Will, I don’t live or ride near the proposed lane on Hemenway Street, but we need more of these. Anywhere that we have low-speed one-way streets whose primary purpose is to prevent excess cut-through traffic, we should allow 2-way traffic for bicycles. Excluding bicycles serve no useful purpose (they’re not very noisy, they’re not very …
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Bowker Overpass Repair Project: MassDOT Public Meeting August 13th
We share this Public Information Meeting notice from MassDOT for the Bowker Overpass Repair Project. You can open a version of the notice here to enable the live links.
MBTA Retirement Board has yet to open pension fund books
The MBTA Retirement Board is balking at opening up the books of their pension fund, an action called for after passage of legislation sponsored by Senator Brownsberger. Here is The Boston Herald story. You can read more about Will’s work to end the secrecy of the MBTA pension system at this forum posting.
Public mtg for contraflow lane on Hemenway St.
Passing on a notice from the Boston Cyclists Union —————————————————- Cyclists in the Fenway neighborhood have a fabulous opportunity to host the first contraflow bike lane in the City of Boston on Hemenway Street. All you have to do, as a resident of the neighborhood or regular user of Hemenway, is attend a public meeting …
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The Governor’s Veto of the Transportation Plan
The legislature is tying up the last loose ends of the budget process. The year’s debate about taxes and spending is coming to a close. The final flurry came when the Governor vetoed the legislature’s transportation plan, expressing concern that tolls on the turnpike outside of 128 might come down. Under existing law, there is …
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Update on MBTA Green Line Initiatives
Following a meeting with Dr. Beverly Scott, the General Manager of the MBTA, on June 24, 2013, Senator Brownsberger received this letter today updating Senator Brownsberger on the MBTA’s Green Line Initiatives. The letter provides an overview of the following initiatives: 1) Green Line Tracking System 2) System Signalization and Time Improvements 3) Stop Consolidation 4) Government Center …