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Dec 26, 2024 · Connecting people to information about how to improve walking, biking, and transit
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Oct 30, 2024 · Boston Officials Will Adjust Traffic Signals At Fatal Crash Scene In Forest Hills. The city's Chief of Streets promises "improving safety is non-negotiable" as the city plans for a more robust redesign of Hyde Park Avenue.
Governor's Task Force Has A Plan to Dodge the T's Fiscal Crisis, But ...
4 days ago · Members of the Governor's transportation funding task force have come up with a plan to shore up the MBTA's finances and avoid layoffs and service cuts for the next year, but major questions still remain about how to fund the state's transportation infrastructure for the longer term. “It’s a really good starting position,” Brian Kane, the executive director of the MBTA Advisory Board and ...
New Trails We Can Look Forward To In 2025
Dec 30, 2024 · In the past year, Massachusetts trailbuilders cut the ribbon on about 15 miles’ worth of new car-free bike and pedestrian trails. Those projects include several we’ve written about here on StreetsblogMASS, including the 2.5 mile Waltham Wayside Trail, which was mostly finished in 2023 but had its official ribbon-cutting this year, and the Ashuwillticook trail […]
How Massachusetts Funds Transit (Not Just the T)
1 day ago · As part of an ongoing webinar series on transportation policy in Massachusetts, Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA) recently hosted three transportation budget experts for a timely discussion on how the Commonwealth funds its public transportation systems, from the subways of the MBTA to rural vanpools that connect small towns. The event was part of the “People’s Caravan” series ...
Our Most-Read Stories of 2024 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Dec 26, 2024 · Our annual roundup of the year's biggest stories on StreetsblogMASS doesn't include some of the biggest transportation news stories of the year – like the remarkable comeback that the MBTA made by repairing hundreds of slow zones, or how free and reduced fares spread across the state.. Those were big stories, but they were already being covered extensively among other news outlets.
As Clock Ticks On Federal Funds, MassDOT Proposes Smaller 'Early …
Dec 5, 2024 · As state officials continue to struggle to overcome major financing shortfalls and design conflicts in MassDOT’s proposed Interstate 90 realignment in Allston, state highway officials have floated a proposal to spend the majority of the project’s committed federal funding on a dramatically-scaled back “early action” project that would be …
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 ...