Community Featured Transportation

Reader Poll: What Are Your Initial Reactions to the Proposed Cape Air Seaplanes?

Cape Air hosted an information session in mid-December to present their proposal for seaplanes connecting Boston and New York City. The proposal includes four daytime fair-weather flights that would launch from Waterboat Marina’s exterior dock located past the tip of Long Wharf, taxi one mile out to Logan’s Runway 1432, and take off for the Read More…

Transportation

N. Washington St. Bridge Project: Lane Reductions; Construction of Temporary Bridge

Below is the construction look ahead for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project as provided by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for December 29 – January 11. Travel Impacts N. Washington St. Inbound: Off-peak daytime lane reductions across the bridge and additional lane reductions at Keany Square will continue. One lane across the bridge and all Read More…

Featured Transportation

N. Washington St. Bridge Project Update: Lane Reductions Continue; No Work on Christmas

Below is the construction look ahead for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project as provided by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for December 15 – December 28. Travel Impacts N. Washington St. Inbound: Off-peak daytime lane reductions across the bridge and additional lane reductions at Keany Square will continue. One lane across the bridge and all Read More…

Featured Transportation

Cape Air Proposes Seaplanes from Long Wharf to Connect Boston and NYC

Cape Air is proposing a public seaplane service offering downtown-to-downtown connection between Boston and New York City. The proposal includes four daytime fair-weather flights on nine-seat Cessna Caravan 208 Amphibians. The approximately 1¼ hour flight would launch from Waterboat Marina’s exterior dock located past the tip of Long Wharf, taxi one mile out to Logan’s Read More…

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Reader Poll: What Do You Think of the Northern Ave. Bridge Design Plans?

New design concepts for the Northern Avenue Bridge project featuring a “people first” plan were released on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. The design features two spans crossing the channel – one that would be for buses, shuttles, and emergency vehicles, and the other for pedestrians and cyclists. There would also be a public space underneath Read More…

Transportation

N. Washington St. Bridge Project Update: Lane Reductions, Temporary Bridge Construction

Below is the construction look ahead for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project as provided by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for December 1 – December 14. Travel Impacts N. Washington Street Inbound: Off-peak daytime lane reductions across the bridge and additional lane reductions at Keany Square will continue. One lane across the bridge and all Read More…

Featured Government Transportation

City Council Wants More Regulations for Uber and Lyft

The City Council wants more regulations for ride sharing companies like Uber and Lyft. The council held a hearing earlier this week and believes these companies are part of the reason Boston’s traffic keeps getting worse. “It’s just getting worse and worse and worse,” said City Councilor Michelle Wu. According to city officials, there were Read More…

Transportation

N. Washington St. Bridge Project Update: No Work on Thanksgiving; Locks Pedestrian Way Closed 11/19 – 11/21

Below is the construction look ahead for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project as provided by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for November 17 – November 30. Travel Impacts N. Washington Street Inbound: Off-peak daytime lane reductions will continue across the bridge to Keany Square. One of two lanes and all turn movements will be available Read More…

Transportation

Charles River Locks to Close to Pedestrians Nov. 15; 19 – 21

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has advised the New Charles River Dam Pedestrian Walkway will be closed to foot traffic Friday, November 15 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. and Tuesday, November 19 through Thursday, November 21. The closure is to accommodate facility maintenance operations. Vessel traffic will not be impacted. The walkway Read More…

Community Featured Transportation

Reader Poll: Should the Seaport Have a Circulator Bus?

The Seaport Transportation Management Association has proposed a fleet of small buses to create a network in Boston’s Seaport to shuttle people from place to place. The buses would take a circular route from South Station down to the Innovation and Design Building and back. The service would be privately operated, but available to the Read More…

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N. Washington St. Bridge Project Update: Walkway Over Locks to Close Nov. 4 – 7; Lane Reductions; No Work on Veterans’ Day

Below is the construction look ahead for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project as provided by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for November 3 – November 16. Travel Impacts N. Washington Street Inbound: Off-peak daytime lane reductions will continue across the bridge to Keany Square. One of two lanes and all turn movements will be available Read More…

Featured Health & Environment Transportation

PLAN: Downtown Community Priorities Workshop

The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA), in collaboration with other City of Boston departments, invited the Downtown and Chinatown community on Thursday, October 24 to participate in the PLAN: Downtown Community Priorities Workshop. Participants were updated on the planning work completed to date, while exploring preliminary recommendations and public space improvements identified by PLAN: Read More…