikeway-in-bedford

2025-05-12 20:43:17 GMT

SUV Driver Kills Priest on Route 138 in Milton
▪️ #MassDOT was warned of 'poor safety conditions' on the roadway in a 2018 report
▪️ Authorities wouldn't answer our questions about whether the suspect's license had been suspended
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/05/12/suv-driver-kills-priest-in-milton

2025-05-12 12:49:21 GMT

Tonight: MassDOT hosts a public hearing for a new car-free bridge that would connect Everett and Somerville over the Mystic River -
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/05/12/tonight-massdot-public-hearing-for-mystic-river-car-free-bridge-project

2025-05-06 19:05:18 GMT

A road project will shut down half the #MBTA Orange Line for 9 days, starting Friday.
The silver lining: the project will build new crosswalks, protected bike paths, and more bus lanes to improve access between E. Somerville and Sullivan Square.
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/05/06/massdot-road-project-will-shut-down-half-of-the-orange-line-for-9-days-starting-friday

2025-05-02 21:54:05 GMT

Region Seeks New Operating Contract for Expanding Bluebikes System -
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/05/02/region-seeks-new-operating-contract-for-expanding-bluebikes-system

2025-04-29 13:28:12 GMT

The #CapeCod town of Truro is turning part of an obsolete highway interchange into 43 affordable homes:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/04/28/truro-is-converting-part-of-an-obsolete-highway-interchange-to-affordable-housing

2025-04-16 23:25:15 GMT

"The project's intractable technical and financial challenges suggest another, more fundamental question: whether MassDOT's deep-seated desire to rebuild 12 lanes of highway through #Allston was ever remotely realistic."
#mapoli
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/04/16/the-path-forward-for-allstons-highway-megaproject-is-getting-narrower

2025-04-14 21:19:36 GMT

#Massachusetts launches long-awaited #ebike rebate program - here's how it works, and how to apply:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/04/14/massachusetts-launches-long-awaited-e-bike-rebate-program

2025-04-14 11:31:12 GMT

The procurement anticipates that the #MBTA could choose a specific camera-enforcement tech firm to work with "by late summer 2025."
#mapoli
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/04/14/mbta-issues-request-for-information-for-bus-lane-enforcement-systems

2025-04-07 20:32:09 GMT

New #MBTA Capital Budget Leaves Riders With a Lot To Be Desired -
"We do have substantial capital needs that remain unfunded," says Deputy Chief of Capital Strategy Michael Malia.
#mapoli
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/04/07/new-mbta-capital-budget-leaves-riders-with-a-lot-to-be-desired

2025-04-02 20:32:18 GMT

Transportation for Massachusetts coalition hosts ‘Day of Action’ on Beacon Hill:
Some lawmakers warn that chaotic budget cuts from Washington could create headwinds for bold new transportation policies this year.
#mapoli
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/04/02/transportation-for-massachusetts-coalition-holds-day-of-action-on-beacon-hill

2025-04-02 16:45:52 GMT

Data Compiled By WalkMassachusetts Indicate That Older Adults, Non-White Neighborhoods Face Higher Risks of Traffic Violence In Mass.
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/04/02/older-adults-non-white-neighborhoods-face-higher-risks-of-traffic-violence-in-mass
#mapoli

2025-03-31 20:52:20 GMT

Drivers Killed Four Victims On One Night In Greater Springfield, MA Last Week -
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/03/31/drivers-kill-four-victims-within-24-hours-in-greater-springfield

2025-03-31 12:09:44 GMT

#Boston Cyclists Union Warns That City’s Bikeway Changes Create ‘Serious and Immediate Safety Risks’
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/03/31/boston-cyclists-union-warns-that-citys-bikeway-changes-create-serious-and-immediate-safety-risks

2025-03-20 15:46:59 GMT

The Path Forward For MassDOT’s West Station Plans In Allston Is Getting Narrower
#mapoli
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/03/20/the-path-forward-for-massdots-west-station-plans-is-getting-narrower

