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Jan 27, 2025 · Want Safety Cameras On Your Kids’ School Buses? Here’s How to Get Them School districts can now use bus-mounted cameras to issue fines against drivers who illegally pass stopped buses – but cities, towns, and school districts still need to …

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Jan 14, 2025 · Going Out With A Bang: Biden’s USDOT Pledges Funding to Infrastructure Projects Across Massachusetts The largest grant award will fund the reconstruction of the McGrath Highway in Somerville as a narrower, grade-level boulevard.

Dec 30, 2024 · In the past year, Massachusetts trailbuilders cut the ribbon on about 15 miles’ worth of new car-free bike and pedestrian trails. Those projects include several we’ve written about here on StreetsblogMASS, including the 2.5 mile Waltham Wayside Trail, which was mostly finished in 2023 but had its official ribbon-cutting this year, and the Ashuwillticook trail […]

1 day ago · On Monday, Mayor Michelle Wu filed a proposed new city ordinance that would regulate app-based delivery companies like DoorDash and UberEats, whose drivers have elicited vocal complaints from residents in downtown neighborhoods. The ordinance would require large app-based delivery platforms to ...

Oct 30, 2024 · Make A Plan to Vote in Tuesday’s Election We've got details on how to look up your polling place and check your registration status.

Jan 30, 2025 · The Governor's proposal fixes the agency's budget deficit – at least for a few years – and increases its capacity to fund capital projects, like track repairs and new trains.

Dec 26, 2024 · Our annual roundup of the year’s biggest stories on StreetsblogMASS doesn’t include some of the biggest transportation news stories of the year – like the remarkable comeback that the MBTA made by repairing hundreds of slow zones, or how free and reduced fares spread across the state. Those were big stories, but they were already […]

Dec 9, 2024 · Worcester Line Trains Will Get Shorter – But Also More Frequent "We’re looking to move to 30-minute train service on the Worcester main line in the next year or so," says Lynsey Heffernan, the MBTA's Chief of Policy & Strategic Planning.