Curbed: “How multimodal city councilor Michelle Wu gets around Boston” by Alissa Walker After the budget meeting, we have a Vision Zero briefing from the coalition of community groups, with leaders from Livable Streets, WalkBoston, and the Boston Cyclists Union. Vision Zero refers to the city’s commitment to eliminate pedestrian and cyclist fatalities and serious …
WalkBoston met with the Belmont High School Building Committee, Belmont Superintendent of Schools, Assistant Town Manager and representatives from the Design Team after writing this letter. We discussed site design changes that promote walkability, and policies and programs that could increase the number of students walking and biking to school. Based on our meeting and …
WBUR: “The Allston I-90 Interchange Project” The stretch of the Mass. Pike that runs through Allston is getting a makeover, and the state is projecting a total bill of about $1 billion. The project will include new interstate exits, facilities for bicycles and pedestrians, space for commuter rail layover, and a brand new commuter rail …
Boston Globe: “To MassDOT: Tear down this wall” by Renee Loth The area under and just east of the viaduct is known as “the throat,” because of the way it is squeezed between the river, rail yards, and Soldiers Field Road. Transportation advocates have been pressing MassDOT to see the billion-dollar Pike redesign project as …
Secretary Stephanie Pollack Massachusetts Department of Transportation 10 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 Chairperson Joseph Aiello Fiscal and Management Control Board 10 Park Plaza Boston, A 02116 April 23, 2018 Dear Secretary Pollack and Chairperson Aiello: As members of the task force appointed to participate in the planning of the Allston interchange project, and as …