2025-03-17 17:29:50 GMT

Next Monday the 24th at noon, Transportation for Massachusetts and the GBH Forum Network will host an online conversation on Zoom about the 15-minute city concept, and how it might apply in Massachusetts. Find out more and register here:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/03/17/next-monday-a-discussion-on-the-15-minute-city

2025-03-13 20:44:41 GMT

DCR Will Start Construction On Two MetroWest Mass. Central Rail Trail Projects This Spring
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/03/13/dcr-starting-construction-on-two-metrowest-mass-central-rail-trail-projects-this-spring

2025-03-10 16:52:24 GMT

Massachusetts Lawmakers Are Still Spending Millions to Subsidize Elon Musk’s Car Company:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/03/10/massachusetts-lawmakers-are-still-spending-millions-to-subsidize-elon-musks-car-company

2025-03-05 18:11:14 GMT

In the past few days, hundreds of constituents have written to Mayor Wu's administration asking them to uphold recent street safety projects. Meanwhile, city workers have started removing protective barriers from several recent bike lane installations:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/03/05/boston-is-removing-protective-barriers-from-new-bikeways

2025-02-17 15:50:42 GMT

USDOT’s ‘Woke’ Rescission Memo Could Take Away Billions From Massachusetts Infrastructure Projects -
#mapoli
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/02/17/usdots-woke-rescission-memo-could-take-away-billions-from-massachusetts-infrastructure-projects

2025-02-14 13:18:40 GMT

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This story has been debunked:
"no government contract had been awarded to Tesla or any other vehicle manufacturer. [The State Dept.] said that the Biden administration had asked it to look into how it might add armor to off-the-shelf electric vehicles and it was in the early stages of the project."
https://gizmodo.com/the-400-million-armored-tesla-story-is-a-fake-scandal-in-a-sea-of-real-graft-and-horror-2000563641

2025-02-13 20:11:36 GMT

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Sorry about that – our browser froze up. We've deleted the duplicate posts.

2025-02-13 19:10:17 GMT

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My browser froze! Sorry about that

2025-02-13 19:04:57 GMT

Mayor Wu will remove Boylston Street bus lane; promises to "review" other new bus and bike lanes in order to "adjust or redesign what has not been functioning well"
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/02/13/mayor-wu-will-delete-route-39-bus-lane-through-back-bay

2025-02-12 17:31:18 GMT

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This info comes from a staff presentation at the MBTA's July 2024 board meeting, roughly 2 hr. 20 min. into the meeting recording:
https://www.mbta.com/events/2024-07-25/board-meeting-mbta-board-directors

2025-02-12 17:29:23 GMT

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It's pretty complicated, so buckle up (and I'll also make a disclaimer here that I may not have these details 100% correct). By my understanding, Keolis is managing the RFP to choose a train manufacturer, but they're also planning a separate future procurement for an investment firm that would actually buy the trains with private capital. Keolis would then lease the trains from that investment firm, with money that the #MBTA pays Keolis.

2025-02-12 17:25:40 GMT

The City of Worcester is poised to adopt a #VisionZero policy, which would prioritize street safety projects with the goal of eliminating deaths and serious injuries on the city's roadways:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/02/12/worcester-poised-to-adopt-vision-zero-action-plan

2025-02-10 18:28:17 GMT

Gasoline consumption in Mass. increased for the 4th consecutive year in 2024 – an unnerving sign that Governor Healey's transportation policies are undermining her administration's #climate goals.
#mapoli
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/02/10/massachusetts-gasoline-consumption-continued-to-increase-in-2024

2025-02-06 19:10:20 GMT

MeVa – the regional #transit agency for Haverhill and Lawrence – used to collect $1.5 million a year in fare revenues. But going fare-free has produced over $2 million in benefits to the agency, its riders, and the regional economy.
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/02/06/meva-study-finds-benefits-of-axing-fares-far-exceed-lost-revenue

