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Nov 22, 2024 · Watch ‘More Than Traffic: Rethinking Crashes, Acknowledging Loss,’ A Panel Discussion With GBH. Join us at the Boston Public Library on Wednesday, November 13 at 3:30 p.m. for a discussion on roadway violence and its human impacts.
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Nov 18, 2024 · Driver Kills 92-Year-Old Pedestrian Near Mashpee Commons. The designers of Cape Cod's "new urbanist" development neglected to build any sidewalks on the street where Dorothy Ilott died.
New Trails We Can Look Forward to In 2024 - StreetsblogMASS
Dec 26, 2023 · In the past year, MassDOT and municipalities across the Commonwealth cut ribbons on over a dozen multi-use pathway projects, opening up roughly 20 miles’ worth of new bike and pedestrian infrastructure. We covered a number of those new trail openings in the past year: the 2-mile Community Path in Somerville (which will ultimately connect to […]
Healey Administration, MBTA Announce Funding for Upgraded …
4 days ago · The T has over $24 billion worth of outstanding "state of good repair" needs, but the agency typically only gets enough funding to finance $1.5 to $2 billion in construction projects each year.. In a public meeting on April 10th, the T announced that because of increasing costs and a lack of funding, the agency would prioritize a lower-cost Newtonville station replacement first, then proceed ...
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StreetsblogMASS is a daily news source connecting people from all walks of life to information about how to reduce dependence on cars, promote human-centered, equitable, and environmentally sustainable places, and improve conditions for walking, biking, and transit. Massachusetts has ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks (the state’s largest source of […]
Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2023 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Dec 29, 2023 · StreetsblogMASS relies on the generous support of readers like you. Help us meet our year-end fundraising goals – give today! 2023 might have been the year that the MBTA hit rock-bottom, but according to our website analytics, our readers are still excited about the possibility of a better future.. Our top stories this year focused on better things to come, with news of new connections for ...
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Jul 11, 2019 · Our streets are public spaces: they belong to all of us, not just the few who operate the most life-threatening and polluting vehicles. Making the Commonwealth’s streets work better for pedestrians, bikes and transit will make our cities …
Boston’s New Design Guidelines Aim for Safer, Greener Streets
Oct 26, 2022 · Last week, city and state officials gathered to announce Boston’s first ever green infrastructure policy standards, which aim to increase the city’s climate change resiliency through small-scale street installations.
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Dec 29, 2021 · One of the unique benefits of editing StreetsblogMASS is that I'm frequently able to meet and write about leaders who care deeply about the Commonwealth's communities and their future, and are working, often successfully, to make them better.