Christian MilNeil

Pols Seek Higher Corporate, Gas Taxes for Transit

It's not yet clear whether the House bill will provide a sufficient amount of funding to meet the MBTA's needs for additional staff and new capital projects.

Christian MilNeil

February 26, 2020

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Equity

Fees On Rideshare Help Fund Boston Sidewalks

Fees on Silicon Valley's double-parking, bike lane-blocking drivers are already funding important "complete streets" projects throughout the Boston region.

Christian MilNeil

January 27, 2020

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Environment

Brookline to Boost Transit Over Inefficient Cars

Brookline's town meeting this month voted to set ambitious benchmarks for moving more people by sustainable modes of transport by 2030.

Christian MilNeil

December 26, 2019

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Environment

MassDOT Wants A Highway Over the Charles River?

The MassDOT is making plans to install a four-lane, 2,000-foot-long highway above the Charles River for the duration of a construction project that is anticipated to last a decade. As the state highway agency prepares to file for permits for its “Allston Multimodal Project,” state officials are honing conceptual construction staging plans for the project’s […]

Christian MilNeil

November 20, 2019

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Bicycling

More Dedicated Lanes for Bikes and Buses Downtown

The city is preparing to paint new bus lanes and bike lanes on Washington Street between Herald Street and Downtown Crossing, according to Boston Transportation Department officials. The project area includes some of the most congested segments of the Silver Line’s SL5 (Dudley Square to Downtown Crossing) and SL4 (Dudley to South Station) bus routes. […]

Christian MilNeil

November 4, 2019

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Climate emergency

City Releases ‘Go Boston 2030’ Progress Report

The City of Boston has released a progress report on its Go Boston 2030 plan, the city’s action plan for expanding safer and more sustainable mobility options, and claims that over two dozen projects and policies from the plan are either in design or implementation. Go Boston 2030 was released in March 2017 and set […]

Christian MilNeil

November 4, 2019

Streetsblog

Report: Higher Gas Tax Could Increase Inequality

True, a higher tax could generate money for transit and discourage car use, but it takes a bigger chunk out of lower incomes.

Christian MilNeil

October 17, 2019

Boston

Truck Driver Kills Pedestrian In Harvard Square

A woman in her 60s was killed when a boom truck driver struck her in the heart of Harvard Square this week.

Christian MilNeil

September 19, 2019

Streetsblog

Boston Bruisin’s: Bike Lanes Lack Physical Protection

A repaving project is drawing criticism from Boston-area cyclists for installing new unprotected bike lanes in dangerous, heavy-traffic locations where parking-protected bike lanes appear to be feasible.

Christian MilNeil

July 10, 2019

Streetsblog

MIT Study: High Fares Limit Low-Income Households’ Mobility

More evidence that discounted transit fare for low-income households offer significant benefits to those households without necessarily contributing to peak-hour crowding.

Christian MilNeil

June 10, 2019

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