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Christian MilNeil

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A plot of fatal crashes (red circles) that involved a bike rider or pedestrian between 2018 and 2020 in the greater Brockton area. Of 11 fatal crashes in the region, 9 occurred in neighborhoods where Black residents make up 10 percent or more of the total neighborhood population.
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Data: Road Violence Affects Black Neighborhoods More

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 13, 2021 | No Comments
Of the 210 fatal car crashes in Massachusetts where a driver killed a bike rider or pedestrian between 2018 and 2020, a quarter of those killings occurred in neighborhoods where the Black population makes up a higher-than-average proportion of the neighborhood population
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Book Club Event Discusses ‘Right of Way’ with Angie Schmitt

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 22, 2020 | No Comments
Schmitt’s book provides a detailed investigation into how pedestrian deaths have increased by 50 percent in the past decade, and how our nation’s persistent patterns of racism and economic inequality play into this under-reported public health crisis.
An unrealistically traffic-free rendering of MassDOT's proposed new interchange at I-495 and I-90, a federally-funded project that's expected to cost about $300 million.
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Rep. Pressley Calls on Feds to Fund Highways, Transit Equally

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 14, 2020 | No Comments
Since 1982, federal transportation funding has been governed by the "80-20 split," which restricts the federal Department of Transportation from spending more than 20 percent of its Highway Trust Fund money on transit projects, leaving the majority of federal funding for highway projects.
A relic Green Line sign at Forest Hills Station, pictured in 2011. The Green Line's E Branch service to Forest Hills was suspended in the 1980s and never returned. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons user Pi.1415926535.
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Guest Column: Experience Shows That ‘Temporary’ Transit Cuts Often Become Permanent

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 11, 2020 | No Comments
Across the U.S., transit agencies often roll out deep service cuts under the guise of “temporary” service adjustments. Sadly, these cuts are rarely reversed. Whether it’s cutting late-night bus routes, lower-ridership subway lines or historic trolley networks, these services almost never return, especially in times of a budget crisis, because it’s far easier to stop […]
A bus driver at Sullivan Square. Courtesy of the MBTA.
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Checking the T’s Math, Advocates Cast Doubt on Need for Transit Cuts

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 9, 2020 | No Comments
As the MBTA’s governing board gets ready to vote on a dramatic austerity package for the Boston region’s transit services, independent advocacy groups and business organizations are diving into the T’s budget numbers and raising doubts about the agency’s budget projections, and whether service cuts are really necessary.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Election Roundup: Transit Wins in Austin, Seattle, and Bay Area

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 4, 2020 | No Comments
A look at how transit measures did around the country
Easy commute, no place to live: the MTBA commuter rail station at West Hingham on the Greenbush Line.
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Who’s Allowed to Live Near Transit?

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 22, 2020 | No Comments
Wellesley is the kind of place lots of people would love to call home – it’s got great schools, beautiful parks, and three commuter rail stations that give the town’s residents an easy 45-minute ride into downtown Boston. Unfortunately, Wellesley’s town government has enacted policies that make it almost impossible for ordinary people to move […]
A transit shelter with a solar roof in Portland, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Trimet.
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Going Green Will Save Mass. Transit Millions

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 8, 2020 | No Comments
The switch to all-renewable electricity, which would take effect on January 1, 2021, will immediately slash the T's carbon footprint by 36 percent.
The newly widened bike lane with flexible post bollards on Massachusetts Avenue in Harvard Square. The City of Cambridge implemented the new layout after a truck driver struck and killed Darryl Willis while he was riding in the previous bike lane, which lacked any physical protection, earlier this summer.
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Cambridge City Council Votes to Fast-Track Citywide Protected Bike Lane Network

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments
On Monday evening, seven of nine Cambridge city councilors voted to enact a suite of proposed amendments to the city’s year-old Cycling Safety Ordinance and set a 2026 deadline for a large suite of protected bike lane projects across the city. The 7-1 vote (Councilor Toomey voted against the ordinance, and Councilor Simmons merely voted […]
A view of Tremont Street before and after the City of Boston implemented its popular pop-up protected bike lanes around Boston Common this summer. Courtesy of the City of Boston.
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Guest Column: Will the COVID Bicycle Surge Last?

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 29, 2020 | No Comments
Like far too many traditions under COVID, the annual Bay State Bike Month was postponed and reimagined this year. Typically scheduled in May to coincide with the start of peak cycling season, Bike Month officially started on September 1 and people across Massachusetts are encouraged to join events that are largely virtual. But this year, […]
Photo: woodleywonderworks/Flickr
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Guest Column: ‘Walking School Buses’ Need To Be Part of Schools’ Reopening Plans

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 9, 2020 | No Comments
Student transportation is one of the largest budget expenses for the Boston Public Schools –  and the expense and logistics of busing students is likely to be even more daunting this year, with increased physical distancing requirements from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, many students who traditionally take buses live within walking distance to their assigned […]
A pedal-assist electric bike from Chicago's Divvy bikesharing system. Photo by Imelda March, courtesy of Streetsblog Chicago.
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Boston’s Bluebikes Bucks National Trend of E-Bike Share

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 8, 2020 | No Comments
Bikeshare systems across North America have been adding thousands of pedal-assist electric bikes to their fleets this summer, but the Bluebikes system of greater Boston won't be embracing this new technology anytime soon.
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