Christian MilNeil
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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.
Truck Driver Kills Pedestrian In Harvard Square
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A woman in her 60s was killed when a boom truck driver struck her in the heart of Harvard Square this week.
Boston Bruisin’s: Bike Lanes Lack Physical Protection
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A repaving project is drawing criticism from Boston-area cyclists for installing new unprotected bike lanes in dangerous, heavy-traffic locations where parking-protected bike lanes appear to be feasible.
Study: High Fares Hurt Mobility of Poor
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More evidence that discounted transit fare for low-income households offer significant benefits to those households without necessarily contributing to peak-hour crowding.