StreetsblogMASS & MBTA - Thu November 14, 2024
Boston, MBTA Officials Reveal New Designs for Future Blue Hill Avenue Transit Project
The city of Boston and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) have released new conceptual designs for the Blue Hill Avenue transit project and announced plans to host three open houses in Mattapan and Dorchester in the coming month to vet the refined plan with neighbors and bus riders....
CEG - Wed October 23, 2024
Newly Renamed Bill Russell Bridge in Boston to Open Soon After Six Years of Construction
The new structure to replace the more than 100-year-old North Washington Street Bridge over the Charles River, between Boston's North End and Charlestown, and under construction for over six years, is finally nearing completion....
Streetblogs Mass - Mon October 14, 2024
Boston-Area Rail Commuters Could Be Negatively Impacted If Critical Bridge Is Demolished
The Grand Junction Bridge in Boston certainly does not look like an important piece of infrastructure. Indeed, it is caked in rust and graffiti and half of it has been abandoned, such that when looking down on it from the nearby Boston University Bridge, it is possible to peer straight through its steel lattice structure and see the Charles River below....
Boston Sun and City of Boston - Wed September 25, 2024
Boston Officials Plan for Its Upcoming Dartmouth Street Safety, Mobility Project
The city of Boston Streets Cabinet staff held a virtual public meeting Sept. 11 to discuss its upcoming Dartmouth Street Safety and Mobility Project, which includes plans for a proposed two-way, separated bike lane on Dartmouth Street between Copley Square and the Charles River Esplanade, as well as immediate, short-term changes at the intersection of Dartmouth and Stuart streets....
StreetsblogMASS - Mon May 13, 2024
Boston's Transit, Bicycle Riders Likely to Get More Space On Back Bay Streets in 2024
Boston transportation planners hosted a meeting May 2 to discuss their plans to add more bike lanes and bus lanes to various streets in the city's Back Bay neighborhood, which is currently a significant bottleneck for frequent-service bus routes and a major gap in the Massachusetts capital's growing network of protected bike lanes....
Architect’s Newspaper - Wed April 10, 2024
New England Revolution Soccer Team Wants to Build Its Own Stadium in Everett, Mass.
The New England Revolution team has one of the largest fan bases in Major League Soccer (MLS), but its stadium is almost an hour outside of the city of Boston, hurting both attendance and ticket sales....
The Daily Free Press & Boston.com - Wed February 14, 2024
Refurbishment Work to Boston Public Garden Fountains Will Wrap This Summer
The construction to improve accessibility and restore the iconic fountains around the Boston Public Garden is expected to end this summer almost a year after the work first began last September. The Child Fountain Restoration Project is the last of three refurbishment phases commemorating the 50th anniversary of Friends of the Public Garden, an advocacy group for the 24-acre park and surrounding area, adjacent to Boston Common, in the heart of the city's downtown....
Harvard Crimson - Wed January 31, 2024
Boston Begins Planning a New Neighborhood On Harvard-Owned Land in Allston
The city of Boston, Mass., has undertaken a planning process for Beacon Park Yard (BPY), a large tract of Harvard University-owned land in Allston which is set to be the site of a large highway and transit project....
Boston Herald & WBUR Public Radi - Tue August 01, 2023
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Bans Fossil Fuels in Construction of New City Buildings
In the latest push for her Green New Deal, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed an executive order that prohibits city-owned buildings from being constructed or renovated in a way that allows for the use of fossil fuels....
WCVB-TV & Boston.com - Thu July 06, 2023
Six-Week Shutdown of MBTA Green Line in Suburban Boston Delayed Until September
One of the newest stretches of the MBTA's Green Line Extension will remain open through the summer, the office of Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced July 5. The news comes less than one week after the transit agency said the portion of commuter rail line would need to close for six weeks amid construction on the Squires Bridge....
