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BOSTON – Driving in and out of the city, especially during rush hour, can be a nightmare, with one-way streets, bicyclists and pedestrians adding up to headaches for daily commuters. Boston drivers spend an average of 64 hours a year stuck in traffic, making it the seventh most congested city in
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BOSTON – For many, commuting to work can be an unpleasant experience, especially when it means trying to squeeze into an over-packed trolley or being left stranded in inclement weather waiting for a long time for a bus to arrive. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority hopes to ease some of that
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BOSTON – The Boston City Council approved a six-year extension of the Boston Redevelopment Authority's urban renewal tools to develop more than 3,000 acres of property in 14 different areas of the Hub. Councilors voted 10-3 on Wednesday in favor of the extension, which is four years less
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BOSTON – On a cold rainy morning last week, a garbage truck carrying two men wound its way through the narrow alleyways of downtown Boston. Squeezing past morning commuters, the truck rolled behind brick townhouses, with one of the men picking up and emptying green and blue bins into the back
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BOSTON – Plans are firming up for a new residential development in the South End that promises to add 710 units to Boston's housing stock, according to the companies behind the project. Called the Harrison Albany project for the two main thoroughfares that border the property, the plan calls
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WARE – Desolate grass roads lined with trees lace the landscape around the Quabbin Reservoir, the source of most of Boston's water, the site of a ghost town and one of the longest earthen dams in the U.S. What is now the largest inland body of water in
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CAMBRIDGE – Call it a case of the Ivy League going Hollywood. Harvard University will feature Academy Award-winning film director Steven Spielberg as its commencement speaker on May 26, the Cambridge school said Thursday. He'll be the star of the school's 365th graduation exercise.
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During the week, Sivia Sadofsky rides her bike through the Boston area on her commute to work. Each day brings new challenges, such as open car doors, inattentive pedestrians, and double-parked cars blocking bike lanes that she has to circumnavigate on her journey through busy streets. "Give me a