Christian MilNeil
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American Legion Project to Create Protected Bike Route from Franklin Park to Mattapan Square
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The City of Boston plans to address a high-crash corridor on American Legion Highway in Mattapan and Roslindale with a quick-build protected bike lane project later this fall.
New Tracks Don’t Help Green Line Traffic Woes
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Last week, the E Branch of the Green Line reopened to riders after a month-long construction project to replace tracks on Huntington Avenue. But, as we noted in our coverage of the reopening, the project did not address one of the biggest challenges that the E branch faces: the fact that cars and trucks are […]
Guest Column: ‘Walking School Buses’ Need To Be Part of Schools’ Reopening Plans
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Student transportation is one of the largest budget expenses for the Boston Public Schools – and the expense and logistics of busing students is likely to be even more daunting this year, with increased physical distancing requirements from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, many students who traditionally take buses live within walking distance to their assigned […]
On Bluebikes, Batteries Won’t Be Included Anytime Soon
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Bikeshare systems across North America have been adding thousands of pedal-assist electric bikes to their fleets this summer, but the Bluebikes system of greater Boston won't be embracing this new technology anytime soon.
Boston Bike Counts Make the Case for Better Lanes
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Data show that several downtown streets, like Cambridge and Charles Streets, get lots of bike traffic in spite of inadequate or nonexistent bike infrastructure.
NACTO Grants to Fund Open Streets As Tools for Equity and Resilience
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“It seemed prudent to lift up examples of projects that balanced that tension between the need to respond rapidly to this crisis and the need to be thoughtful about the people who live in cities,” said NACTO’s Jenny O’Connell.
VIDEO: Watch Green Line Reconstruction
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The 28-day closure on the E branch allowed workers to replace three miles' worth of track in a compressed construction timeline: the T estimates that if the same work had been done piecemeal during weekend and nighttime closures, it could have taken a full year to get finished.
It’s Election Day – Here’s How to Make Sure Your Ballot Gets Counted
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Today is the final day for voting in the Massachusetts primary election, which, in an overwhelmingly Democratic state, will decide some of the year’s most contested campaigns for local and state-level positions. Anyone who hasn’t already cast an absentee ballot can vote in person until 8 pm this evening – look up your polling location […]
Pressley Makes Surprise Appearance at ‘Ride for Black Lives’
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On Sunday, hundreds of riders gathered in Franklin Park for the summer’s third Ride for Black Lives in Boston, which featured an appearance by Rep. Ayanna Pressley, co-chair of the Congressional Bike Caucus and a co-founder of Washington’s Future of Transportation Caucus. Before the ride started, Pressley told the crowd that “you are writing the […]
Electric Vehicles Coming Too Slowly To Save Climate
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Massachusetts has signed a multi-state pact to make zero-emission vehicles at least 30 percent of new bus and truck sales by 2030, and 100 percent by 2050 – but there’s considerable uncertainty about whether the pledge is ambitious enough to help Massachusetts meet its latest climate goals.
T Announces Bus-Lane Projects
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The T estimates that, even under reduced levels of ridership during the pandemic, these bus lane projects would benefit over 50,000 riders every weekday.
Massport Blamed for Undermining Busway
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In an “open letter” published yesterday, City of Boston officials criticized the Massachusetts Port Authority for attempting to organize opposition against a signature new bus rapid transit facility on Summer Street though the heart of the Seaport district. The letter, which was delivered Wednesday afternoon via the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s email lists, alleges […]