Christian MilNeil

Study: Highway Pollution Contributes to Higher COVID-19 Death Rates

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 […]

Christian MilNeil

April 7, 2020

Streetsblog Massachusetts |MBTA

Feds Send $1B to Mass. Transit Agencies

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 […]

Christian MilNeil

April 2, 2020

Streetsblog Massachusetts |COVID-19

Congress Urged to Save Transit During Crisis

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 […]

Christian MilNeil

March 20, 2020

Streetsblog Massachusetts |COVID-19

Crisis Stretches Small Transit Providers Thinner

The coronavirus outbreak is a disaster for big systems — but it might be even worse for the little guys.

Christian MilNeil

March 19, 2020

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Streetsblog

We Can Have Public Process Without Public Meetings

As cities and towns across Massachusetts embrace increasingly strict social distancing measures, hundreds of public meetings across the state are being cancelled.

Christian MilNeil

March 16, 2020

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Legislation

Pols Seek Higher Corporate, Gas Taxes for Transit

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.

Christian MilNeil

February 26, 2020

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Equity

Fees On Rideshare Help Fund Boston Sidewalks

Fees on Silicon Valley's double-parking, bike lane-blocking drivers are already funding important "complete streets" projects throughout the Boston region.

Christian MilNeil

January 27, 2020

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Environment

Brookline to Boost Transit Over Inefficient Cars

Brookline's town meeting this month voted to set ambitious benchmarks for moving more people by sustainable modes of transport by 2030.

Christian MilNeil

December 26, 2019

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Environment

MassDOT Wants A Highway Over the Charles River?

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 […]

Christian MilNeil

November 20, 2019

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Bicycling

More Dedicated Lanes for Bikes and Buses Downtown

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. […]

Christian MilNeil

November 4, 2019

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