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6 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 ...
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 ...
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.
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Minnesota, Nice – How Governors Walz and Healey Stack Up On Transportation Issues. Meghan Volcy. October 29, 2024. Rail.
'More Than Traffic: Rethinking Crashes, Acknowledging Loss,' A …
5 days ago · In honor of next week's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, StreetsblogMASS will join in a panel discussion with GBH News reporter Jeremy Siegel next Wednesday at the GBH studio at the Boston Public Library.. We'll be joining other local transportation activists from organizations like MassBike, and a few people who have been personally affected by traffic violence, to discuss ...
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.
Boston’s New Design Guidelines Aim for Safer, Greener Streets
Oct 26, 2022 · The new green infrastructure design standards for curb extensions will require one of the following design features to absorb stormwater runoff: Natural retention of stormwater in the right-of-way with rain gardens. Infiltration tree pits or tree trenches. Porous pavements that can absorb rainfall. Stone subsurface infiltration areas.
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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 […]
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Jul 11, 2019 · Our streets are public spaces: they belong to all of us, not just the few who operate the most life-threatening and polluting vehicles. Making the Commonwealth’s streets work better for pedestrians, bikes and transit will make our cities …