Something to think about as we begin the redesign of Trapello Rd We might take a lesson from Holland, which was the site of an enlightening traffic experiment a few years back. Officials in the city of Drachten removed all traffic signs, controls and markings from the city center. Despite this free-for-all design, traffic flowed …
Transportation
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Service Issues on the Waverley Bus
We’ve been hearing complaints about a degradation of service on the 73 bus line — unexplained significant delays in the arrival of buses. We’ve brought them to the attention of the MBTA and their position is that nothing has changed — the schedule with the diesel buses is the same as it was with the …
Report on the Bowker Meeting
The question considered at this evening’s meeting at the Boston Public Library was: Can we eliminate the Bowker overpass, rather than repairing it? While there is no consensus as to the long term future of the Bowker, most attending had a clear takeaway from the meeting: For now, the repairs must go forward. There were …
THIS WEDNESDAY: IMPORTANT MEETING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF CHARLESGATE PARK
IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETING ON THE FUTURE OF THE BOWKER OVERPASS AND CHARLESGATE PARK WHEN: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2014, 6:00 to 8:00 WHERE: BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, COPLEY SQUARE JOHNSON CONFERENCE ROOMS 2 & 3 MEETING NAME: “BACK BAY RAMPS TRANSPORTATION STUDY” ALL ARE WELCOME. Pages 86-90 of The Esplanade Association’s Esplanade 2020: A Vision for the …
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I-90 Viaduct Interchange Improvement Project Letter
Senator Brownsberger and his colleagues representing Allston and Brighton, sent a letter urging MassDOT Secretary Richard A. Davey to establish a stakeholder working group for the I-90 Viaduct Interchange Improvement Project. January 9, 2014 Secretary Richard A. Davey Massachusetts Department of Transportation 10 Park Plaza, Suite 4160 Boston, MA 02116 Dear Secretary Davey, The I-90 …
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Bikes on the MBTA
In response to a constituent inquiry I recently learned that nearly all MBTA diesel buses have a front mounted bike rack. Unfortunately for many of our Belmont and Watertown constituents, none of the electric buses (71,72,73) are equipped due to electrical safety concerns. Have you taken a bike and bus trip? How was it? Let …