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Crash Deaths Of Chicago And Boston Transportation Planners Must Be A Turning...
This post is sponsored by Ride Illinois. Thanks to StreetsblogMASS Editor Christian MilNeil for his reporting on the Louisa Gag case, and input for this piece. The last two months have been...
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Longtime Street Safety Advocate And Boston Planner Killed By Driver in Crash
Family members have identified the victim of Thursday morning’s homicide crash near Roxbury Crossing as Louisa Gag, a longtime street safety advocate and transportation planner at Boston’s City Hall....
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So, How Is ‘Vision Zero’ Doing in Beantown?
The LivableStreets Alliance has published a new report that assesses how effective Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville have been at realizing their “vision zero” goals to eliminate serious injuries and...
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Boston’s New Climate Plan Is At Odds With Boston’s New Transportation Policies
Boston’s new climate “action plan” calls on the city to reduce car traffic, expand bus lanes to improve transit ridership, and to redesign streets citywide to promote walking, biking, and safer vehicle...
View ArticleAmbulance Data Reveals That Boston Drivers Are 4 Times More Likely to Run...
"Overall, residents of predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods are about four times more likely than residents of predominantly white neighborhoods to be struck as a pedestrian."
View ArticleMIT Research Finds Increasing Heat Makes Cities Measurably Less Walkable
An analysis of thousands of summertime walking trips through Boston finds that, on average, a 1 degree increase in perceived temperature makes a walking trip feel 81 meters longer.
View ArticleBlack Transportation Justice: A Closer Look at Intersectional Labor Movements
Throughout the 20th century, Black civil rights leaders used transportation as a means to challenge white supremacy, aiding movements for organized labor and feminism along the way.
View ArticleOff Campus: Students Are Boosting Public Transit as Key to Affordability
One constituency is doubling-down on its support, even, in one recent case, taxing itself to bolster service.
View ArticleWhile Constituents Demand Safer Streets, Boston Is Removing Protective...
A City Hall spokesperson declined to say whether the removals are permanent, or only temporary.
View ArticleFriday Video: Commute with Dylan in Boston
"E-bikes are a thing," says one disabled Bostonian, as they show off how easy it is to get around without a car if a city provides the right infrastructure.
View ArticleFriday Video: Take a Spin on Boston’s Electric Cargo Bike Share
Can't afford a $7,000 Urban Arrow cargo e-bike ? In Boston, you can now rent one for just a few bucks.
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In 2022, Boston Planners Once Again Approved More Parking Spaces Than Homes
In spite of new rules aimed at curbing the amount of off-street parking built in the city’s transit-oriented neighborhoods, year-end statistics compiled by the Boston Planning and Development Agency...
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City of Springfield Wins $15 Million to Improve Street Safety Citywide
A new federal grant program that was created under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will award $15 million to the City of Springfield to improve safety on 10 high-traffic streets and at 15...
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Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Matters in Boston (But Here’s the Secret to...
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Riders Are Skeptical That This Election Will Make Much Difference at the T
On the eve of Election Day in downtown Boston, it was hard to find any transit riders for whom transportation would be a top issue at the ballot box, in spite of the numerous safety issues and service...
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Boston Plans for More Sidewalk Plows, Expanded Sidewalk Snow-Clearing Program
The City of Boston will make last year’s sidewalk snow clearing pilot program into a permanent part of its winter operations, and plans to have more plow equipment out clearing curb ramps, crosswalks,...
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Mayor Wu, Bike Commuter
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who ran for Mayor last year on a “Green New Deal” platform, has ridden her bike to work three times this month, and is taking notes about how the city can improve bike...
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Public Bathroom Access An Undervalued But Necessary Element of Walking,...
Public bathrooms are necessities for anyone who makes their way through cities by foot, bike, public transit, or any other set of wheels, and cities and transit agencies are increasingly treating...
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America’s Best Bus Stops Championship: Boston vs. Portland, Maine
Editor’s note: This is the championship bout in our contest to find America’s Best Bus Stop. Learn more about the finalists and all the fantastic contenders in this competition by visiting the...
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America’s Best Bus Stops Semifinals: East Coast Heavyweights
Editor’s note: this is the first semi-finals bout in our contest to find America’s Best Bus Stop 2022. Don’t forget to scroll to the bottom to vote, and check back Friday for our next match-up between...
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