Members of an advisory group pressed The Abbey Group on the timing of road work required for its 1.6-million-square-foot Exchange South End life science development, including a connection to Frontage Road designed to minimize congestion on Albany Street.
The proposal’s final passage is far from assured, but details are emerging about possible impacts in Massachusetts from a $1 trillion infrastructure bill that could get a U.S. Senate vote later this week.
State officials should commence designs of big-ticket transportation projects such as the Massachusetts Turnpike Allston viaduct replacement to avoid losing out on funding in the $1 trillion federal infrastructure bill, a transportation advocacy group said.
Commuting times and transportation options will once again be a critical issue throughout metropolitan Boston, as workers and employers prepare for increased return to the workplace this fall.
Riders who board the MBTA’s Route 28 buses in Boston later this year won’t have to pay a fare under a three-month pilot program announced Monday.
While the overall volume of cars on Massachusetts roadways has rebounded to the pre-pandemic crush, travel patterns remain altered and the state’s top highway official does not expect a new normal to become clear until the end of the year.
Senators are racing to seal a bipartisan infrastructure deal as soon as this afternoon, as pressure is mounting on all sides to show progress on President Joe Biden’s top priority.
A deal between legislators to set up permanent mail-in voting rules would also convene a new MBTA board of directors to oversee the transit agency.
While funding questions still loom, rail service improvements in the Boston area figure prominently in a new $117 billion plan assembled by officials in eight states along the Northeast Corridor that holds the promise of generating $1.7 million jobs over 15 years.
Though the metrics remain near their recorded low points, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising in Massachusetts as the Delta variant continues to spread.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO, along with trade groups representing manufacturers and retailers, announced the coalition Thursday.
Transportation for Massachusetts Director Chris Dempsey announced his departure from the advocacy group Tuesday as he continues to pursue his campaign for state auditor.
Land near the under-construction Ball Square Station could become a target for mixed-use real estate projects featuring transit access as a focal point, but talks about the development will not take place until well after it opens.
Newly touting support from every Boston mayoral candidate, activists pushing for reduced fare or free rides for low-income MBTA users are ramping up pressure on state lawmakers as the issue gains more prominence in Massachusetts.
Boston-area drivers wasted an average of 50 hours in traffic congestion last year, as traffic returned following a brief respite during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report.
Legislation creating a new MBTA oversight board will not reach Gov. Charlie Baker until at least two days before the existing board expires, but the governor is not sweating the timeline.
“Traffic, for all intents and purposes, is back to about 2019 levels on most roadways in Massachusetts at this point,” Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver said Monday.
The Senate later this week will debate a $261.6 million spending bill that does not include House-backed election reforms
Everett officials envision a new commercial district and waterfront destination rising on the Mystic River following the decommissioning of Exelon Corp.’s LNG-fired power plant.
A new poll from the MassINC Polling Group offers encouraging signs for a less-polluting future, but also offers a warning sign that officials can’t take riders’ comfort with mass transit for granted.
