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Parklets proliferate from dozens to more than 2,000 in San Francisco Parklets proliferate from dozens to more than 2,000 in San Francisco The director of the San Franciscos Shared Spaces Program says a lot of the red tape has been eliminated, streamlining the process for applying for outdoor dining. The city has seen a massive proliferation from a few dozen parklets, to more than 2,000 with 1,000 more in the pipeline. SAN FRANCISCO - The director of the San Francisco Shared Spaces Program says...

2/03/2021 Massachusetts Department of Transportation Boston — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing the award of $3,236,762.78 in the third round of funding from the Baker-Polito Administration’s Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program. The program, which was launched on November 10, provides technical and funding assistance to help Massachusetts cities and towns conceive, design, and implement tactical changes to curbs, streets, and parking a...

Dec 21, 2020 Dec 21, 2020 GROVELAND - The town was recently awarded $29,590 by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety near the Bagnall Elementary School, according to Town Planner Rebecca Oldham.  “We are so thankful that MassDOT has allocated this funding to enable us to make safety improvements to Route 97 near the area of the Bagnall,” Oldham said. “We will use these funds to ensure that students, ...

SFMTA Mulling a 20-MPH Speed Limit for the Entire Tenderloin Neighborhood The state usually sets speed limits, but the SFMTA has found a loophole by which they can lower the speed limit on many Tenderloin streets. The San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency put up a fairly typical city website blog post on Wednesday entitled Tenderloin Streets Transform During COVID-19. It’s mostly just a rundown of things the SFMTA has already done in the neighborhood, like the Shared Spaces Program, Slow Str...

MassDOT, MBTA, Malden announces Florence Street project completion Community Content The state Department of Transportation, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the city of Malden announced the completion of a series of quick-build multimodal roadway treatments along Florence Street in Malden, including shared bus-bicycle lanes, bicycle lanes and improved pedestrian crossings to enhance access to the MBTA Orange Line’s Malden Center Station and the surrounding downtown area. ...