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Christian MilNeil

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Documentary Celebrates the Joys of Biking After Dark For Women

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 3, 2022 | No Comments
"Whoever’s curious about riding at night: you can start out with a friend, you know yourself, your body, and your limits. If it’s something you’re curious about, it’s worth a try."
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Brown University Students Launch ‘Waze for Safe Bike Routes’

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 20, 2022 | No Comments
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.
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New Mass. Rule Would Force Suburbs to Legalize Thousands of New Apartments Near Transit Stops

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 13, 2022 | No Comments
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.
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Massachusetts Roadway Deaths Broke Record in 2021

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 10, 2022 | No Comments
At least 408 people died in crashes in Massachusetts during 2021, making it the deadliest year in over a decade.
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A Field Guide to the Gadgets on Our Streets

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 20, 2021 | No Comments
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.
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Free Passes For Boston’s Main Street Workers Boost Transit, Bluebikes Ridership

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 8, 2021 | No Comments
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.
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Boston Mayor Wu Proposes More Fare-Free Bus Routes

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 18, 2021 | No Comments
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.
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Meet Boston's Newest Transitway

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 3, 2021 | No Comments
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 […]
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Boston Gets New Parking Maximums

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 13, 2021 | No Comments
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 […]
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Boston Gets Equitable, All-Electric Carsharing

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 29, 2021 | No Comments
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.
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WATCH: Boston Transforms Outdoor Dining Streets

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 27, 2021 | No Comments
Clarence Eckerson, Jr. features a tour of the North End's remarkable outdoor dining streets in his latest Streetfilm.
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Bluebikes Celebrates 10th Anniversary

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 26, 2021 | No Comments
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 […]
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