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Mayor Wu explains bike lane expansion as MBTA Orange Line nears return

Taylor Hawthorne September 15, 2022
As the MBTA is being fixed up, Michelle Wu announces bike lane expansion, hoping to use this as an opportunity to rebuild the transportation system.
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New retail, office building designed to replace Newbury parking lot

Taylor Brokesh April 14, 2021
The proposed site at 149 Newbury St. would fill the last open lot on the historic street.
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Outdoor dining to resume in time for Dine Out Boston

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 18, 2021
Restaurants were originally slated to reopen their outdoor spaces April 1, but Mayor Marty Walsh announced Friday the date would be moved up due to a forecast for warmer weather.
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Boston dispensary applications remain a point of conflict among residents

Sam Trottenberg March 1, 2021
“We will fight this tooth and nail, to the last man,” said Alex Mancebo, a Back Bay resident. “If the applicants want to endure that, we’re ready to do it. We live here.”
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Terrier in Biz: BU alum’s Parkaze addresses Boston parking

Divya Sood February 24, 2021
BU alum Amal Radhakrishnan co-created the web platform and app "Parkaze" in 2019 to address the problem of finding parking.
Parking in front of Boston meters will be free every Saturday for the rest of the year to encourage shoppers to support small businesses. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

Boston offers free parking during holiday season to boost local shopping

Samuele Petruccelli December 1, 2020
The City of Boston began offering free two-hour parking this Saturday, dubbed Small Business Saturday in the United States, and will continue doing so until Dec. 26, according to a City press release.
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EDITORIAL: Stricter disability parking permits might help Boston’s parking predicament

Editors October 12, 2017

All around Boston, there are parking spaces specifically designated for people with disabilities — but data suggests these spaces are being overrun by people without disabilities, people who are taking...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Thursday at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce breakfast that prices for some parking meters in the city may be raised based on demand. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston looking to raise parking meter prices, alleviate traffic

Julia Metjian September 28, 2015

In order to reduce traffic congestion in Boston, parking meter prices may increase in the next year, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Thursday at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce breakfast. Parking...

Luxe Valet, an app that allows users to request a valet, will launch in Boston in April. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Valet app to come to Boston

Kylie Ayal March 6, 2015

Luxe Valet, a San Francisco-based smartphone app startup, is planning to extend service to Boston in the near future, the company announced on their website on Tuesday. Luxe Valet allows customers to...

Gloria Waters, vice president and associate provost for research at Boston University, spoke in a meeting Thursday about plans for the Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering, which will be built next to Morse Auditorium at 610 Commonwealth Ave. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Future of Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering lab discussed at townhall meeting

Steve Friedman December 5, 2014

Gloria Waters, vice president and associate provost for research at Boston University, hosted a town hall meeting Thursday to discuss the Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering building...

Government Center Garage plan builds more housing, office space

Daily Free Press Admin October 8, 2013

The Boston Redevelopment Authority met on Monday for community members to comment on the Government Center Garage redevelopment, a multiphase plan to replace the existing concrete garage with condominiums,...

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