Christian MilNeil — Streetsblog USA

Bluebikes Celebrates 10th Anniversary

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 […]

Christian MilNeil

July 26, 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Bicycling

Research Suggests Boston’s New Protected Lanes Boosted Bikeshare Traffic 80 Percent

Bikeshare traffic across the Allston and Fenway neighborhoods more than doubled after a city project added protected bike lanes on Commonwealth Avenue. Furthermore, the fastest growth involved trips that would have been likely to use the newly-built protected bike lanes.

Christian MilNeil

July 22, 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |MBTA

New Northeast Corridor Rail Plan Would Boost MBTA Providence Line Projects

The Northeast Corridor Commission, a federally-convened partnership between the states and Amtrak, has released a new 15-year plan to upgrade tracks and stations for faster trips between Boston and Washington, DC. If all of the recommended projects from the new “Connect NEC 2035” plan were funded and built, the Commission estimates that Amtrak’s travel times […]

Christian MilNeil

July 14, 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Bicycling

Report: Workplace Parking Subsidies Could Drive A Return to Gridlock

"Boston and other municipalities should accelerate the reconfiguration of roadways for the highest and best use of that space," the report urges.

Christian MilNeil

June 22, 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Boston

Bucking National Trends, City of Boston Marks Progress on ‘Vision Zero’

"In order to truly achieve Vision Zero, there need to be fewer single-occupancy vehicles on the road," concludes a new progress report from the Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition.

Christian MilNeil

May 10, 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Environment

Guest Column: Electric Cars Won’t Save Us

To meet its climate goals, Massachusetts will need to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles from the state’s roadways within the next 25 years. But the Commonwealth’s new decarbonization roadmap aims to accomplish this not with improvements to transit and safer streets, but with widespread subsidies for new electric vehicles. Massachusetts is home to many of the world’s […]

Christian MilNeil

April 23, 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Environment

Logan Airport Invites Travelers to Honor Earth Day By Incinerating Gasoline

On Monday, a Boston Logan International Airport social media staffer, possibly impaired from the permanent haze of toxic, partially-combusted hydrocarbons that hangs over their workplace, invited travelers to celebrate Earth Day by driving to the airport. “For those traveling, parking at the airport brings you close to your terminal and reduces the impact on the […]

Christian MilNeil

April 19, 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Bicycling

Boston Aims for E-Cargo Bike Pilot in 2022

The City of Boston has engaged a consulting firm to propose new policies and design a pilot program for e-cargo bike deliveries in an effort to reduce congestion and air pollution on downtown streets.

Christian MilNeil

April 14, 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Bicycling

New ‘Controlling Criteria’ Will Make Sidewalks, Bike Lanes a Default Feature In State Road Projects

While many state highway bureaucracies treat bike, pedestrian, and transit infrastructure as an afterthought, new MassDOT highway engineering guidelines will require traffic engineers to include sidewalks, crosswalks, bus stops, and high-quality bike facilities when they design upgrades for the Commonwealth’s major roadways. In a directive adopted in January 2020, MassDOT formally adopted three new “controlling […]

Christian MilNeil

March 22, 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Bicycling

Bike Light Legislation Renews Debate Over Policing’s Role In Traffic Safety

"There are concerns we have that this would be enforced through police interactions, and we know those to be inherently inequitable, and that they lead to more drastic incidents for people of color."

Christian MilNeil

March 19, 2021