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Boston Wants to Lower Its Speed Limit to 20 MPH — But Can’t
Twenty is plenty in Boston, according to its elected officials. The City Council voted unanimously this week to lower the default speed limit on most residential streets to 20 mph — and not for the...
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Study: Homes Near Transit Were Insulated From the Housing Crash
Percent change in average residential sales prices relative to the region, 2006-11. Image: ##http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/NewRealEstateMantra.pdf##APTA and NAR## If you live close...
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More Mayoral Results: Minneapolis, Houston, Boston
This week’s mayoral elections yielded good news for transit and safe streets in both Houston and Minneapolis. In Boston, meanwhile, the results are less straightforward. Annise Parker, right, won her...
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Boston Introduces “Super Sharrows”
Brighton Avenue in Allston is sporting some new “super sharrows.” Image:...
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Real Estate Trend: Parking-Free Apartment Buildings
A wave of new residential construction projects in places like Seattle, Boston, and Miami are showing that, yes, modern American cities can build housing without any car parking on site. A rendering of...
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How American Cities Can Protect Cyclists From Deadly Trucks
Side guards save lives. Photo via Vision Zero Network Heavy trucks kill. They account for as much as 32 percent of cyclist deaths in New York City and 58 percent in London, far out of proportion to...
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What the Heck Is Wrong With Boston’s MBTA?
Last week, the engine on one of Boston’s Orange Line trains overheated and ignited some trash, filling traincars with smoke. Passengers broke windows to escape. Three people were hospitalized for smoke...
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Boston’s Beacon Street is notorious for speeding and tragedy. Two years ago, a young couple was walking along the street when they were struck by a driver who ran a red light, hit another vehicle, and...
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Boston Identified Its Most Dangerous, Degrading Bus Stops. Now What?
A Boston bus stop that left riders on an awkward sidewalk island surrounded by speeding traffic nearly won Streetsblog’s “Sorriest Bus Stop in America” competition last year. Now Boston’s MBTA is in...
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How Engineering Standards for Cars Endanger People Crossing the Street
At the Landmark Interchange by Fenway Park in Boston, people trying to walk across the street sometimes have to wait as long as two minutes for a signal. And that, says Northeastern University Civil...
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Coming Soon to Boston’s Massive Parking Crater: More Subsidized Parking
Quick — what should a city do to improve access to a rapidly developing area near a bus rapid transit station? In Boston, officials have settled on an expensive plan to subsidize driving and traffic....
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Charlie Baker’s Transit Policy Isn’t About What’s Best for Boston — It’s...
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has carefully cultivated the image of a business-minded Republican intent on running government more efficiently. Not only did he manage to win office in liberal...
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Parking Madness: Toronto vs. Malden, Massachusetts
It’s Parking Madness season at Streetsblog, and if you’re just joining us, this year’s competition is all about how we sabotage transit by surrounding stations with huge fields of parking. On Friday,...
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App-Based “Microtransit” Provider Bridj Closes Shop
Bridj, the premium app-based “microtransit” service that tailored routes and prices based on customer demand, has folded after exhausting its funds. “We made the strategic choice to pursue a deal with...
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After Boston’s Mayor Blames Crash Victims, Pop-Up Comics Push for Better Bike...
Boston’s latest do-it-yourself bike lane intervention might seem a bit sketchy — because it uses comics to prod City Hall for needed safety improvements. Last night, volunteers installed eight large...
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Boston Survey Suggests Approaches to Bikeway Design That Will Appeal More to...
A new survey conducted in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood shows that while people across different racial groups like protected bike lanes, there are variations in preferences that should inform design....
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Can Algorithms Design Safer Intersections?
Cities and tech firms are deploying new technology to gauge risks at dangerous intersections. These sensors, cameras, and machine-learning algorithms are promising, especially when it comes to...
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Boston’s Fairmount Line Could Be a National Model for Commuter Rail, But It’s...
Commuter rail in the United States mostly caters to affluent suburbanites who commute to the city center. Even though these lines pass through working class city neighborhoods that stand to benefit...
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America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: Pittsburgh vs. Medford
Welcome to the first match in Streetsblog’s third annual “Sorriest Bus Stop” competition. Readers love to send us their nominations for the Sorriest Bus Stop bracket — people ask me all year round if...
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Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Doesn’t Have the Courage to Manage the City’s Parking
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh may kill the city’s experiment with managing the price of on-street parking, according to local news sources. The city’s pilot program raises rates for curbside parking where...
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