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 adopt the law at the local level.

Jan 16, 2025 · EPA Will Finance 177 New Electric Buses for Mass. School Districts. Boston, Springfield, Hingham, and the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District will together receive about $50 million from the new Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program.

As with any good party for a 4 year-old, there will be delicious cake, and if you show up early enough, you might get to take home a limited-edition StreetsblogMASS zine that we're printing for the occasion.

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 […]

23 hours ago · But earlier this month, the state announced that it would be able to fill that gap, with no new taxes, using higher-than-anticipated tax collections from the state's new "Fair Share" income tax, which levies a higher tax rate on households that earn over $1 million a year. "This investment will help stabilize the budget and support the effort to continue delivering safe, reliable, and improved ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Yesterday, Governor Maura Healey submitted her $62 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 – and along with her spending proposals, the legislation also includes provisions to legalize the use of automated speed enforcement cameras across the state.. The proposed camera enforcement language bears similarities to bills that lawmakers have tried and failed to pass several times before.

6 days ago · Mayor Wu & Chief Franklin-Hodge: On behalf of more than 700 co-signatories, we write to request that the City take immediate action to implement safety and transit improvements on the northern section of Hyde Park Avenue.. Having begun community outreach in 2019, the City’s latest stated approach is to spend another year running redundant—and, according to the City’s Planning Department ...

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 being covered extensively among other news outlets.

Dec 6, 2024 · Traffic on the new Western Avenue bike lanes, installed this fall by the City of Boston. Photo courtesy of Emily Jacobsen. As part of that plan, the city's planning agency is requiring new developments along Western Avenue to reserve space for wider sidewalks, new bus stops, and more permanent, curb-protected bike lanes.

Mar 13, 2024 · Massachusetts drivers already pay an extremely high price for the congestion they create. INRIX, a transportation data company, estimates that the average driver in the Boston region wastes 134 unpaid hours every year stuck in traffic. You don’t get a monthly invoice for those expenses, but even if you valued your time at a dirt-cheap […]