2025-02-03 20:25:19 GMT

A consultant at VHB, an engineering firm that's received millions of dollars from #MassDOT on designs for the Allston I-90 project, cursed at a neighborhood task force member for asking tough questions about the project's viability during a virtual hearing last Friday:
#mapoli
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/02/03/designers-tempers-fray-as-major-issues-remain-unresolved-for-allston-i-90-project

2025-01-30 13:10:24 GMT

By the Numbers: How Governor Healey’s Budget Fixes the #MBTA Deficit (For a Little While)
#mapoli
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/29/by-the-numbers-how-governor-healeys-budget-fixes-the-mbta-deficit-for-a-little-while
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2025-01-23 15:15:39 GMT

Governor Healey's FY2026 budget proposal includes language that would finally legalize automated speed enforcement cameras in Massachusetts
#mapoli #visionzero
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/23/governors-budget-bill-would-legalize-speed-limit-enforcement-cameras-statewide

2025-01-22 21:43:30 GMT

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Ask your city council if they have plans to implement locally and let us know if they say yes!

2025-01-22 19:00:35 GMT

Massachusetts law now lets schools install cameras on their buses to issue fines against drivers who threaten kids by passing stopped buses illegally.
Here’s a guide to bringing them in your city or town:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/22/want-safety-cameras-on-your-kids-school-buses-heres-how-to-get-them
#mapoli

2025-01-17 17:38:10 GMT

Transportation was a prominent topic in Gov. Maura Healey's second State of the Commonwealth last night. Reporter Meghan Volcy covered the speech:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/17/governor-healey-boasts-of-transportation-successes-in-state-of-the-commonwealth-address
#mapoli

2025-01-16 21:20:48 GMT

MassDOT has taken over management of the project to build a new car-free bridge over the Mystic River between Somerville and Everett. The agency is revising bridge plans to accommodate more foot traffic from riverfront development, but the changes will further postpone construction:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/16/a-little-wider-a-little-later-an-update-on-the-mystic-river-bike-ped-bridge

2025-01-16 20:22:25 GMT

Jarred Johnson is leaving TransitMatters:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/16/longtime-transitmatters-leader-announces-departure

2025-01-16 18:01:57 GMT

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Not explicitly; they've been used for both – including increased RTA ops funding – in prior years. We're still trying to get details but it seems like the actual revenue collected is enough to cover increases in capital AND ops funding, although not to the extent to cover all the MBTA's needs.

2025-01-16 17:59:55 GMT

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We strive for accuracy in our reporting

2025-01-15 16:07:47 GMT

Mass. state parks agency hosts another hearing on redesigning the Arborway, a park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted that's been taken over by violent mobs of suburban drivers:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/15/state-parks-agency-hosts-yet-another-hearing-for-arborway-redesign

2025-01-14 18:22:48 GMT

Gov. Healey Budget Proposal Fixes #MBTA Budget Shortfall With Fair Share Funding
#mapoli
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/14/gov-healey-to-make-major-announcement-on-transport-funding-tuesday

2025-01-14 17:05:56 GMT

In conjunction with the Governor's budget announcement (happening any minute now), the administration has posted its Transportation Funding Task Force report here:
https://www.massdotat15.com/transportation-funding-task-force
#mapoli

2025-01-14 14:43:46 GMT

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More details from StreetsblogNYC:
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/01/13/its-working-initial-data-show-congestion-pricing-has-stemmed-the-tide-of-years-of-increasing-traffic

2025-01-14 14:40:29 GMT

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It's been in the works for ages; we've got more details about the concept here:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/02/14/somervilles-grounding-mcgrath-plan-has-a-new-look-with-fewer-lanes

2025-01-14 14:39:33 GMT

Congesting pricing has only existed for one week and it's already resulted in massive time savings for thousands of drivers on major bridges and tunnels leading into Manhattan, per
MTA data:
https://cdn.masto.host/urbanistssocial/media_attachments/files/113/827/219/572/850/553/original/37a835fee0947ff9.webp

2025-01-14 14:23:54 GMT

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We'll be updating this story later this morning when the press conference begins and will do our best to post news on social media as well, so stay tuned.

