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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 14h
Developers are planning up to 880 new homes and a new @mbta.com regional rail station to replace struggling office parks in Waltham and Weston: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/10/06/c...
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Can Waltham and Weston Transform Aging Office Parks Into A Transit-Oriented Neighborhood? - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Developers are planning up to 880 new homes and a new regional rail station to replace struggling office parks in Waltham and Weston.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026
The city of Spokane, WA is acknowledging that traffic violence is preventable and taking emergency action to address safety issues after people are killed in crashes: usa.streetsblog.org/2026/10/01/s...
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Steal This Idea: 'Emergency Streets' Strategy Gets First Real-World Pilot — Streetsblog USA
A talked-about road safety strategy just had its debut in Spoken, Washington – and it inspired some strong community reactions.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 01/10/2026
@umassdonahue.bsky.social Study: Rural Transit’s Economic Benefits Far Exceed Its Modest Costs mass.streetsblog.org/2026/10/01/u...
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UMass Study: Rural Transit's Economic Benefits Far Exceed Its Modest Costs - Streetsblog Massachusetts
A suite of economic impact studies from Transportation for Massachusetts and the UMass Amherst Donahue Institute concludes that rural microtransit services generate millions of dollars' worth in econo...
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 30/09/2026
Boston Police told StreetsblogMASS that the victim’s condition is improving and that she’s expected to live. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/30/b...
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Bicyclist Severely Injures Pedestrian In Unprotected Commonwealth Ave. Bike Lane Near Kenmore Square - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Boston Police told StreetsblogMASS that the victim's condition is improving and that she's expected to live.
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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 29/09/2026
The #MBTA has had unofficial hawk patrols at stations for years, but results are probably hard to quantify. www.universalhub.com/2024/you-wou...
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You wouldn't think a hawk would need to catch a plane, but these are unusual times
Kristin MacDougall spotted what appears to be a hawk inside Airport station on the Blue Line this morning. Earlier: Watching the Green Line like a hawk - and riding it like one, too. MBTA starts new r...
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 28/09/2026
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 28/09/2026
Wild Idea: @mbta.com Could Enlist Raptors To Help Make Its Stations Less Crappy mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/28/w...
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Wild Idea: MBTA Might Enlist Raptors To Help Make Its Stations Less Crappy - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The MBTA is seeking information from falconry experts to help them reduce pigeon populations in their facilities.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 25/09/2026
@massdot.bsky.social is planning to reconstruct Route 123, also known as Centre Street, between Brockton and Abington. @meghanvolcy.bsky.social reports: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/25/r...
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Redesigning Route 123: Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Coming to Brockton-Abington - Streetsblog Massachusetts
MassDOT has unveiled plans for bike and pedestrian infrastructure improvements along Route 123, the east-west roadway that links downtown Brockton and Abington.
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Phineas Baxandall @phineasb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Great, well-researched coverage of the many flaws in the Governor's proposal to suspend the gas tax and reduce public investment in transportation. @mass.streetsblog.org mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/23/i...
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In the Midst of A Reelection Campaign, Gov. Healey Proposes $120 Million Tax Cut For Drivers and Oil Companies - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The Governor's office estimates that the proposal would reduce the state's Fair Share funding for transportation and education investments by approximately $120 million.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 23/09/2026
The Governor's office estimates that the proposal would reduce the state's Fair Share funding for transportation and education investments by approximately $120 million: #mapoli mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/23/i...
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In the Midst of A Reelection Campaign, Gov. Healey Proposes $120 Million Tax Cut For Drivers and Oil Companies - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The Governor's office estimates that the proposal would reduce the state's Fair Share funding for transportation and education investments by approximately $120 million.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 23/09/2026
Surging tariffs and steel prices (up 30% in the past year) are blowing out MassDOT's construction budgets. This bridge will cost 27% more than previously estimated. A $103 million highway tunnel rehab contract that they also approved today will be 35% higher than previously estimated.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 23/09/2026
MassDOT Board Approves $79 Million Contract to Start Building Mystic River Bike and Pedestrian Bridge mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/23/m...
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MassDOT Board Approves $79 Million Contract to Start Building Mystic River Bike and Pedestrian Bridge - Streetsblog Massachusetts
MassDOT expects the construction project to last about three years.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 23/09/2026
In the Midst of A Reelection Campaign, Gov. Healey Proposes $120 Million Tax Cut For Drivers and Oil Companies #mapoli mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/23/i...
