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Covering the movement for people-centered streets and public spaces in the Commonwealth's cities and towns.

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streetsblogmass, to climate
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The 2021 "bipartisan infrastructure law" has turned into a bonanza for - heating highway projects. MA Sen. Elizabeth Warren's new Build Green Act would allocate at least $150 billion for fixed-route public transportation projects like subways, light rail and bus rapid transit systems:

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/05/15/sen-warrens-build-green-bill-seeks-a-clean-shift-in-transportation-spending

streetsblogmass, to somerville
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Bike Kitchen will host its annual Pageant this Sunday at Aeronaut:

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/05/15/somerville-bike-kitchen-hosts-its-annual-bike-pageant-this-sunday

streetsblogmass, to Massachusetts
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The climate roadmap needs a detour – but MassDOT doesn't want to change course.

The Commonwealth is on track to miss its short-term EV fleet goals by a wide margin – but even though that strategy is falling short, state officials still refuse to invest more in public transit alternatives:

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/05/14/electric-backslide-massachusetts-on-track-to-miss-its-ev-goals-by-a-wide-margin

streetsblogmass, to random
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We now have three budget bills in the Mass. legislature, with three different takes on how much the state should spend on free or reduced-fare public transit:

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/05/10/mass-senate-proposes-fare-free-buses-for-regional-transit-authorities-statewide-but-not-the-t

streetsblogmass, to boston
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Here's a comparison of the existing bike network in Back Bay vs. how it would look next year:

An animated GIF illustrating the addition of new separated bike lanes. The map spans from the Public Garden in the upper right to the Fenway at left, with the Charles River along the upper edge. The map shows the bike network as it will exist in 2025, with a grid of new separated lanes on Boylston St., Berkeley St., and Dartmouth St. in the center of the map, and filled-in gaps on the existing bikeways on Beacon St. and Mass. Ave.

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@goldenmeanie there’s an animated version on mass.streetsblog.org, which is where the alt text comes from, but our Mastodon server doesn’t seem to play well with GIFs

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@DemonHusky @lambdageek That makes sense – by the same reasoning, the Public Garden bike lanes will become bi-directional next year after the city finishes a more substantial intersections/signals project

streetsblogmass, to boston
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The City of is planning new protected bike lanes and dedicated bus lanes on several Back Bay streets for the upcoming construction season:

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/05/06/transit-and-bike-riders-will-get-more-space-on-back-bay-streets-this-year

streetsblogmass, to random
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New pop-up bus lanes are clearing the way for Red Line shuttle buses in Dewey Square outside South Station:

aquaticpotato, to Massachusetts
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some hammond pond parkway construction pics

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View southbound standing on the bridge over the D Branch. The pavement over the bridge is intact, showing the former double yellow line dividing the two halves. The edge of the new pavement is just past the old double yellow.
View southbound just north of the intersection with the driveway to the Towers and the Chestnut Hill Mall. Same views as before, newly paved road taking up a little more than half of the right of way to the left, and an unpaved mess to the right.

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@aquaticpotato Awesome! We'd been meaning to check this out, thanks for cc'ing us.

streetsblogmass, to random
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Local public works officials in Marblehead are blocking street safety projects because it might require their snowplow drivers to pay more attention while they drive:

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/05/03/cant-do-attitudes-block-street-safety-in-marblehead

streetsblogmass, to random
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Oil industry shuts down Interstate 95 in Connecticut:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/03/metro/i-95-bridge-fire-norwalk-connecticut-what-to-know/

streetsblogmass, to random
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The arrival of the 's new "Type 10" Green Line trains will require big changes for Huntington and South Huntington Avenues in Mission Hill:

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/05/02/huntington-ave-redesign-will-eliminate-last-mixed-traffic-segment-of-the-green-line-by-2027

streetsblogmass, to random
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Reminder that the Red Line is closed between Park St. and JFK/UMass for the next 8 days.

You can instead ride for free on the commuter rail from South Station to Braintree, or use code MBTAREDMAY to check out a free Bluebike ride:

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/05/02/red-line-closed-from-park-street-to-jfk-umass-til-may-10

streetsblogmass, to random
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After a year-long hiatus that followed the bankruptcy of the previous operator, the ValleyBike bikesharing system will reopen for business later this month:

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/05/02/valleybike-bikeshare-will-return-next-month-after-year-long-hiatus

streetsblogmass, to MountainBiking
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley, speaking at a kickoff event for Bay State Month: “If we can learn how to share our roadways, [I’m hoping] that means we'll also be willing to share our neighborhoods. It means that we'll be able to share our country... Which, in this moment, seems like a radical idea.”

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/05/01/bay-state-bike-month-is-off-to-the-races-with-kick-off-at-aeronaut-brewing

streetsblogmass, to random
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For the first time since March 2023, there are no more slow zones on the Blue Line:

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/05/01/t-restores-full-speed-service-to-the-blue-line-zones-after-2-week-closure

An animated GIF shows how slow zones, marked with icons across the MBTA system map, have steadily been disappearing month by month. The most recent frame shows May 1, when all of the slow zone icons on the Blue Line have disappeared.

streetsblogmass, to random
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Here's editor @cmilneil moonlighting with an anti-highway op-ed in his hometown newspaper:

https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/01/opinion-gorham-connector-flies-in-the-face-of-states-climate-goal/

streetsblogmass, to MountainBiking
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With Councilor Patricia Nolan's swing vote, and after five hours of public testimony, the City Council votes to procrastinate key safety projects:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/04/30/after-marathon-meeting-cambridge-city-council-narrowly-votes-to-delay-street-safety-projects

streetsblogmass,
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We've confirmed with the city that although formal changes to the city's legal language are still pending, the vote will delay a safety improvement project on Main Street, between Central and Kendall Squares, that had previously been slated for installation this year.

streetsblogmass, to random
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We goofed: yesterday we reported that the City of Boston would host a kickoff meeting for its Columbia Road redesign, but we got the date wrong. The meeting is happening next Thursday, on May 2.

The post screenshotted below has been deleted and our article has been fixed:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/04/25/boston-kicks-off-planning-to-redesign-columbia-road-a-lost-link-in-its-emerald-necklace

streetsblogmass, to boston
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General Manager Phillip Eng announces major increase in rail service for 's Fairmount Line: "We're going to 30-minute (frequency) on this spring schedule, 7 days a week."
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/04/25/mbta-regional-rail-schedule-changes-add-more-service-on-worcester-fairmount-lines

streetsblogmass, to random
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There have been a lot of recent developments and changes to 's Multimodal Project, so we've done a comprehensive rewrite of our explainer on the $2 billion megaproject:

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/04/24/a-rough-guide-to-bostons-allston-i-90-megaproject

streetsblogmass, to boston
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Incredibly, there were no serious injuries when a cop swerved and crashed his cruiser into a busy Freedom Trail sidewalk on Saturday:

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/04/23/boston-cop-crashes-cruiser-in-crowded-freedom-trail-sidewalk

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