2025-01-14 14:23:48 GMT

Gov. Healey to Make ‘Major Announcement’ on Transport Funding This Morning -
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/14/gov-healey-to-make-major-announcement-on-transport-funding-tuesday
#mapoli

2025-01-13 18:07:33 GMT

Going Out With A Bang: Biden’s USDOT Pledges Funding to Infrastructure Projects Across Massachusetts, including the teardown of Somerville's McGrath Highway - https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/13/going-out-with-a-bang-bidens-usdot-pledges-funding-to-infrastructure-projects-across-massachusetts

2025-01-13 17:09:12 GMT

UPDATE: Gov. Healey has signed a second automated traffic enforcement bill, "An Act concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses," into law:
#mapoli
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/10/smile-gov-healey-signs-bus-lane-camera-enforcement-bill

2025-01-10 18:43:55 GMT

How Massachusetts Funds Transit (Not Just the T) - A guide to how Massachusetts state government finances public transit across the Commonwealth, from reporter Meghan Volcy:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/10/how-massachusetts-funds-transit-not-just-the-t
#mapoli
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2025-01-10 16:20:12 GMT

Smile, Gov. Healey Signs Bus Lane Camera Enforcement Bill – StreetsblogMASS
The law sets a minimum fine of $25 and a maximum of $125 for bus lane violations caught on camera, and a flat $100 fine for bus stop violations.
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/10/smile-gov-healey-signs-bus-lane-camera-enforcement-bill

2025-01-09 21:44:16 GMT

The Commonwealth now expects to have $1.95 billion in next year's budget from the new Fair Share surtax on high-income earners. That's a $650 million increase over last year, and the difference is roughly enough to cover the
#MBTA 's expected deficit. Updated story:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/07/governors-task-force-has-a-plan-to-dodge-the-ts-fiscal-crisis-but-only-for-the-short-term
#mapoli

2025-01-08 17:44:37 GMT

Court Ruling Paves the Way For State to Sue Towns With Exclusionary Zoning Laws - https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/08/court-ruling-paves-the-way-for-stronger-enforcement-of-mbta-housing-law
#mapoli

2025-01-08 17:43:25 GMT

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I'm confused, are you insinuating that someone else killed the kid?

2025-01-08 14:14:19 GMT

A driver struck and killed a 13-year-old victim near a shopping mall in Leominster on Monday evening:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/08/pickup-truck-driver-kills-teen-in-leominster

2025-01-07 20:34:47 GMT

Members of a special task force on transportation funding say that Gov. Healey's administration has a plan to fix a $700M budget shortfall at the MBTA with "no service cuts, no layoffs, and no fare increases"
#mapoli
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/07/governors-task-force-has-a-plan-to-dodge-the-ts-fiscal-crisis-but-only-for-the-short-term

2025-01-02 17:23:23 GMT

Last-Minute Legislating Puts Camera Enforcement Bills On Governor’s Desk - https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/02/last-minute-legislating-puts-camera-enforcement-bills-on-governors-desk
#mapoli

2024-12-30 14:37:56 GMT

Ten trail projects are expected to wrap up construction in the next few months, and will open up another 30 miles of accessible shared-use bike and pedestrian pathways across #Massachusetts:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/30/new-trails-we-can-look-forward-to-in-2025

2024-12-20 14:42:42 GMT

Reporter Meghan Volcy tried out the #MBTA's newly-redesigned 104 bus route from her hometown of Malden earlier this week. Read her review here:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/20/route-review-riding-the-new-frequent-service-104-from-malden

