Christian MilNeil
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Car Pollution Makes COVID-19 Health Outcomes Worse
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A new nationwide study from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health suggests that people living in neighborhoods with higher levels of fine particulate air pollution are more likely to die from COVID-19 infection than patients from areas with cleaner air. That’s especially concerning for many of communities of color in Massachusetts, where the legacies […]
Feds Send $1B to Mass. Transit Agencies
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Massachusetts transit agencies will get just over $1 billion in emergency funding to help sustain service through the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The funding comes from a $25 billion line-item for transit assistance in the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act,” the bill that quickly moved through Congress […]
Congress Urged to Save Transit During Crisis
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A $1 trillion draft economic stabilization plan from the U.S. Senate provides no financial assistance for the nation’s transit agencies, which have been bleeding red ink as the COVID-19 pandemic slashes fare collections and revenues from state sales and payroll taxes. Large transit agencies, whose budgets are generally more reliant on fare revenue, have taken […]
Crisis Stretches Small Transit Providers Thinner
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The coronavirus outbreak is a disaster for big systems — but it might be even worse for the little guys.
We Can Have Public Process Without Public Meetings
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As cities and towns across Massachusetts embrace increasingly strict social distancing measures, hundreds of public meetings across the state are being cancelled.
Pols Seek Higher Corporate, Gas Taxes for Transit
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It's not yet clear whether the House bill will provide a sufficient amount of funding to meet the MBTA's needs for additional staff and new capital projects.
Fees On Rideshare Help Fund Boston Sidewalks
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Fees on Silicon Valley's double-parking, bike lane-blocking drivers are already funding important "complete streets" projects throughout the Boston region.
STREETSBLOG MASS Brookline to Boost Transit Over Inefficient Cars
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Brookline's town meeting this month voted to set ambitious benchmarks for moving more people by sustainable modes of transport by 2030.
MassDOT Wants A Highway Over the Charles River?
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The MassDOT is making plans to install a four-lane, 2,000-foot-long highway above the Charles River for the duration of a construction project that is anticipated to last a decade. As the state highway agency prepares to file for permits for its “Allston Multimodal Project,” state officials are honing conceptual construction staging plans for the project’s […]
More Dedicated Lanes for Bikes and Buses Downtown
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The city is preparing to paint new bus lanes and bike lanes on Washington Street between Herald Street and Downtown Crossing, according to Boston Transportation Department officials. The project area includes some of the most congested segments of the Silver Line’s SL5 (Dudley Square to Downtown Crossing) and SL4 (Dudley to South Station) bus routes. […]
City Releases ‘Go Boston 2030’ Progress Report
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The City of Boston has released a progress report on its Go Boston 2030 plan, the city’s action plan for expanding safer and more sustainable mobility options, and claims that over two dozen projects and policies from the plan are either in design or implementation. Go Boston 2030 was released in March 2017 and set […]
Report: Higher Gas Tax Could Increase Inequality
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True, a higher tax could generate money for transit and discourage car use, but it takes a bigger chunk out of lower incomes.