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Your Green Line Station Will Probably Be Closed From Saturday Through August 16 mass.streetsblog.org/2026/08/05/y...
Your Green Line Station Will Probably Be Closed From Saturday Through August 16 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The closure will also complicate access to Fenway Park, where the Red Sox are hosting two games against the Athletics this weekend, and where Chris Stapleton is playing two concerts next weekend.
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In a bid to patronize car owners, the project's proponents are now promising "a net increase in parking" alongside a proposed dedicated busway along Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester and Mattapan. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/08/04/m...
Mayor Wu and MBTA Announce Compromises and Another Round of Meetings for Blue Hill Ave. Project - Streetsblog Massachusetts
In a significant bids to patronize car owners, the project's proponents are now promising "a net increase in parking" alongside a proposed dedicated busway along Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester and Mat...
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Nick Gove, who had publicly struggled to manage Boston's street infrastructure projects during his brief tenure as the city’s Chief of Streets this year, is being demoted back into his former role. #mapoli mass.streetsblog.org/2026/08/04/g...
Gove Gone, Osgood In: Mayor Wu Shakes Up Streets Cabinet Leadership - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Mayor Wu is shaking up the leadership in her Streets Cabinet in the aftermath of last month's homicide of Louisa Gag, who was killed by a truck driver while riding her bike in Mission Hill.
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The road to redesigning McGrath Highway in Somerville continues as @massdot.bsky.social prepares to replace a major bridge on the Somerville/Cambridge city line. From @meghanvolcy.bsky.social: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/28/m...
McGrath Highway's Makeover: Two New Bridges Coming to Somerville - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The road to redesigning McGrath Highway in Somerville continues as MassDOT prepares to replace a major bridge on the Somerville/Cambridge city line.
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Flexposts back up on Arlington street next to Public Garden.
After two years of construction, work is nearly complete on a dramatic transformation of Cummins Highway in Mattapan: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/27/e...
Eyes On the Street: A Greener, Calmer Cummins Highway - Streetsblog Massachusetts
After two years of construction, work is nearly complete on a dramatic transformation of Cummins Highway in Mattapan.
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Our colleagues at @nyc.streetsblog.org interview a @bostonu.bsky.social alumna
Jerome Alexander Horne@jahorne.bsky.social · 2w agoAbsolutely love this interview of @aoc.bsky.social biking around NYC! She talks about the importance of transportation infrastructure built on the human scale while stressing the need for far more investment in walking, biking and transit. youtu.be/s1-jM1SuZR0?... @nyc.streetsblog.org
@mayorwu.boston.gov Outlines a New Street Safety Agenda in the Wake of Louisa Gag’s Killing: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/24/m...
Mayor Wu Outlines a New Street Safety Agenda in the Wake of Louisa Gag's Killing - Streetsblog Massachusetts
On Friday morning, Mayor Wu issued a detailed 6-page letter to residents in which she outlined her administration's plan to improve the safety of the city's streets, and address mounting criticism of ...
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I finally got around to setting up a recurring donation to @mass.streetsblog.org They have been doing excellent reporting for years about streets in #Boston You should support their work too! #BikeBoston
Not even the @boston.gov City Council President can get her calls returned from Mayor Wu's streets cabinet. I guess it's nice to know it's not just us? Story here: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/24/b...
A theme here is that if a person inside city government intervenes on behalf of a restaurant losing parking spots or a random driver getting a parking ticket, that's seen as constituent services. If another government insider works on behalf of keeping people alive, that's seen as advocacy.
StreetsblogMASS@mass.streetsblog.org · 2w agoA public records request reveals how @mayorwu.boston.gov's election-year "review" of transportation projects created a duplicate layer of authority inside City Hall that fomented confusion and stalled urgent safety initiatives: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/22/f...
A new state road funding bill includes a new $200 million fund for trails and roadways under the control of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation @massdcr.bsky.social. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/23/n...
New State Road Funding Bill Includes $200 Million For DCR Parkways and Trail Projects - Streetsblog Massachusetts
A new state funding bill for statewide road maintenance projects will include a new $200 million fund for trails and roadways under the control of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recr...
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A public records request reveals how @mayorwu.boston.gov's election-year "review" of transportation projects created a duplicate layer of authority inside City Hall that fomented confusion and stalled urgent safety initiatives: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/22/f...
Failures of Communication and Accountability Plagued Mayor Wu's Election-Year 'Review' of Transportation Department - Streetsblog Massachusetts
An internal "30 day review" of city transportation projects that Mayor Wu requested during her re-election campaign last year was supposed to improve the public's trust in the city's ability to manage...
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A newly-released FOIA dump of @boston.gov emails reveals extensive failures in internal communications, dysfunctional working relationships, and erosion in employee morale inside @mayorwu.boston.gov's City Hall: #mapoli mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/22/f...
Failures of Communication and Accountability Plagued Mayor Wu's Election-Year 'Review' of Transportation Department - Streetsblog Massachusetts
An internal "30 day review" of city transportation projects that Mayor Wu requested during her re-election campaign last year was supposed to improve the public's trust in the city's ability to manage...
