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Little update on Compass Rail from today's MassDot board mtg: https://mass.streetsblog.org/2023/10/18/massdot-outlines-compass-rail-vision-for-new-passenger-services-to-western-mass-albany

+ Washington St in South End (overhaul the SL corridor) + Hyde Park Av + Brighton Av in Allston (overhaul side-running lanes) + Malcolm X + Mass Ave, Cambridge - Arlington (as far as Route 60) + Columbus Av-Tremont St (in process) + Broadway-Alford St, Everett-Boston (Sweetser Circle into...

There's some red down in places but not many spots - there could be issues with the contractor or the schedule; not uncommon.

2.74 miles of the Mass Central Rail Trail (locally known as the Wayside Trail) is nearing completion in Waltham - sounds like the Linden St Bridge part is still a while off. Exciting to see a big chunk of this trail system get closer to Boston. Photos and some deets here...

Boston and the T moving forward with finalizing the Huntington bus lanes near Northeastern, according to SB Mass. Initial bus lane markings they put down are already saving CT2 and 39 riders time.

Good point - A no-brainer way for Boston to take this on is for their public works folks to look at their repaving schedule and then have the bike planners work in tandem with that so that the city can design and stripe bike lanes when they repave. If the city has a strategic bike lane plan...

Absent from this editorial's argument re: bike infrastructure is its quality and connectivity, both of which are much stronger in Cambridge given their policies and plans there. The density of that higher-quality network is much greater, too, which certainly impacts the cycling rates. Boston's...

Sounds like they're expecting to finally finish this project by winter based on the city's September construction update.

Oof he just got here, and we're scraping the bottom of the barrel on candidates.

It unfortunately doesn't look like the Blackstone River Greenway was included on the state's recently released priority trail map (supposed to guide state investments in where to build out trails): https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/75ad0564b18f48f5973657d65d2a775d/page/Page/ Has there...

Idk, y'all - bus lanes aren't rocket science - overwhelming majority of the times you prioritize transit on roadways, it results in better conditions for providing service. Not gonna fix everything, but it's a no-brainer start. Still don't understand why so many of the pols around here favor so...

Tobin Bridge inbound bus lane pilot showing tremendous time-saving results - faster, more reliable trips for bus riders but also slightly faster trips for car drivers based on this analysis...

FWIW this council vote failed, so it's not moving forward - the bus & bike lanes stay.

FWIW this council vote failed, so it's not moving forward - the bus & bike lanes stay.

Hampshire St protected bike lanes between Broadway and Inman Square in Cambridge are taking shape: https://urbanists.social/@StreetsblogMASS/110969857575229313 During rush hour, the majority of road users are often on bike. Hopefully that increases with the Inman Square project nearly done and...

"'In the first 10 days of August, we have seen [a] 129% increase in the applications for bus operators.'" Hopefully this trend continues: https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/08/14/mbta-sees-bump-in-bus-driver-applications-following-new-contract/?p1=hp_featurestack

I think the issue with the angle of the article is also assuming that public meetings are the "most important" form of engagement? If the city has also talked with hundreds of bus riders outside of public meetings, isn't that also good? Isn't all that feedback legitimate?

Included in the FY24 budget that Healey signed today: Mayor Wu's sought-after seat on the MBTA board of directors - hopefully this means there will be more of an urban-centered and growth-oriented focus on the board in the years to come...

Looks like a great development - like the pairing of apartment building with townhomes. The finishings on the townhomes is especially nice; would love to see this kind of development replicated in every muni in metro Boston.

Already mentioned it in my initial post - the MBTA's website.