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In the Midst of A Reelection Campaign, Gov. Healey Proposes $120 Million Tax Cut For Drivers and Oil Companies - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The Governor's office estimates that the proposal would reduce the state's transportation spending by approximately $120 million.
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The Flipside @flipsidenews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🧵Locally and nationally there's been a focus on the extensive surveillance capacities of Flock camera networks and the pernicious effects on privacy. While BPD has dumped its contract with Flock, it is now deploying Motorola cameras, which are every bit as useful to ICE agents as those run by Flock.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 22/09/2026
The western Mass. city of Westfield is reconfiguring a downtown street with a pattern of dangerous driving in order to slow down drivers and protect foot traffic: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/22/w...
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Westfield Breaks Ground On Downtown Traffic-Calming Project - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The City of Westfield is installing traffic-calming improvements on one of its most dangerous downtown streets.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 21/09/2026
This bikeway would (almost) connect to a new pair of protected bike lanes on Beacon Street around the reservoir in Boston, and the proposed new Beacon Bridleway path along the C branch in Brookline. Cleveland Circle (in Boston) remains a major gap in the middle of it all:
Map of Brookline highlighting Chestnut Hill Ave. which runs north-south between Cleveland Circle and Boylston Street/Route 9 which runs east-west along the bottom edge of the map. On the left edge of the map just west of Cleveland Circle is the Chestnut Hill Reservoir.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 21/09/2026
Brookline Transport Board Endorses Chestnut Hill Ave. Redesign With Protected Bikeway, from @brooklinenews.bsky.social: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/21/b...
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Brookline Transport Board Endorses Chestnut Hill Ave. Redesign With Protected Bikeway - Streetsblog Massachusetts
This story originally appeared on Brookline.News, an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to providing comprehensive local news coverage for Brookline.
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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Broadway Safety Improvement Ride. Cambridge, MA.
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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Two months after we lost Louisa, Tremont St remains dangerous. Read the BCU’s full statement here: bostoncyclistsunion.org/two-months-a...
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Two months after we lost Louisa, the intersection of Tremont and Parker St remains dangerous - Boston Cyclists Union
Where things stand on Tremont St two months after we lost Louisa Gag, and an "emergency" hearing order in City Council.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 18/09/2026
After Four Years, FTA Steps Back From Its Oversight of @mbta.com Safety Issues: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/18/a...
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After Four Years, FTA Steps Back From Its Oversight of MBTA Safety Issues - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The federal government is handing over supervision of MBTA safety programs – including outstanding items from its 2022 safety management inspection – back to the Commonwealth's own rail safety regulat...
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 17/09/2026
Elected Officials In Athol Celebrate the Removal of A Downtown Parking Lot: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/17/e...
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Elected Officials In Athol Celebrate the Removal of A Downtown Parking Lot - Streetsblog Massachusetts
They unpaved a parking lot and put up a paradise.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 17/09/2026
@boston.gov is soliciting bids for a new 'street furniture' contract, which could put more ads on the city's sidewalks in exchange for more bus shelters, benches, shade structures, and other pedestrian amenities. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/16/c...
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City of Boston Seeks Better Sidewalk Amenities In New 'Street Furniture' Contract - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The city's 'street furniture' contract provides for the maintenance of hundreds of bus shelters and information kiosks across the city in exchange for outdoor advertising space.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 16/09/2026
🪑 Sidewalk benches: The city would also like its bidders to take over and potentially expand its age-friendly bench program, which has installed over 100 city-owned benches in public rights-of-way across the city since 2019.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 16/09/2026
🚲 Bike parking: The RFP indicates that the city has been planning 20 new bike parking shelters “in major activity centers, such as the Seaport or the Longwood Medical Area,” and that these new shelters – and more like them – could also be incorporated into the new street furniture contract.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 16/09/2026
🚍 Real-time bus arrival information: The RFP requires the winning bidder to “provide real-time transit and travel information” at all of their bus shelters (including 281 existing bus shelters under the current contract).
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 16/09/2026
🚏 Hundreds of new bus shelters: The RFP sets “a goal of installing over 500 additional shelters” and names specific locations where it wants to build new amenities for riders, including “the Route 23 corridor along Washington Street in Dorchester” and “Warren Street in Roxbury.”
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 16/09/2026
☀️ Shade structures: The new RFP acknowledges that the city’s sidewalks are getting hotter. The RFP asks bidders to provide “pricing and conceptual designs for 40 standalone shade structures at bus stops and other appropriate public locations.”