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We’ve Been Waiting For Over A Year For @mayorwu.boston.gov's Administration to Honor State Public Records Laws #mapoli mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/22/w...
We've Been Waiting For Over A Year For Boston to Honor State Public Records Laws - Streetsblog Massachusetts
For the past year and a half, StreetsblogMASS has been waiting for the City of Boston's public records office to release city emails, calendar appointments, and other documents related to Mayor Wu's e...
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@ridebluebikes.bsky.social availability is very thin around the closed @mbta.com Red Line stations this morning
Update: Blue Cross, the title sponsor of the @ridebluebikes.bsky.social system, is offering a limited number of $10 ride credits during this week's Red Line shutdown. To redeem, use the code BLUECROSSMBTA26 in the Bluebikes app. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/20/t...
The Red Line Is Taking Summer Break July 21-30 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The MBTA is suspending Red Line service north of downtown Boston for 10 consecutive days starting on Tuesday, July 21.
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The City of Cambridge is losing its subway for 10 days, starting tomorrow: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/20/t...
The Red Line Is Taking Summer Break July 21-30 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The MBTA is suspending Red Line service north of downtown Boston for 10 consecutive days starting on Tuesday, July 21.
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Ok this is some wild shit, I was trying to look up the #BostonSafetySurge program on the city Vision Zero web page and IT'S LOCKED DOWN BEHIND A SIGN IN Why is the @streets.boston.gov scrubbing street safety programs like they are the Trump Admin going after DEI? www.boston.gov/transportati...
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UPDATE with photos: Hundreds of Mourners Fill City Hall Plaza to Mourn Louisa Gag and Demand Safer Streets mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/16/v...
Hundreds of Mourners Fill City Hall Plaza to Mourn Louisa Gag and Demand Safer Streets - Streetsblog Massachusetts
“We cannot replace all that Louisa would have contributed to our communities in the years ahead, but we can take collective responsibility for carrying her work forward and honoring her legacy,” said ...
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Several hundred mourners are already here for the vigil in honor of Louisa Gag, and City Hall Plaza is still filling with new arrivals
Happening now in City Hall Plaza - we'll have quotes and photos from this event later this evening. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/16/v...
Vision Zero Coalition Plans Thursday Vigil for Louisa Gag At Boston City Hall - Streetsblog Massachusetts
“We cannot replace all that Louisa would have contributed to our communities in the years ahead, but we can take collective responsibility for carrying her work forward and honoring her legacy,” said ...
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A new supplemental budget law will give @mbta.com an extra $60 million in Fair Share funding to pay for previously-unfunded capital projects, with a $1 million earmark to prepare a detailed implementation plan for its "regional rail" plans. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/16/n...
New 'Fair Share' Funding Gives A Down Payment For MBTA's Regional Rail Vision - Streetsblog Massachusetts
A new supplemental budget law will give the MBTA an extra $60 million to pay for previously-unfunded capital projects, with a $1 million earmark for the agency to prepare a detailed implementation pla...
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“We cannot replace all that Louisa would have contributed to our communities in the years ahead, but we can take collective responsibility for carrying her work forward and honoring her legacy,” says Maha Aslam of @streetsboston.bsky.social mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/16/v...
Vision Zero Coalition Plans Thursday Vigil for Louisa Gag At Boston City Hall - Streetsblog Massachusetts
“We cannot replace all that Louisa would have contributed to our communities in the years ahead, but we can take collective responsibility for carrying her work forward and honoring her legacy,” said ...
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Two separate homicide crashes this week in the South Coast town of Dartmouth have left three people dead on a @massdot.bsky.social highway with extensively documented safety problems: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/15/t...
Three Dead In Two Separate Homicide Crashes On Route 6 In Dartmouth This Week - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Two separate homicide crashes in the South Coast town of Dartmouth have left three people dead on a highway with extensively documented safety problems.
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Guest Column: We Don’t Trust Mayor Wu to Keep Us Safe. Here’s Why mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/14/g...
Guest Column: We Don't Trust Mayor Wu to Keep Us Safe. Here's Why - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Instead of fixing our streets, her administration's instinct is to procrastinate and hold more meetings.
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SCOOP: In 2023-24, @mayorwu.boston.gov's streets cabinet IDed hazards and prepared safety improvement plans for the intersection where a driver killed Louisa Gag last week. But under her new second-term administration, those plans never got built. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/14/w...
Wu Administration Shelved Safety Plans For Mission Hill Streets Where Driver Killed Louisa Gag - Streetsblog Massachusetts
"We knew there were dangers. We had a plan to make it safer. It is blatantly irresponsible for the city to make a deliberate decision to not follow through."
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Vigil to honor Louisa Gag at Boston City Hall and Call for Urgent Street-Safety Action. Thursday July 16 at 5:30pm Attendees are encouraged to wear yellow in support of Vision Zero.
