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Several bike lane-related updates in Back Bay from a public meeting earlier this week: Boylston St separated bike lane between Mass Ave and Arlington St starting construction soon Berkeley St separated bike lane between Columbus Ave and Comm Ave happening sometime this year Starting design on...

just flagging that this is technically in Brookline (close to the Newton line).

There is an excellent book that analyzes a lot of these phenomena in local planning (case studies are largely from a housing permitting standpoint, but highly relevant to transportation planning, too; analysis focuses on Cambridge and other municipalities in Eastern MA). The analysis finds that...

Wu was on Radio Boston yesterday and mentioned that this year is the first year that the Landmark Center would start paying taxes again after a 20-year abatement that was set up under the Menino administration - it's contributing $20 million in revenue.

The source is MBTA - there's a webpage about this pilot here on their website. They sent out an email about it, too, so recommend subscribing here if you want the latest.

Some new updates on the MBTA's website today - confirmation that they'll be launching the first phase of their redesigned bus network by December 2024. Mostly focused on changes in Chelsea, Everett, Revere, and Malden, including the new 109 service between Harvard and Linden Square and the new...

FWIW the T has all of their preferred TSP treatments and standards outlined in their TP Toolkit (see chapter 3, starting on page 30).

I think making the Washington St trunk line part of the SL4/5 center-running BRT would certainly be possible in the near-future. Here's my thinking on why: Shift to center-running on adjacent corridors: BTD and the T seem very focused on delivering the second phase of Columbus Ave up to...

Probably airing an unpopular opinion here given the vibe, but I can understand why it's taken so long for the city to do the right thing and give this project the official green light. The 28X proposal was like the Hindenberg (highly recommend SB Mass's piece on that for context). The political...

The Franklin Park Coalition is asking for feedback about this project. The questions definitely lean NIMBY - good opportunity to show some support for the stadium, too: https://franklinparkcoalition.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60bffb206e9539969a8a7a3e3&id=09779e0856&e=ce9d0178ce

Totally agree that there should be more land-use planning and re-zoning as a part of the corridor redesign. I think this is one of the areas where it's helpful to look at maps from before the highway tore through the city. There's the remnants of a much more human-scaled urban fabric lying...

Maybe we're slowly starting to get back to 1915 with projects like Columbus Ave?

looks like they're putting together a promo video to explain how to use them, so potentially soon.

I think this could have strong demand - it's strangely hard to get from most parts of Cambridge and Somerville to Assembly given how it's stuck between the river and the expressway. It would also provide a rather direct connection between Red Line, Green Lines (technically 2 branches if you...

Has anyone been following the FRA Long-Distance Service Study? I was looking at the Northeastern regional slides from the recent February meeting and couldn't really make heads or tails out of the direction they're going in / what's on the table for potential New England benefits? Something I...

Posted this elsewhere but realizing it's better-suited here: I found this report that was included in today's MBTA board meeting fascinating: https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/...A Jan 2024 TP VF 1.18.24VF posted 1.25.24.pdf It's a history of funding at the MBTA, with an emphasis on the last...

This is a great ask - and I think it would be a great follow-up policy for MBTA communities act: - Step one: all munis update their zoning near existing stations to allow for TOD / multifamily housing - Step two: munis that exceed certain density thresholds are eligible for infill stations...

Not sure if this is the best place for this but saw that the BPDA board adopted the final version of PLAN East Boston (you can see the final draft here). Pages 107-109 have some transformative proposals for the Day Sq area - including a transitway, bus lanes, expanded pedestrian plaza, and a new...

this is great - thank you, @ritchiew! Completely agree with @Charlie_mta's proposal and the idea of re-introducing RLX under the MM ROW - another thing that is apparent from those aerials is that dozens of homes were demolished to make way for the wider highway. Narrowing Rt 2 and introducing...

I think this is the latest board update on this - they say December 2024 for launching the service for phase 1: https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2023-10/Better%20Bus%20Project%20-%20Board%20Update%20October%202023%2010.23.2023%205pm.pdf