The last week shows progress is likely to be two steps forward and one step back given decades of neglected maintenance at the T and the NIMBY backlash to the Healey administration’s housing plans.
State officials declined to approve the project’s environmental impact report, instead ordering Encore officials to respond to concerns about how much traffic the project’s parking garage would create.
Traffic in Massachusetts has been close to pre-pandemic levels for months after dropping sharply early in the crisis, and officials now project that altered travel patterns will remain “in flux” this winter.
Census data confirms anecdotal evidence from real estate agents statewide: Significant numbers of Greater Boston workers chose longer commutes over more expensive housing closer to the urban core.
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.
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.
“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.
DeLeo amassed great power, but he leaves office with little to show for it when it comes to two bread-and-butter middle- and working-class issues: the state’s spiraling home prices, traffic-choked roads and insufficient transit systems.
The program would set a limit on vehicle emissions, and hold auctions for fuel suppliers that transport gasoline into Massachusetts and other states to purchase allowances for every ton of carbon dioxide that the fuel they are carrying would emit when burned.
A majority of Massachusetts residents believe that if the MBTA sharply cuts back on services to balance its budget next year those commuting options will not return after the state’s economy fully reopens, according to a new MassINC poll.
The morning rush hour on Massachusetts highways is unlikely to return to pre-COVID crowds until at least 2024, and even more drivers may not return to the fray if economic recovery drags or if working from home remains common, according to new Department of Transportation projections.
A new poll of Massachusetts voters finds 67 percent still think big changes are needed to the state transportation system, despite a dramatic increase in working from home among white-collar workers.
The MBTA lags behind several peer agencies in its preparedness to minimize COVID-19 risks as public activity resumes, falling short in both long-term planning and mandating safe rider practices despite success in cleaning and workforce management, according to an analysis by a business-backed group.
As horrendous as the coronavirus pandemic has been for so many in Massachusetts, it also represents an opportunity to build better infrastructure. The real estate community has an important role to play in making that happen.
As the Senate prepares its own proposal to boost transportation spending, we must reflect on the magnitude of our looming transportation challenge and imagine the legislation that could emerge this year.
If your driving commute in Greater Boston has seemed surprisingly easy this week, you’re not alone: traffic has been below average on major highways.
Boston may have lost its shots at the Super Bowl, Stanley Cup, NBA Chamionship and World Series in 2019 but there’s one title it didn’t lose: worst traffic in the country for the second year running.
Gov. Charlie Baker won praise from Democratic lawmakers for targeting ride-hailing companies as a source for new MBTA funding, but the idea riled the services themselves.
With no clear consensus on Beacon Hill for how to generate new money for transportation, House Speaker Robert DeLeo forcefully recommitted himself on Wednesday to holding a vote on a revenue package in the coming months, even as he continues to seek input from members and outside groups.
