Maven s Memories: Islanders vs Leafs in 2002
Stan Fischler looks back at the intense Islanders-Maple Leafs seven-game series in 2002 by Stan Fischler @StanFischler / NewYorkIslanders.com
Workhorse Islanders defenseman Ken Jonsson called it an awesome feeling.
Crack forward Alexei Yashin edited it down to one word, Wow!
Coach Peter Laviolette said, Let s get on with it.
The Islanders Army was ready for the fireworks. It was playoff time, April 2002.
Then again so were the Toronto Maple Leafs, headed by coach Pat Quinn who opened the verbal duel with a We re the underdogs because we ve got so many injuries.
It was a weak curtain-raiser which was quickly squelched by Lavvy who shot right back at Quinn, Nice try!
State signals that Boston, Harvard need to help pay for Mass. Pike project in Allston
Officials are counting on outside help as they develop a funding plan for the $1.3 billion project
By Adam Vaccaro Globe Staff,Updated January 7, 2021, 6:34 p.m.
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Allston would be the site of the city s biggest highway project since the Big Dig.Blake Nissen for the Boston Globe
State officials are increasing pressure on the City of Boston and Harvard University to pony up more money for the $1.3 billion rebuilding of the Massachusetts Turnpike through Allston, suggesting they would cut back the project significantly without additional contributions.
Boston Installs New Bike Lanes as Part of GoBoston 2030 Initiative
The city wants to cut its car use in half by 2030 as part of an aggressive set of aspirational goals. December 22, 2020, 6am PST | Diana Ionescu |
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Boston s Department of Transportation is moving forward with its Connect Downtown bikeway project with new protected bike lanes which, the city hopes, will make bicycle travel more comfortable and more possible for Bostonians, according to the city s Chief of Streets Chris Osgood.
As part of the city s goals to combat climate change and improve transportation equity through its GoBoston 2030initiative, Boston hopes to cut citywide traffic by 50% in the next decade in part by promoting bicycling as a viable mode of transit. Other goals include expanded access to transit and safer and more reliable service, all actions that could not only boost transit ridership but vastly improve service for existing transit users.
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As part of the launch, the municipalities are asking residents and businesses to take a survey on what should be addressed. (Shutterstock)
DEDHAM, MA Dedham and Boston launched a community process to assess transportation and safety needs along the VFW Parkway/Providence Highway corridor.
The project will evaluate how to meet the travel and safety needs of all users, including motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, local residents and area businesses. As part of the launch, the municipalities are asking residents and businesses to take a survey on what should be addressed.
The action plan, made possible through funding secured by Sen. Michael Rush and Rep. Paul McMurtry, will concentrate on the roadway between the intersection of Spring Street and VFW Parkway in West Roxbury and the Marine Rotary at Washington Street in Dedham. Designed primarily as a higher-speed vehicle corridor, the area has almost no accommodations for pedestrians, bicyclists or transit
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DEDHAM The town of Dedham and city of Boston have launched a community process to assess transportation and safety needs along the VFW Parkway/Providence Highway corridor.
The project will evaluate how to meet the travel and safety needs of all users, including motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, local residents and area businesses. As part of the launch, the municipalities are asking residents and businesses to take a survey on what should be addressed.
The action plan, made possible through funding secured by state Sen. Michael Rush and state Rep. Paul McMurtry, will concentrate on the roadway between the intersection of Spring Street and VFW Parkway in West Roxbury and the Marine Rotary at Washington Street in Dedham. Designed primarily as a higher-speed vehicle corridor, the area has almost no accommodations for pedestrians, bicyclists or transit riders