Christian MilNeil
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Brown University Students Launch ‘Waze for Safe Bike Routes’
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A software startup run by two seniors at Brown University aims to help more bike riders find better bike routes with a new navigation app that lets users rate streets along their way.
New Mass. Rule Would Force Suburbs to Legalize Thousands of New Apartments Near Transit Stops
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The Baker administration is gearing up to implement a new law that could force suburbs in the MBTA service area to reform zoning laws and legalize the construction of tens or even hundreds of thousands of new homes near MBTA stations across eastern Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Roadway Deaths Broke Record in 2021
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At least 408 people died in crashes in Massachusetts during 2021, making it the deadliest year in over a decade.
A Field Guide to the Gadgets on Our Streets
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Att the end of November, the City of Boston launched its new “What the Tech?” video series. And thanks to slick production values and social media buzz, the videos are reaching and engaging a wide audience in Boston and beyond.
Free Passes For Boston’s Main Street Workers Boost Transit, Bluebikes Ridership
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Workers who got a $60 CharlieCard rode transit an average of 8.3 times during the first four weeks of the program, while workers with a smaller $5 CharlieCard took only 2 transit trips in the same period.
Boston Mayor Wu Proposes More Fare-Free Bus Routes
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Mayor Michelle Wu followed through on her longstanding advocacy to reduce MBTA fares with a proposal to expand fare-free service on three of Boston’s bus routes.
Meet Boston's Newest Transitway
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Boston’s new center-running bus lanes are open for business in Roxbury, and they’re already delivering major benefits to pedestrian and transit riders along Columbus Avenue between Franklin Park and the Jackson Square Orange Line stop. StreetsblogMASS visited the new bus lanes on Wednesday morning to try them out. The 0.7 mile ride went by remarkably […]
Boston Gets New Parking Maximums
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The City of Boston recently announced new planning guidelines for large developments that will limit the amount of parking that developers will be allowed to build, with stricter limits applying in the city’s most transit-accessible neighborhoods. The guidelines are outlined in a new map, which specifies allowable parking ratios for housing, office, and institutional uses […]
Boston Gets Equitable, All-Electric Carsharing
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A new nonprofit carsharing business recently launched in Roxbury with the goal of offering a lower-cost, all-electric carsharing service for lower-income households.
WATCH: Boston Transforms Outdoor Dining Streets
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Clarence Eckerson, Jr. features a tour of the North End's remarkable outdoor dining streets in his latest Streetfilm.
Bluebikes Celebrates 10th Anniversary
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Greater Boston’s Bluebikes bikesharing system has surged past its pre-pandemic ridership levels, and set a new a single day trip record of 15,335 trips on Saturday. That’s 15 percent higher than 2019’s peak daily ridership, set on Sept. 25, 2019, with 13,113 trips. The system also celebrates its 10-year anniversary this week. Bluebikes, then known […]
Boston Bike Lanes Boosted Bikeshare 80 Percent
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Bikeshare traffic across the Allston and Fenway neighborhoods more than doubled after a city project added protected bike lanes on Commonwealth Avenue. Furthermore, the fastest growth involved trips that would have been likely to use the newly-built protected bike lanes.