Developers tend to focus only on the nearby traffic consequences of their own project and to portray the consequences as manageable through local road improvements. In fact, the rising congestion that we are experiencing is the cumulative result of development all across the region.
Transportation
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MBTA – Tufts MC Station – Elevator Repairs
Hello Will, I have to say I am shocked by the MBTA’s plan for accomodating people needing elevator use including persons with disabilities at the Tuft’s Medical Center Orange line stop. According to posted signs, there will be no elevator acccess at the medical center stop from now till May 2018 (half a year). The …
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Reminder: Longfellow Bridge Closures
From MassDOT: Reminder: Longfellow Bridge Closures and Shuttles Replace Red Line Trains between Park Street and Kendall/MIT over a Series of Weekends Beginning September 29 Bridge Access Maintained for Bus Shuttles, Emergency Vehicles, Bicyclists and Pedestrians Project work is weather dependent Due to the Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project, shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains in both …
Letter from Transportation Secretary Pollack to MBTA and MassDOT Staff
MassDOT had a very good week with major project completions.
Arsenal Street Corridor Study – Final Report
From MassDOT: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has released the Final Report for the Arsenal Street Corridor Study MassDOT’s Arsenal Street Corridor Study in Watertown has developed and analyzed alternatives that are intended to improve transportation conditions on Arsenal Street between Galen Street and Birmingham Parkway. The study focused on vehicular, bicycle, pedestrian, and …
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Duckboat Safety
Dear Members of the Vision Zero Coalition and the Greater Street Safety Community My husband and I have worked to try to make the streets of Boston safer following the death of our daughter Allison. She was struck and killed by a Duckboat tour vehicle April 30th, 2016. We have been told by the authorities …