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US city transit redesign projects
Overview
In late July, Boston officials announced a series of September town‑hall meetings to present an updated design for the $135 million Blue Hill Avenue Transportation Action Plan. The plan calls for a center‑running busway, new bus lanes, improved lighting, trees, green space and safer crossings along a three‑mile corridor, with the goal of cutting Route 28 travel times by 10‑15 minutes.
A few days later, Boston and the MBTA released a revised design that retains two travel lanes in each direction and may adjust bicycle facilities, reinforcing the aim to shave 10‑15 minutes from rush‑hour trips and save riders over 3,000 hours daily. The same announcement also highlighted a separate initiative in Brooklyn, where planners unveiled a “car‑lite” Red Hook plan that limits off‑street parking, adds forced turns and a greenway, and seeks to reduce car trips to 16 % of total trips while boosting multimodal options. Both cities are pursuing infrastructure changes to improve transit speed, reliability and overall urban mobility.
Entities
Jeff Smith · Boston · Phillip Eng · Chris Osgood · City of Boston
Timeline
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7 days ago
[TECHNOLOGY] 2 sourcesBoston and Brooklyn unveil major bus and car‑reduction projectsBrooklyn proposes a parking‑maximum car‑lite plan for Red Hook, while Boston and the MBTA revise a dedicated busway on Blue Hill Avenue to speed up service and cut rider travel time.
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12 days ago
[POLITICS] 2 sourcesBoston schedules September town halls for $135 million Blue Hill Avenue redesignBoston and the MBTA will hold September town halls to unveil a $135 million redesign of Blue Hill Avenue, featuring new bus lanes, streetscape upgrades and a call for public feedback.
Sources
brooklyndowntownstar.com · dotnews.com · mass.streetsblog.org · whdh.com