Thursday’s Headlines Are Getting Hot in Here
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A U.S. study found that transit policies to mitigate climate change also improve equity. Across the pond, Wales decided to just stop building roads.
Stats Show Black and Indigenous People Suffer Disproportionate Road Deaths
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The U.S. is still failing to make meaningful progress to end the decades-long racial disparity in fatal car crash rates across modes, a new study finds — and things got worse during the pandemic.
Lessons on building bike culture from Latin America
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Latin American cities can provide insights on how to build bike culture. Mobility experts from Mexico City and Bogotá shared how their cities are creating a bike culture.
Does A Fare-Free 28 Also Need to Pay For A Free RIDE?
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“Giving primarily white and wealthy transit riders a free trip, while forcing primarily Black and low income riders to jump through hoops to access similar fare-free service, is exactly what structural racism looks like," says Stacy Thompson, executive director of the LivableStreets Alliance.
How green, walkable, bikeable, play-friendly streets promote good mental health
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Urban design that makes space for residents to safely and easily interact with the outdoors and each other plays a major role in both physical and psychological well-being.
Advocates Demand Better Car Safety Standards From Senate
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The next baseline infrastructure bill can no longer ignore the need for common-sense vehicle safety improvements that save vulnerable road users’ lives, a coalition of advocates and lawmakers said on Tuesday.
At Long Last, DCR Releases Master Plan for Safer Parkways
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DCR also revealed Friday that the agency had created an "office of Green Transportation" to lead implementation of the Master Plan's recommendations.
Advocates Praise House Transportation Bill that Includes Policy Reform, More Transit Funding
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The House bill also includes hundreds of earmarks for specific projects in Massachusetts.
Poll: Metro Boston Voters Strongly Support Reconfigured Streets With Fewer Cars, More Public Space
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A new poll of Boston-area voters finds strong support for more diverse uses of the public space on city streets, with a desire for more space for outdoor dining, expanded sidewalks, dedicated bus lanes, and protected bike lanes, and less space dedicated for privately-owned motor vehicles. Over the past year, cities in towns across Massachusetts […]
MassDOT Ghosts Somerville Critics At I-93 Virtual Public Meeting
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"People started to realize they’re not hear to hear us," says Somerville resident Melissa McCue-McGrath. "They’re here to say they had a meeting, but they’re not going to do anything for the people who live here and are dying here... It wasn’t that they didn’t hear us; they were just choosing not to."
MBTA Board Updates: Inside the T’s New $2.35 Billion Budget
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There's still no timeline for returning the T's new Orange and Red Line trains to service.