2024-12-19 19:12:07 GMT

#MBTA General Manager Phil Eng reports that a full-speed subway system is saving riders 40,000 hours every weekday:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/19/eng-full-speed-subway-system-is-saving-riders-40000-hours-every-weekday

2024-12-18 20:46:52 GMT

Driver Kills Pedestrian Outside Roxbury Crossing T Station -
A #Boston Police spokesperson called the killing an "accident," even though an investigation is allegedly still underway. Police did not arrest the suspect.
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/18/driver-kills-pedestrian-outside-roxbury-crossing-t-station

2024-12-17 16:46:06 GMT

MBTA’s Green Line C Branch Accessibility Project Will Eliminate Two Stops in Brookline - https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/17/mbtas-green-line-accessibility-project-will-consolidate-stops-in-brookline

2024-12-16 13:39:45 GMT

Starting next year, the Mass. Dept. of Conservation and Recreation will start tearing up asphalt to remove highway lanes and restore riverfront parkland in #CambMA:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/13/dcr-will-start-tearing-out-pavement-for-memorial-drive-narrowing-project-in-2025

2024-12-12 18:23:21 GMT

After a driver killed their neighbor, Forest Hills residents came to a public meeting last night hoping to learn about the City of Boston's plans to make Hyde Park Ave. safer.
Instead, they learned that it'll be one more year before the city shares its plans for the street:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/12/stuck-in-a-feedback-loop-wu-admin-delays-hyde-park-avenue-safety-improvements
#VisionZero

2024-12-11 15:15:25 GMT

MassDOT built new sidewalks with protected bike lanes along Needham Street in Newton, but everyone's still waiting for Eversource and Verizon to move their old utility poles that are still blocking the newly-rebuilt roadway:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/11/utility-poles-limit-the-utility-of-newtons-new-complete-street

2024-12-09 17:57:57 GMT

Environmental filings for the #MBTA's Draw One Bridge replacement reveal that the project will take 8 years to build, and will impose temporary closures of the North Bank Bridge between Cambridge and Charlestown:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/09/mbtas-draw-one-construction-will-last-8-years-per-environmental-filings

2024-12-09 13:12:13 GMT

The T is planning to run trains every 30 minutes on the Worcester Line by 2026:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/09/worcester-line-trains-will-get-shorter-but-also-more-frequent

2024-12-06 20:30:24 GMT

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"It is not quite complete, but it will be a total game changer for people commuting out of Watertown/Brighton," Jacobsen told StreetsblogMASS.
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2024-12-06 20:30:17 GMT

Reader Emily Jacobsen shares photos of the new Western Ave. bike lanes in Allston:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/06/eyes-on-the-street-the-new-western-ave-bike-lanes

2024-12-05 20:36:19 GMT

Amidst growing uncertainties about the financing and design of its Allston I-90 highway realignment megaproject, #MassDOT suggests spending $250M on a smaller "early action" project focused on improvements around the Cambridge St. bridge:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/05/as-clock-ticks-on-federal-funds-massdot-proposes-smaller-early-action-project-for-allston-i-90

2024-12-05 17:53:57 GMT

Starting tomorrow (Friday), the Green Line will be closed from Park Street north for two weeks. It's the final subway service interruption of 2024, and one that the MBTA hopes will eliminate the last slow zones from the entire subway network:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/05/green-line-extension-takes-a-2-week-break-for-the-final-subway-shutdown-of-2024

2024-12-04 16:34:45 GMT

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The first part of the series is tonight, with a webinar on the history of transportation projects and housing discrimination that promises to "uncover how segregation and redlining impact where we live and how we move."
Register here:
https://t4ma.org/t4ma-events/

2024-12-04 16:34:40 GMT

Transportation for Mass. is launching a 4-part webinar series designed "to help new organizers, members of the community, and those interested in transportation work."
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/04/transportation-for-massachusetts-launching-webinar-on-transportation-policy

