Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Boston

Would Romney Build Roads or Rail?

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 27, 2011 | No Comments

All eyes are on Texas Gov. Rick Perry these days, the faraway frontrunner in the Republican race. But as the primary goes on (and on and on) more Republicans might take note of the fact that in a matchup with President Obama, only one candidate stands a chance of winning: former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. […]

Google Shows That When Transit Agencies Free Their Data, Riders Win

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 10, 2011 | No Comments

Earlier this week, in a forum about intelligent cities and the ways data can improve urban planning, Carolyn Young of Portland’s TriMet let it slip that Portland was one of the first cities to share its real-time transit tracking data on Google Maps. (Google announced the news two days later.) For transit agencies, letting Google […]

More Space for Parking Than Offices at Boston-Area TOD

By Noah Kazis | Jul 26, 2010 | No Comments

A proposal to build new office and residential space near the end of Boston’s Green Line will also triple the amount of parking at the station. Photo: HelveticaFanatic/Flickr Another city, another would-be transit-oriented development undermined by a glut of parking. This time it’s Newton, Massachusetts, where plans are underway to build 420,000 square feet of […]

Streetfilms: Enrique Peñalosa in Boston

By Brad Aaron | Feb 27, 2009 | No Comments

When Boston livable streets advocates invited Enrique Peñalosa to town recently, Streetfilms’ Robin Urban Smith made the trip to hear what the Colombian urbanist had to say to residents of "The Walking City." Watch here as Peñalosa speaks to a packed house at the Boston Public Library, and see what Bostonians think of their town’s […]