Christian MilNeil
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Highway Pollution Is Surging Back Towards Pre-Pandemic Levels
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The finding undermines hope that increased work-from-home arrangements can have a major impact on meeting the state’s climate goals.
Feds’ Safety Review Could Impact Local Governance Over Boston Transit
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An “extremely concerned” federal agency will increase its oversight over the the T, and advocates worry that the move could severely constrain the T’s ability to plan for its future. “The potential is basically a federal takeover where suits from D.C. basically come in to run the place,” warns Brian Kane, the Executive Director of […]
Study: Most EV Rebates Had No Effect on Buyers’ Choices
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Surveys of program participants found that more than half of rebate recipients were "free riders" — car buyers who would have chosen an electric car with or without the state's cash, but took the money anyhow.
Mass. Governor Developing E-Bike Incentive Program
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The Baker administration wants to help more Bay State residents purchase electric pedal-assist bicycles.
International Climate Report Demands ‘Systemic’ Changes to Transportation and Urban Planning
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Simply replacing gasoline with batteries won't be enough: cities must also dramatically curtail the use of automobiles and build more walkable neighborhoods to avoid "locking in" future emissions by building more car-dependent infrastructure.
… While Massachusetts Ranks As the Best
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League of American Bicyclists has ranked Massachusetts number 1 in the country in the organization’s 2022 Bicycle Friendly State Report Card. Massachusetts replaces Washington, which had occupied the top position on the scorecard since 2008, as the nation’s most bicycle-friendly state.
A Fix for Chronic Transit Funding Shortfalls Could Be Up To the Voters This Fall
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It’s become an annual rite of spring: transit agencies across Massachusetts are examining blooms of red ink in their budgets for the next fiscal year, and wondering whether state lawmakers will step in and give them the funding they need to avoid service cuts. This year, though, voters may be able to take matters into […]
Advocates Rally for E-Bike Legislation at Mass. State House
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Bike advocates and elected officials want lawmakers to formalize a new legal definition of pedal-assist electric bicycles.
In 2021, Most Massachusetts Pedestrian Killings Were Concentrated In Just 12 Communities
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A new WalkBoston analysis of pedestrian deaths during 2021 found that most fatal crashes that killed pedestrians last year were concentrated in only 12 cities and towns across the Commonwealth, and that older adults were disproportionately represented among the victims. In 2021, at least 75 pedestrians lost their lives in traffic crashes in Massachusetts, according […]
How Transportation Could Reshape Mass. Gov Race
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The next governor of Massachusetts will enter office with another looming budget crunch at the MBTA, a historic amount of federal infrastructure money in play, mounting pressure to meet the state’s climate goals, and momentum for changing the way we pay for transit.
In 2021, Boston Planners Approved More Parking Spaces Than Homes
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According to year-end statistics compiled by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), City of Boston planners approved dozens of construction projects in 2021 that could give the city 7,887 new homes, 6 million square feet of new commercial space, and enough parking to store 8,668 more cars.
Massachusetts 'Sneckdown' Could Become Permanent
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The intersection of the Fellsway with Mystic Avenue – a site of such frequent crashes that neighbors have started referring to the roadways in the area as the “corridor of death” – received some traffic-calming from the heavens this winter. Now, MassDOT officials say that they’d like to make the lane reduction permanent as part of a long-planned safety project for the area that’s still in the design phase.