City Releases 'Go Boston 2030' Progress Report
he City of Boston has released a progress report on its Go Boston 2030 plan, the city’s action plan for expanding safer and more sustainable mobility options, and claims that over two dozen projects and policies from the plan are either in design or implementation.
Go Boston 2030 was released in March 2017 and set a goal of reducing the number of car trips in the city by half by investing in safer streets and major upgrades to the city’s transit system. The Walsh administration recently reaffirmed its goals as a key component of the city’s Climate Action Plan.
In a press release, the city claims that, of the 58 projects and policies recommended in the Go Boston 2030 plan, “21 projects are already in implementation and another 17 are in design.”
Projects in the implementation phase include Blue Bikes station expansions, new “neighborhood slow streets” zones, new bus lanes, and an expanded protected bike lane network with new lanes installed on Summer Street in the Seaport, Commonwealth Avenue, and Beacon Street in the Back Bay neighborhood.
Unfortunately, the city’s report reveals no progress so far towards one of the primary goals of the Go Boston 2030 plan: reducing the amount of car traffic in the city.