A new analysis by the Massachusetts Housing Partnership’s Center for Housing Data has found the Boston area could create around 253,000 new housing units if the neighborhoods near MBTA stations were moderately densified.
The pact being developed by Massachusetts and other East Coast states to cap carbon emissions from vehicles could add up to 17 cents to the price of a gallon of gas, according to the newest estimates, but could also generate more than $500 million in revenue for transit in Massachusetts.
Two development teams are seeking to restart the Southfield project at the 1,450-acre former South Weymouth Naval Air Station with a larger housing component while reducing commercial space.
The MBTA will develop a formal plan over the next few months to address deficiencies in safety culture highlighted by an independent panel of experts, MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak said Monday.
The state’s biggest mass transit agency will be known by a different letter for a little while.
There are 300,000 more vehicles on the road than five years ago. The result? Bottlenecks on highways and local roads throughout the region. It’s clear that creative solutions, big and small, are needed to address congestion.
One of the largest developments in Allston history will add 758 apartments, 110 condos and a 373,500-square-foot office and lab building to the 11-acre Stop & Shop Supermarket property bordering the Massachusetts Turnpike.
The chairman of the Boston Planning & Development Agency’s board of directors since 2014 is retiring immediately and Priscilla Rojas has been named acting chair of this afternoon’s monthly board meeting.
House and Senate leaders broke a weeks-long impasse over a large surplus spending bill, cutting a deal that dropped a controversial corporate tax change and trimming down Gov. Charlie Baker’s $50 million request to fund more MBTA repairs and safety inspections.
A top MBTA official remains unsatisfied with the bus fleet performance, slamming the on-time rates Monday as “abysmal” after raising similar concerns several times in recent months.
House Speaker Robert DeLeo on Monday evening questioned whether the $50 million for the MBTA hung up in a legislative dispute would be put toward safety as he used a damning report released on the safety culture at the transit agency as a opportunity to make his case for new revenue.
The MBTA for years failed to conduct key maintenance and inspections, apply industry-wide safety standards or ensure accountability on its core transit, an independent panel concluded in a report released Monday.
A 50 percent gas tax increase could soon exacerbate the challenge of commuting to and from work in one of the most robust economies of the nation. But will this create any meaningful solutions to address the commonwealth’s congestion and climate change challenges? We don’t think so.
The second and larger phase of an air rights development above the Massachusetts Turnpike would eliminate multifamily housing while adding more office and lab space to meet life science industry growth in the Fenway.
Supporters of increasing fees on ride-hailing trips, expanding highway tolls, and charging drivers for every mile they travel made their cases to lawmakers Thursday,
Did you drive to work in Greater Boston this morning? Congratulations: You took one of the most expensive such trips in the country.
After two straight days of significant delays and equipment malfunctions on the Orange Line, Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday the MBTA needs to be more reliable for the people who use it everyday.
A consensus approach to delivering additional transportation revenue is emerging, with overwhelming support from the business community, municipal officials and transportation advocates.
The U.S. House of Representatives may be neck-deep in impeachment hearings, but fear not the dinner table political discussion! This year, there is something everyone in Greater Boston can agree on.
