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5 days ago · 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. State lawmakers set aside $30 million in funding to help regional transit authorities offer free service to their communities. Governor Healey will delay implementation of pollution regulations that had ...
"It's Good Savings" – Over 13,000 Riders Are Already Benefiting …
22 hours ago · The MBTA has approved 13,625 applications for its new low-income fare program as of Thursday Nov. 7, roughly two months after the T started accepting applications for the program. The new reduced-fare CharlieCards offer half-priced fares on every MBTA service – including commuter rail and The RIDE paratransit services – for riders who have verified […]
New Trails We Can Look Forward to In 2024 - StreetsblogMASS
Dec 26, 2023 · A downtown Fitchburg extension of the new Twin Cities Rail Trail (0.5 mi) Finally, though there's been precious little public communication about the project, MassDOT officials have told StreetsblogMASS that they still expect the new Mystic River bike and pedestrian bridge between Everett and Somerville to begin construction in 2024.
Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2023 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Dec 29, 2023 · Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2023. 7:00 AM EST on December 29, 2023. A rendering of a proposed Mystic River bike and pedestrian bridge, which could connect the Northern Strand multi-use path in the City of Everett to the Assembly Orange Line Station in Somerville. Rendering by AECOM, courtesy of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and ...
Eyes On the Street: the New Boylston Street Bike Lane In Back Bay
6:30 AM EDT on July 22, 2024. A person riding a Bluebike crosses the intersection of Boylston and Ring Road in the new parking-protected bike lane. 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.
Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2021 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Dec 29, 2021 · Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2021. By Christian MilNeil. 11:00 AM EST on December 29, 2021. The Green Line Extension is pictured on a new MBTA map at Ruggles station in April 2021, several months before the line’s opening. Photo by Edward Orde, via Twitter.
An Updated Guide To Boston’s Allston/I-90 Megaproject
Apr 24, 2024 · A $100 million commitment from the City of Boston for the project's street infrastructure; An additional $100 million from City of Boston "value capture" funds – i.e., leveraging the anticipated new property tax revenue from Harvard's 90-acre real estate development; $90 million from Harvard, plus $10 million from Boston University, to build ...
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Minnesota, Nice – How Governors Walz and Healey Stack Up On Transportation Issues. Meghan Volcy. October 29, 2024. Rail.
New Trails We Can Look Forward to in Central and Western Mass.
Feb 8, 2022 · Mohawk Trail, Williamstown. In the northwestern corner of the Commonwealth, Williamstown will open a 2.3-mile segment of the Mohawk Trail later this year. The new trail will skirt the northern edge of the Williams College campus and connect Route 7, the main route to Vermont, to the town's Main Street near the boundary with North Adams.
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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 […]