Christian MilNeil

1 month ago | mass.streetsblog.org | Christian MilNeil

The municipal owners of the Bluebikes bikesharing system have issued a request for proposals seeking companies who can operate the day-to-day operations of the system for the next five years. The city governments of Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and other participating cities own the physical components of the Bluebikes system โ€“ the bikes and their stations. But a private company called Motivate, a subsidiary of Lyft, handles the day-to-day operations of the system.

Dec 3, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Christian MilNeil

In an email to elected officials earlier this week, MassDOT Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt wrote that the state's plans for a new $2 billion highway interchange in Allston "will include layover tracks for MBTA/Compass Rail trains, two express tracks for the Worcester Mainline, and a larger buffer path," contrary to comments she'd made earlier this year.

Oct 11, 2024 | flipboard.com | Christian MilNeil

Egypt4 hours agoTrain Crash in Egypt Injures 20 Peopleaawsat.com • 4hA locomotive crashed into the tail of the Cairo-bound passenger train Sunday in southern Egypt, injuring multiple people, authorities said. It is the …Brisbane3 hours agoBrisbane Metro — The End of Diesel Buses?

May 29, 2024 | eventbrite.com | Christian MilNeil

Excess traffic is bad for residents, businesses, and visitors – while the city’s extensive transit network needs investment. Sound familiar? The difference: after years of advocacy and planning, the Board of NYC's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently approved the city's congestion pricing program to start June 30, 2024. With approximately 60% of 25,000 public comments showing support for the policy, it's evident that the New York region is ready for change.

Apr 30, 2024 | pressherald.com | Christian MilNeil

In 2020, Gov. Janet Mills released a survival strategy for the climate emergency, the “Maine Won’t Wait” plan. In his apparent rush to build a toll highway to Gorham, I find it ironic that the governor’s brother, Peter Mills, executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority, has emerged as one the state’s biggest threats to meeting those goals. “Maine Won’t Wait” makes the point that Maine’s highways are the state’s biggest source of pollution.