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 16/09/2026
According to the city's "request for proposals", City Hall is looking to expand the terms of its outdoor advertising contract to build more amenities for pedestrians and bus riders. Some of the new amenities that the city is shopping for include:
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 16/09/2026
@boston.gov Seeks Better Sidewalk Amenities In New ‘Street Furniture’ Contract – 🧵 mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/16/c...
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City of Boston Seeks Better Sidewalk Amenities In New 'Street Furniture' Contract - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The city's 'street furniture' contract provides for the maintenance of hundreds of bus shelters and information kiosks across the city in exchange for outdoor advertising space.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 16/09/2026
Linked inside this story is the state's grant application to secure federal stimulus funding for the project in 2009: www.documentcloud.org/documents/63...
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MassDOT 2009 28X TIGER Application
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 16/09/2026
From the archives: Here's our 2019 story about the "28X," the Obama-era plan to install center-running bus lanes on Blue Hill Avenue: mass.streetsblog.org/2019/08/26/t...
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The Transit Line That Got Away: Learning From the 28X - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The MBTA's Route 28 bus ranks as the region's highest-ridership bus route with over 12,000 riders on a typical weekday. When it runs according to schedule, that bus takes about 30 minutes to traverse ...
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 16/09/2026
@mbta.com Buses Keep Getting Pokier As Wu Administration Policies Increase Congestion: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/16/b...
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Buses Keep Getting Pokier As Wu Administration Policies Increase the City's Congestion - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Since 2024, Mayor Wu's administration has cancelled and removed numerous bus lanes in favor of providing more taxpayer-subsidized space for private vehicle traffic.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 11/09/2026
@mayorwu.boston.gov and Phil Eng of @mbta.com Pitch Their Latest Blue Hill Avenue Redesign To Skeptics In Mattapan: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/11/m...
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Mayor Wu and Phil Eng Pitch Latest Blue Hill Avenue Redesign To Skeptics In Mattapan - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Project skeptics and supporters turned out in large numbers for Thursday's public meeting.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 10/09/2026
Another 5-day Orange Line shutdown begins today, closing the subway between Forest Hills and Back Bay: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/10/a...
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Another Major Orange Line Shutdown Begins Thursday - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The MBTA will shut down Orange Line service through the southwest corridor, between Forest Hills and Back Bay stations, for five days beginning on Thursday, September 10.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 10/09/2026
This is an interesting theory, but according to MassDOT's crash database, there are considerably fewer crashes citywide compared to pre-pandemic for these same time periods. Which makes Damon Road an even bigger outlier:
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 09/09/2026
Of particular note for this story: in 2024, @MassDOT widened the roadway near the scene of this homicide. In the 2 years since that project's completion, the number of crashes on Damon Road was nearly double what it was in the two years before the widening project:
A bar chart labeled "crashes on Northampton's Damon Road before and after MassDOT's Damon Road widening project, according to MassDOT's IMPACT database." The chart shows two columns: to the left, a much shorter column for "pre-construction, 7/1/2017 - 9/1/2019", with 70 non-injury crashes and a smaller red section representing 16 injury-causing crashes for a total of 86. To the left is a much taller column labelled "post-construction, 7/1/2024 - 9/1/2026" with 118 non-injury crashes and 30 injury crashes for a total of 148.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 09/09/2026
Driver Kills Northampton Resident In Damon Road Homicide Crash mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/09/d...
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Driver Kills Northampton Resident In Damon Road Homicide Crash - Streetsblog Massachusetts
MassDOT's crash records indicate that there has been a significant increase in crashes on Damon Road since the agency completed a road-widening project in 2024.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 09/09/2026
A driver struck and killed Yuk Foo Chan, an 83-year-old West Roxbury resident, while he was riding his bicycle Tuesday evening on Milford Street near the Milford-Medway town line, according to local police. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/09/d...
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Driver Kills 83-Year-Old Bicyclist in Medway - Streetsblog Massachusetts
An unidentified driver struck and killed Yuk Foo Chan, an 83-year-old West Roxbury resident, while he was riding his bicycle Tuesday evening on Milford Street near the Milford-Medway town line, accord...
