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Peter Cheung
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Ride For Your Life - Boston. An annual event to honor victims of traffic violence and push for state speed-camera authorizations and truck safety reforms at MA State House.

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Marion Davis
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The changes to the Corridor of Death were huge, and the numbers speak for themselves. But a crossing with a red light and signage should be safer than this actually is. Drivers run the light a lot, and the construction makes it hard to see. @mass.streetsblog.org mass.streetsblog.org/2026/10/22/e...

mass.streetsblog.orgEyes On the Street: Somerville's 'Corridor of Death' Gets Less Deadly - Streetsblog MassachusettsDrivers haven't killed anyone in the "Corridor of Death" since 2021, and the number of driver-inflicted injuries in the area has declined nearly 80 percent since 2021, according to MassDOT crash data.
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Key changes include: 1) narrowing roadways and removing redundant lanes 2) higher-visibility crosswalks with raised speed tables and median islands to reduce vehicle speeds 3) the creation of accessible paths of travel for pedestrians 4) new protected bike infrastructure (still under construction)

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The @mbta.com is still waiting on CRRC to deliver 184 new Red Line subway cars, but the Springfield factory hasn't delivered a new train since May. #mapoli mass.streetsblog.org/2026/10/21/t...

mass.streetsblog.orgThe T's New Subway Car Contract Enters Its Awkward Teen Years - Streetsblog MassachusettsUnder a 2014 contract, the MBTA was supposed to have an all-new fleet of Red Line trains delivered by 2023. At current rates of production, the trains won't be finished until 2030.
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Tickets are now on sale for a special @mbta.com fall excursion train to Newburyport, featuring guided bike tours of the Coastal Trails Coalition's network of off-street paths, on Sat. Nov. 7: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/10/19/m...

mass.streetsblog.orgMBTA Will Run Special 'Rails and Trails' Excursion Train to Newburyport On Nov. 7 - Streetsblog MassachusettsThe MBTA will bring back its special "Fall Ride" excursion train on Saturday, Nov. 7th with a Boston-to-Newburyport express train and guided bike tours of the region's trail network.
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Over the weekend, the @mbta.com once again increased speeds on the Orange Line, with a new 55 mph speed limit in effect for 5.4 miles of track between North Station and Oak Grove. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/10/19/m...

mass.streetsblog.orgMBTA Boosts Orange Line Subway Speeds Again - Streetsblog MassachusettsOver the weekend, the MBTA once again increased the maximum speeds on the Orange Line, with a new 55 mph speed limit in effect for 5.4 miles of track between North Station and Oak Grove.
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Teen Driver Kills Father of Three In Boston’s Arborway Park @massdcr.bsky.social, which controls the Arborway, has been promising safety improvements for nearly seven years now. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/10/13/t...

mass.streetsblog.orgTeen Driver Kills Father of Three In Boston's Arborway Park - Streetsblog MassachusettsThe Department of Conservation and Recreation, which controls the Arborway, has been promising safety improvements on the roadway for nearly seven years now.
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@mbta.com Debuts Two New Ways to Track Your Ride – The T has introduced a new way for riders to track real-time bus arrivals without a smartphone or a data plan, and there's now real-time vehicle location information for the region's ferries. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/10/13/m...

mass.streetsblog.orgMBTA Debuts Two New Ways to Track Your Ride - Streetsblog MassachusettsThe MBTA has introduced a new way for riders to track real-time bus arrivals without a smartphone or a data plan, as well as new real-time vehicle location information to the region's ferry boats.
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After nearly 7 years of meetings and presentations for plans that went nowhere, @boston.gov will finally make some small changes to the design of Hyde Park Ave. in Forest Hills: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/10/12/n...

mass.streetsblog.orgNeighbors Applaud City Hall's Last-Minute Design Changes For Hyde Park Ave. - Streetsblog MassachusettsNeighbors applaud City Hall for changing its plans: "This is the beginning of rebuilding trust," Forest Hills resident Nathan Eckstrom says.
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Boston Will Begin Construction Next Week On Safety Improvements At Scene of Louisa Gag’s Homicide mass.streetsblog.org/2026/10/09/b...

mass.streetsblog.orgBoston Will Begin Construction Next Week On Safety Improvements At Scene of Louisa Gag's Homicide - Streetsblog MassachusettsThe City of Boston plans to begin construction next week on safety improvements to the intersection of Tremont, Parker, and Terrace Streets, where a truck driver struck and killed City Hall employee L...
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The Pittsfield track capacity project will go under construction this fall, and is expected to be complete in 2028, MassDOT officials told StreetsblogMASS. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/10/09/p...

