Senator Brownsberger attended the 9/12 announcement by Governor Patrick and other state, local, and federal officials that a $20 million federal grant will add an 800-foot commuter rail platform to Ruggles Station. The station is a vital transportation hub serving the Longwood Medical and Academic Area represented by the senator. We share this press release from the Governor’s office.
Transportation
accessibility, bike paths, masspike, mbta, ride sharing, rmv, roads and traffic, rules of the road, statewide transportation funding
TRAFFIC ALERT: BOWKER OVERPASS CLOSURES
Here is a notice from MassDOT on Bowker Overpass issues. MassDOT has been very responsive on noise issues, including banging from traffic plates. We will continue to engage with new issues as they develop.
Red Light Cameras (Studies)
Rich Carlson presents information about numerous (and often conflicting) studies of the effectiveness of red-light cameras to increase traffic safety, and concerns about the information disseminated by companies that provide the camera systems.
The 73 bus
A constituent of Will’s shares a letter she sent to the MBTA about service issues on the 73 bus line.
Bowker Overpass Construction Work to Begin
A traffic advisory from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation about detours involving the Bowker Overpass connecting Storrow Drive to the Fenway area.
Cambridge Street Improvements
Advocates are concerned that the entire corridor is not being rebuilt under current discussions of the reconstruction of the Allston/Brighton Mass. Pike interchange, leaving the section from Union Square to Harvard Avenue untouched and the intersection with Soldiers Field Road and the River Street Bridge on DCR property in their current dangerous condition.