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New Bedford, Fall River Regional Rail Service Will Begin On March 24
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/02/18/new-bedford-fall-river-regional-rail-service-will-begin-on-march-24
Published: February 18, 2025 14:36
The T is now planning to run 32 daily trips on the line, 6 more than it had initially planned.
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USDOT’s ‘Woke’ Rescission Memo Could Take Away Billions From Massachusetts Infrastructure Projects
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/02/17/usdots-woke-rescission-memo-could-take-away-billions-from-massachusetts-infrastructure-projects
Published: February 17, 2025 15:12
New U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is expected to lobby Congress to rescind many of the infrastructure grants and transportation spending programs that had been approved under the Biden administration, putting at risk billions in…
Monday’s Headlines Have New Priorities
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/02/17/mondays-headlines-have-new-priorities
Published: February 17, 2025 05:08
President Trump and other Republicans are out to discourage electric vehicle ownership and build more highways as quickly as they can.
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Brookline Select Board Endorses Major Washington Street Redesign
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/02/14/brookline-select-board-endorses-major-washington-street-redesign
Published: February 14, 2025 18:19
The project would improve sidewalks and build curb-protected bike lanes between Beacon Street and the Brookline Village Green Line station.
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Friday’s Headlines Let There Be Light
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/02/14/fridays-headlines-let-there-be-light
Published: February 14, 2025 05:03
Pedestrian deaths are most common at night and on multilane roads, according to AAA, and the most at risk are people who may not be able to afford cars.
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Mayor Wu Will Delete Route 39 Bus Lane Through Back Bay
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/02/13/mayor-wu-will-delete-route-39-bus-lane-through-back-bay
Published: February 13, 2025 18:35
The Mayor also promises to "review" other new bus and bike lanes across the city in order to "adjust or redesign what has not been functioning well."
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Worcester Poised to Adopt ‘Vision Zero’ Action Plan
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/02/12/worcester-poised-to-adopt-vision-zero-action-plan
Published: February 12, 2025 17:06
A few months after adopting a citywide 25 mph speed limit, the City of Worcester is now considering whether to adopt a Vision Zero action plan that aims to eliminate deaths and severe injuries on the city’s roadways within the next decade. The city is…
Don’t Keep Wednesday’s Headlines Hanging
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/02/12/dont-keep-wednesdays-headlines-hanging
Published: February 12, 2025 05:36
Is President Trump really going to kill congestion pricing? If so, how? And why?
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Tuesday’s Headlines Man the Barricades
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/02/11/tuesdays-headlines-man-the-barricades
Published: February 11, 2025 05:07
After the deadly New Year's Eve truck attack in New Orleans, how can cities better protect pedestrians from increasingly heavy and powerful vehicles?
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Massachusetts Gasoline Consumption Continued to Increase in 2024
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/02/10/massachusetts-gasoline-consumption-continued-to-increase-in-2024
Published: February 10, 2025 18:26
Gasoline consumption and air travel in Massachusetts produced about 27 million metric tons of greenhouse pollutants in 2024, making it unlikely that the Healey administration will meet targets that Governor Baker set in the state's official climate plan.…