mass.streetsblog.orgPittsfield Area Railroad Improvements Will Help Set the Stage For More Amtrak Service to Albany - Streetsblog MassachusettsOn Thursday, Governor Healey's administration announced that two track improvement projects in the Pittsfield area will go under construction in the coming months to improve operations for the seasona...
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In New Bedford, a highway interchange blocks access between downtown, the @mbta.com rail station, and a bridge to neighboring Fairhaven. An upcoming @massdot.bsky.social project aims to fix a key gap among the highway ramps. @meghanvolcy.bsky.social reports: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/10/07/c...

mass.streetsblog.orgClosing the Gap on New Bedford's Waterfront: New Path Would Link Route 6 Bridge to Downtown Sidewalks - Streetsblog MassachusettsA critical area highway junction in downtown New Bedford that currently lacks accessible bike and pedestrian connection finally has a project in the works to fix it.
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We're proud to share this story from one of our favorite peers in nonprofit news, @grist.org. New fleets of battery-powered trains will test whether transit agencies can ditch diesel without installing miles of overhead wires: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/10/07/b...

mass.streetsblog.orgBoston's Big Bet On Battery-Powered Trains - Streetsblog MassachusettsA new fleet of battery-powered trains will test whether transit agencies can ditch diesel without installing miles of overhead wires.
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Some StreetsblogMASS trivia: site editor Christian MilNeil was a Grist contributor many years ago. You can read his 4-part series about the Los Angeles River here: grist.org/cities/can-s...

grist.orgCan sprawling Los Angeles learn to let a river run through it?It will take more than pretty streamside parks to heal the beaten-down L.A. River. A real revival will have to involve the entire watershed – a tall order in a valley dominated by blacktop and rooftop...

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The #MBTA has had unofficial hawk patrols at stations for years, but results are probably hard to quantify. www.universalhub.com/2024/you-wou...

universalhub.comYou wouldn't think a hawk would need to catch a plane, but these are unusual timesKristin MacDougall spotted what appears to be a hawk inside Airport station on the Blue Line this morning. Earlier: Watching the Green Line like a hawk - and riding it like one, too. MBTA starts new r...
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@massdot.bsky.social is planning to reconstruct Route 123, also known as Centre Street, between Brockton and Abington. @meghanvolcy.bsky.social reports: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/25/r...

mass.streetsblog.orgRedesigning Route 123: Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Coming to Brockton-Abington - Streetsblog MassachusettsMassDOT has unveiled plans for bike and pedestrian infrastructure improvements along Route 123, the east-west roadway that links downtown Brockton and Abington.

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Great, well-researched coverage of the many flaws in the Governor's proposal to suspend the gas tax and reduce public investment in transportation. @mass.streetsblog.org mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/23/i...

mass.streetsblog.orgIn the Midst of A Reelection Campaign, Gov. Healey Proposes $120 Million Tax Cut For Drivers and Oil Companies - Streetsblog MassachusettsThe Governor's office estimates that the proposal would reduce the state's Fair Share funding for transportation and education investments by approximately $120 million.
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The Governor's office estimates that the proposal would reduce the state's Fair Share funding for transportation and education investments by approximately $120 million: #mapoli mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/23/i...

mass.streetsblog.orgIn the Midst of A Reelection Campaign, Gov. Healey Proposes $120 Million Tax Cut For Drivers and Oil Companies - Streetsblog MassachusettsThe Governor's office estimates that the proposal would reduce the state's Fair Share funding for transportation and education investments by approximately $120 million.
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Surging tariffs and steel prices (up 30% in the past year) are blowing out MassDOT's construction budgets. This bridge will cost 27% more than previously estimated. A $103 million highway tunnel rehab contract that they also approved today will be 35% higher than previously estimated.

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MassDOT Board Approves $79 Million Contract to Start Building Mystic River Bike and Pedestrian Bridge mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/23/m...

mass.streetsblog.orgMassDOT Board Approves $79 Million Contract to Start Building Mystic River Bike and Pedestrian Bridge - Streetsblog MassachusettsMassDOT expects the construction project to last about three years.

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🧵Locally and nationally there's been a focus on the extensive surveillance capacities of Flock camera networks and the pernicious effects on privacy. While BPD has dumped its contract with Flock, it is now deploying Motorola cameras, which are every bit as useful to ICE agents as those run by Flock.

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This bikeway would (almost) connect to a new pair of protected bike lanes on Beacon Street around the reservoir in Boston, and the proposed new Beacon Bridleway path along the C branch in Brookline. Cleveland Circle (in Boston) remains a major gap in the middle of it all:

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@boston.gov is soliciting bids for a new 'street furniture' contract, which could put more ads on the city's sidewalks in exchange for more bus shelters, benches, shade structures, and other pedestrian amenities. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/16/c...

mass.streetsblog.orgCity of Boston Seeks Better Sidewalk Amenities In New 'Street Furniture' Contract - Streetsblog MassachusettsThe city's 'street furniture' contract provides for the maintenance of hundreds of bus shelters and information kiosks across the city in exchange for outdoor advertising space.