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Nov 18, 2024 · Driver Kills 92-Year-Old Pedestrian Near Mashpee Commons. The designers of Cape Cod's "new urbanist" development neglected to build any sidewalks on the street where Dorothy Ilott died.
Reversing Course Again, Sec. Tibbits-Nutt Says Allston Project Will ...
19 hours ago · StreetsblogMASS relies on the generous support of readers like you. Help us meet our year-end fundraising goals – give today! In an email to elected officials earlier this week, MassDOT Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt wrote that the state's plans for a new $2 billion highway interchange in Allston "will include layover tracks for MBTA/Compass Rail trains, two express tracks for the Worcester ...
New Trails We Can Look Forward to In 2024 - StreetsblogMASS
Dec 26, 2023 · In the past year, MassDOT and municipalities across the Commonwealth cut ribbons on over a dozen multi-use pathway projects, opening up roughly 20 miles’ worth of new bike and pedestrian infrastructure. We covered a number of those new trail openings in the past year: the 2-mile Community Path in Somerville (which will ultimately connect to […]
Healey Administration, MBTA Announce Funding for Upgraded …
Nov 26, 2024 · The T has over $24 billion worth of outstanding "state of good repair" needs, but the agency typically only gets enough funding to finance $1.5 to $2 billion in construction projects each year.. In a public meeting on April 10th, the T announced that because of increasing costs and a lack of funding, the agency would prioritize a lower-cost Newtonville station replacement first, then proceed ...
Eyes On the Street: In Back Bay, A New Transit Plaza Takes Shape …
Mar 21, 2024 · It’s been under construction for three and a half years now, but a busy transit transfer station and sidewalk in the heart of the Back Bay neighborhood are finally taking shape to open up to the public later this year. The Parcel 12 development project is building two new high-rise buildings over the Massachusetts Turnpike […]
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StreetsblogMASS is a daily news source connecting people from all walks of life to information about how to reduce dependence on cars, promote human-centered, equitable, and environmentally sustainable places, and improve conditions for walking, biking, and transit. Massachusetts has ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks (the state’s largest source of […]
MBTA Eliminates Slow Zones From the Red Line
Nov 25, 2024 · Following a week-long interruption of service on the region’s busiest subway line, the MBTA reopened the Red Line this morning with subways running at full speed, without any speed restrictions, for the first time in years. Restoring the tracks to working condition will also allow the T to add more trains into service, reducing the […]
An Updated Guide To Boston’s Allston/I-90 Megaproject
Apr 24, 2024 · What advocates are watching. Bike, pedestrian and transit advocates stress that there's a lot to like about the Allston Multimodal project. A public "task force" of several dozen stakeholders has been meeting regularly and has already managed to improve the state's proposal in significant ways.. But there are still some unresolved issues that advocates are watching as the project converges on ...
Eyes On the Street: the New Boylston Street Bike Lane In Back Bay
Jul 22, 2024 · Earlier this month, Boston’s Transportation Department put the finishing touches on a major new protected bike lane on Boylston Street through the heart of Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. We took a ride on the new bikeway last week at the tail end of the heat wave, and in spite of the temperatures, we found our […]