The Rest of Boston's New North Washington Street Bridge Will …
1 day ago · The new North Washington Street Bridge between the North End and Charlestown, which has been under construction for over six years, is finally nearing completion, and will be "fully open" by next April, according to MassDOT's Chief Engineer. The eastern side of the new bridge partially opened to the ...
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Oct 7, 2024 · State Officials Say Work to Improve Safety at Lethal Memorial Drive Crash Site Will Begin On Monday. The state's parks agency will reduce Memorial Drive's speed limit and create more space for the area's busy bike and pedestrian traffic. October 4, 2024. Policing.
An Updated Guide To Boston’s Allston/I-90 Megaproject
Apr 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 ...
Eyes On the Street: the New Boylston Street Bike Lane In Back Bay
6:30 AM EDT on July 22, 2024. A person riding a Bluebike crosses the intersection of Boylston and Ring Road in the new parking-protected bike lane. Earlier this month, Boston's Transportation Department put the finishing touches on a major new protected bike lane on Boylston Street through the heart of Boston's Back Bay neighborhood.
Eyes On the Street: Better Bike Lanes For Allston and Brighton
3 days ago · A map highlighting new separated bike lane projects being installed in the Allston and Brighton neighborhoods of Boston in October 2024. Dotted lines indicate existing paint-only bike lanes, and solid lines indicate physically-separated bike lanes and shared-use paths. The three projects are in various stages of completion, but the city expects ...
Mass. Ave. Bridge Users Praise Improved Bike Lanes
Nov 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.
Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2021 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Dec 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 opening. Photo by Edward Orde, via Twitter.
Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2022 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Dec 27, 2022 · Our ten most-read stories of 2022 weren't necessarily the biggest transportation news stories in Massachusetts this year (those would probably be either the T's unprecedented Orange Line shutdown or the agency's safety management crisis), but they were the stories that managed to capture readers' attention beyond the borders of the Commonwealth.
The StreetsblogMASS 2021 Year In Review - Streetsblog …
11:01 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 ...
Boston’s New Design Guidelines Aim for Safer, Greener Streets
Oct 26, 2022 · Bicycling. Boston’s New Design Guidelines Aim for Safer, Greener Streets. By Grecia White. 11:04 AM EDT on October 26, 2022. An example of traffic-calming green infrastructure: curb extensions with vegetation on both sides of a crosswalk at the intersection of Somerville Avenue and Merriam Street along a bike path in the City of Somerville.