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 09/09/2026
A side-by-side comparison of proposed bike facilities in the 2024 plan vs. the 2026 plan illustrates how the latest plans will leave a gap in bike facilities through Mattapan Square, complicating access to and from the Neponset River Greenway:
A map of Blue Hill Avenue with Franklin Park at right and Mattapan Square at left, highlighting existing and planned protected bike lanes and paths in the neighborhood. The green lines depict bike paths, with a prominent gap around Mattapan Square. The headline on the map reads "Proposed protected bike network in 2026 Blue Hill Avenue redesign"A map of Blue Hill Avenue with Franklin Park at right and Mattapan Square at left, highlighting existing and planned protected bike lanes and paths in the neighborhood. The headline on the map reads "Proposed protected bike network in 2024 Blue Hill Avenue redesign"
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 09/09/2026
The new plans preserve the proposed center-running busway, and even improve pedestrian access in some locations with additional crosswalks. However, the updated plans also sacrifice a proposed protected bikeway in key locations to accommodate more on-street parking.
A map of Blue Hill Avenue with Franklin Park at right and Mattapan Square at left, highlighting existing and planned crosswalks and traffic signals pictured as small icons. About 18 red lines indicate planned new crosswalks alongside black lines indicating existing crosswalks. The headline on the map reads "Proposed pedestrian crossings and traffic signals for proposed Blue Hill Avenue redesign"
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 09/09/2026
We've done a detailed side-by-side comparison of the 2026 design with the previous plan (released in 2024, before Mayor Wu's re-election and the infamous "30-day review" memo that halted street safety projects across the city).
A diptych of images showing a satellite view of a city intersection overlaid with a sketch layout of a city street: left is a 2024 iteration of the plan and right is the 2026 plan. Both versions show red bus lanes in the middle of a wide street. The right version (2026) has more car lanes and one less bike lane.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 09/09/2026
What’s Changed, And What Hasn’t, In Boston’s New Blue Hill Avenue Busway Plan: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/09/w...
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What's Changed, And What Hasn't, In Boston's New Blue Hill Avenue Busway Plan - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Late last week, the City of Boston and the MBTA released yet another revised design for the Blue Hill Avenue busway project, which aims to speed up Route 28 and 23 buses between Mattapan Square and Gr...
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 08/09/2026
@mbta.com is making adjustments to its Bus Network Redesign plans in Medford. @meghanvolcy.bsky.social reports: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/04/m...
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MBTA Making Moves in Medford As Part of the Bus Network Redesign - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Last month, residents and neighbors of Medford came out in droves to discuss the parts of the Bus Network Redesign (BNR) that would go into effect in their city, and affect their connections into neig...
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Mike Connolly @mikeconnollyma.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I am heartbroken at the loss of MIT Professor Thomas Rose who died on September 2 after reportedly being struck by a heavy-duty pickup truck on August 21 by the intersection of Memorial Drive and Mass Ave.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 04/09/2026
StreetsblogMASS has reached out to the DA's office with multiple requests for additional information – including whether a suspect has been detained, whether they are facing any criminal charges, and whether they're still at large on the city's streets.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 04/09/2026
UPDATE: State Police and the DA's Office continue to withhold information, but @cambridgemass.bsky.social police have confirmed that an unidentified driver of a motor vehicle was involved in the crash that killed Rose: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/03/m...
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MIT Professor Dies of Injuries Sustained In Previously Unreported Crash On Memorial Drive - Streetsblog Massachusetts
State Police, who are responsible for investigating fatal crashes and homicides on state-controlled roadways like Memorial Drive, have not released any information about Rose's death or the crash that...
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 04/09/2026
Small update: MIT initially described the crash as an “accident.” The press office has since clarified that “our editorial team did not intend to imply anything about cause or culpability” and replaced the word “accident” with “crash” in their press release. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/03/m...
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MIT Professor Dies of Injuries Sustained In Previously Unreported Crash On Memorial Drive - Streetsblog Massachusetts
State Police, who are responsible for investigating fatal crashes and homicides on state-controlled roadways like Memorial Drive, have not released any information about Rose's death or the crash that...
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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Silent vigil honoring the life of MIT Professor Thomas Rose. Today, Friday at 4pm at Killian Court.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 03/09/2026
Update: @cambbikesafety.bsky.social notes that Rose is the 5th person to be killed walking or biking along Memorial Drive since 2014. They've set up an online petition calling on @massdcr.bsky.social, which controls Memorial Drive, “to make major, permanent safety improvements now.”
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 03/09/2026
State police and the District Attorney's office have not yet offered any information about the August 21 crash that led to Rose's death. This is a developing story and we'll add information as soon as it becomes available. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/03/m...
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MIT Professor Dies of Injuries Sustained In Previously Unreported Crash On Memorial Drive - Streetsblog Massachusetts
State Police, who are responsible for investigating fatal crashes and homicides on state-controlled roadways like Memorial Drive, have not released any information about Rose's death or the crash that...
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