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Should the Orange Line to Roslindale Be The T’s Next Rapid Transit Expansion?

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Lawmakers Say Infrastructure Needs More Funding, and Congestion Pricing Should Be On the Table

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Rep. Pressley Lobbies for Stronger Transit Funding, Fare-Free Programs In Next Federal Transportation Bill

Jarrett Walker is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy, based in Portland, Oregon.  He has been a full-time consultant since 1991 and has led numerous major planning projects in cities and towns of all sizes, across North America, Australia, and New Zealand.  He is also the author of Human Transit: How clearer thinking about public transit can enrich our communites and our lives (Island Press, 2011; updated edition, 2024). He is President of <a href="http://jarrettwalker.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jarrett Walker + Associates</a>, a consulting firm that provides advice and planning services North America.

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Guest Column: Lawmakers Eviscerate Philadelphia’s Transit System

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Gov. Healey’s Environmental Bond Bill Would Surrender Dept. of Conservation ‘Parkways’ to State Highway Agency

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Roadblocked: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Eliminates Most Federal Funding For Allston Highway Realignment

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Sam Mintz is currently the editor of <a href="https://brookline.news/">Brookline.News</a>, a nonprofit news website covering the Town of Brookline. Before moving back to the Boston area in 2021, Sam spent five years in D.C. covering Congress and federal agencies for Politico and E&amp;E News.

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New Year, New Look, New Amenities for Worcester’s RTA

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MassDOT Airs Options for Obsolete Memorial Drive Highway Interchange in Cambridge

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