In an example of a public transit success story, traffic around MetLife Stadium near NYC was LOWER during their Eras Tour shows due to great planning by @MTA + @NJTRANSIT.
Meanwhile, traffic around Gillette, where the MBTA ran little service to/from the shows, was 1,2700% worse!
“In a study of traffic delays across the entire U.S. Eras Tour, @StreetLightData found delays at least doubled at most of the 23 status where Swift performed—but there were some notable outliers.”
https://t.co/nO1WSM4uBK
Next month, our Executive Director Jarred Johnson will step aside to pursue a new career opportunity.
While we are sad to see him go, we are grateful for his leadership over the past 6 years & are excited for him as he embarks on a new phase in his career.
Right now, 70% of the people on Fifth Avenue are pedestrians but they can only use less than HALF of the space!
That's going to change under the plan we rolled out to completely transform Fifth Avenue into a WORLD-CLASS pedestrian-centered boulevard.
Learn more: https://t.co/Rvg2HfqISh
State Police have still not arrested the person who drove up onto a community path and killed a bicyclist last week, even though they’ve identified them.
(From @StreetsblogMASS and @c_milneil)
This is an insane thing for the @MassStatePolice spokesperson to say:
So glad Boston is finally fixing this stretch of Harrison Ave in my neighborhood in the South End.
It’s a dense, dangerous area. Thousands of residents and visitors at risk w/ cars constantly speeding and making illegal turns getting to/from I-93 + I-90. https://t.co/NxPhslMDeH
The odds of your child getting kidnapped are about 1 in a million.
The odds of a person born in 2021 dying in a traffic crash are about 1 in 93.
American parents act like these stats are reversed. They're paranoid about the rare kidnapping but naive about the common drive.
As a former geography teacher and self-proclaimed GIS nerd, I’m thrilled to proclaim today as Geographic Information Systems Day.
Here in Minnesota, we are using GIS to make state government more effective - whether we’re replacing lead pipes or expanding homeownership.
If you're visiting NYC, a 15-minute e-bikeshare trip now costs $10.19. (pricing: https://t.co/iD7qLNr2mH)
That's 3.5x the subway fare -- for 15 minutes on an e-bike.
What the hell are we doing?
Zoomers don't understand that the reason that YIMBYISM is successful is because it's much more like a pre-2016 social movement focused on definitive and concrete gains as opposed to being an ideological litmus test for the progressive Omnicause.
Boston is infamous for its high housing costs. Since 2022, as estimated by Zillow’s Observed Rent Index, Boston’s rents have continued to surge, almost catching up to Los Angeles’ typical rents.
Learn more in our 2023 Greater Boston Housing Report Card https://t.co/SdMMfHXaqd
At the MPO’s Annual Meeting on November 30, Secretary of Transportation and Chair of the MPO Monica Tibbits-Nutt urged planners to come together to address the transportation system challenges facing the Commonwealth.