2024-12-03 13:56:17 GMT

A surprise #MassDOT decision to add a controversial diesel train layover yard back into the state's beleaguered Allston I-90 project is not going over well with the project's neighbors and stakeholders:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/03/reversing-course-again-sec-tibbits-nutt-says-allston-project-will-include-multi-acre-train-yard-after-all

2024-11-27 21:45:08 GMT

The #MBTA's workers have given subway riders a lot to be thankful for this year, writes reporter Meghan Volcy:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/11/27/t-things-to-be-thankful-for-this-thanksgiving

2024-11-26 22:55:05 GMT

The Healey administration cites the City of Newton's new zoning rules, while legalize multi-family housing near MBTA stations, as a factor in its commitment to funding a new, modern rail station in Newtonville:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/11/26/healey-administration-mbta-announce-funding-for-upgraded-newtonville-regional-rail-station

2024-11-26 20:36:24 GMT

Courtesy of the Provincetown Independent:
Public transportation will be free in the new year for hundreds of thousands of riders statewide who rely on their regional transit authorities to get around. But not on Cape Cod:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/11/26/cape-cod-opts-out-of-state-program-for-fare-free-buses

2024-11-25 15:22:44 GMT

NO MORE SLOW ZONES ON THE RED LINE:
Last October, the median end-to-end trip from Alewife to Braintree took 78 minutes.
As of this morning, that trip has been reduced to 51 minutes:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/11/25/mbta-eliminates-slow-zones-from-the-red-line

2024-11-22 16:51:52 GMT

Earlier this fall, runners raced the Green Line from Boston College to downtown Boston. Watch Matt Ognibene's new video:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/11/22/friday-video-runners-versus-the-green-line

2024-11-22 03:18:09 GMT

If you're one of the thousands of people who ride a bike on Broadway through Kendall Square, take note:
#CambMA
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/11/21/detours-take-effect-for-broadway-in-kendall-square-part-of-regions-busiest-bike-route

2024-11-20 17:52:41 GMT

A year before a driver struck and killed John Corcoran on Memorial Drive, a group of advocates gathered to recommend a broad suite of safety improvements for the area. Those advocates met again last week, with more recommendations and a recap of safety work that's underway:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/11/20/more-safety-improvements-in-the-works-for-b-u-bridge-area

2024-11-18 18:01:05 GMT

The city of #Boston has built two more protected bike lanes in the Back Bay neighborhood, providing a new north-south route around the edge of downtown:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/11/18/eyes-on-the-street-two-new-back-bay-bikeways

2024-11-18 02:11:59 GMT

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yep, we’re here (and have been a while)! Each Streetsblog outlet is independently published, but we can put a word in with the NYC editors

2024-11-15 15:54:03 GMT

Green Line B branch riders in Brighton currently wait for trains on unprotected asphalt strips in the middle of Commonwealth Ave.
Here's the #MBTA's plan to make those stops accessible, and add basic amenities like benches, by the end of 2026:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/11/15/heres-the-mbtas-plan-to-make-the-green-line-b-branch-accessible

2024-11-14 18:05:36 GMT

A reflection on the election – and what comes next – from reporter Meghan Volcy:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/11/14/commentary-a-reflection-on-the-election-and-what-comes-next

2024-11-13 20:30:01 GMT

Happening now – 'More Than Traffic: Rethinking Crashes, Acknowledging Loss,' a panel discussion with @npub1y8f…25hj
Watch the livestream here:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/11/08/more-than-traffic-rethinking-crashes-acknowledging-loss-a-nov-13-panel-discussion-with-gbh

2024-11-13 15:50:23 GMT

Today at 3:30 p.m. – 'More Than Traffic: Rethinking Crashes, Acknowledging Loss,' A Panel Discussion With GBH.
Come join in person at the Newsfeed Cafe studio in the Boston Public Library, or watch online here:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/11/08/more-than-traffic-rethinking-crashes-acknowledging-loss-a-nov-13-panel-discussion-with-gbh