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Somerville Awarded Additional $222K Shared Streets Grant - Somerville, MA - The funding will be used for safety improvements at the McGrath underpass and Inner Belt Road.

Wellesley receives grant for Complete Streets Funding Awards Community Content The Massachusetts Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Baker-Polito Administration, recently announced that $4.6 million was awarded to 12 communities in the fiscal 2021 Round 1 of grants for the Complete Streets Funding Program.  “This program is a key example of our administration’s commitment to partnering with communities to improve local economic opportunities and neighborhood connectivity through investments in transportation,” said Gov. Charlie Baker. “We are proud that the Commonwealth’...

By Erin Nolan  Staff Writer  Dec 16, 2020 PEABODY — The city received a $70,000 grant to improve downtown lighting. Mayor Ted Bettencourt said the grant is part of the state Department of Transportation’s Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program. The initiative is intended to help communities address the challenges local businesses will face this winter as a result of less light, cold temperatures and the ongoing pandemic. Bettencourt said Peabody will use the money to upgrade lighting on Main and Foster streets. “Lighting will provide a better look, and it pr...

By Erin Nolan  Staff Writer  Dec 16, 2020 PEABODY — The city received a $70,000 grant to improve downtown lighting. Mayor Ted Bettencourt said the grant is part of the state Department of Transportation’s Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program. The initiative is intended to help communities address the challenges local businesses will face this winter as a result of less light, cold temperatures and the ongoing pandemic. Bettencourt said Peabody will use the money to upgrade lighting on Main and Foster streets. “Lighting will provide a better look, and it pr...

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.  These changes are a part of the Baker-Polito Administration’s Shared Streets & Spaces Program to ...