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WEB4 days ago · A Driver Killed Two Boston College Hockey Stars – But Media Coverage Is Missing the Bigger Story. “There are big systemic problems in the way that we organize our streets, in the ways that we invest in infrastructure," says Thomas DeVito, national director for Families for Safe Streets. "And it leads to very predictable outcomes.”.
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WEBSep 30, 2024 · A Driver Killed Two Boston College Hockey Stars – But Media Coverage Is Missing the Bigger Story. “There are big systemic problems in the way that we organize our streets, in the ways that we invest in infrastructure," says Thomas DeVito, national director for Families for Safe Streets. "And it leads to very predictable outcomes.”.
Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2023 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
WEBDec 29, 2023 · Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2023. 7:00 AM EST on December 29, 2023. A rendering of a proposed Mystic River bike and pedestrian bridge, which could connect the Northern Strand multi-use path in the City of Everett to the Assembly Orange Line Station in Somerville. Rendering by AECOM, courtesy of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and ...
Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2021 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
WEBDec 29, 2021 · Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2021. By Christian MilNeil. 11:00 AM EST on December 29, 2021. The Green Line Extension is pictured on a new MBTA map at Ruggles station in April 2021, several months before the line’s …
An Updated Guide To Boston’s Allston/I-90 Megaproject
WEBApr 24, 2024 · The "at grade" plan would put both highways and rail lines at the river's level. A cross-section of A Better City's at-grade Allston/I-90 proposal near the project's narrowest section, just west of the B.U. Bridge. Courtesy of A Better City. MassDOT is currently spending $86 million to rehab the Turnpike viaduct to keep it standing for a few ...
Mass. Ave. Bridge Users Praise Improved Bike Lanes
WEBNov 24, 2021 · Tuesday afternoon's rush hour was bitterly cold, but for the steady stream of bike riders and pedestrians using the Mass. Ave. Bridge, a pilot road configuration that aims to calm motor vehicle traffic by widening the bridge's busy bike lanes helped ameliorate the discomfort of the biting winds sweeping across the Charles River.
State Police Have Not Arrested John Corcoran’s Killer
WEB4 days ago · A State Police spokesperson has informed StreetsblogMASS that the suspected killer in last week's homicide on the Paul Dudley White Bike Path in Cambridge has not been arrested, although their driving license has been suspended. On the afternoon of Monday Sept. 24, the driver of a Mercedes SUV struck and killed John Corcoran, aged 62, of Newton ...
Boston Begins Construction on 'Mass. Ave. South
WEBJun 7, 2022 · On Monday, the City of Boston broke ground on its Massachusetts Avenue Better Bike Project, which will build a two-way protected bikeway along the western curb of Massachusetts Avenue from Melnea Cass Boulevard in Roxbury to Columbia Road in Dorchester.. That segment of Massachusetts Avenue is currently a wide, four-lane street with some on-street parking.
MassDOT Calls Harvard Bridge Road Diet 'Extremely Effective,' …
WEBOct 24, 2022 · MassDOT has deemed a pilot road configuration that reduced the number of car lanes and widened bike lanes on the Massachusetts Avenue bridge a success, and is making plans to make the new roadway layout permanent by painting new lanes, adjusting traffic signals, and installing flexible-post bollards in the next few weeks.
The StreetsblogMASS 2021 Year In Review - Streetsblog …
WEB11:01 AM EST on December 29, 2021. New bus platforms, built as part of Boston’s Columbus Avenue center-running bus lane project, provide generous amenities for riders and safe refuges for people crossing the wide street. One of the unique benefits of editing StreetsblogMASS is that I'm frequently able to meet and write about leaders who care ...