Month: January 2022
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New State Rule Would Force Suburbs to Legalize Thousands of New Apartments Near T Stops
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), a public regional planning agency based in Boston, estimates that the proposed guidelines would collectively create a zoning capacity for 344,000 multifamily housing units across the region.
January 13, 2022
RETURN TO SENDER: USPS Decarbonization Plan is Weak, Say Advocates
Sustainability leaders are furious at the United States Postal Service for dragging its feet on ditching gas-powered mail trucks and other vehicles — and the agency doesn't seem to be seriously considering non-automotive mail delivery options, either.
January 10, 2022
2021 Was A Record-Breaking Year For Deaths on Massachusetts Roadways
At least 408 people died in crashes in Massachusetts during 2021, making it the deadliest year on Massachusetts roadways in over a decade.
January 10, 2022
Outgoing DA Rollins Launches Criminal Investigation Into MBTA Safety
"When their acts and omissions put the safety of community members and their own employees at risk, sometimes the only means of driving change is through the courts, and public demands for action," said DA Rollins in a statement announcing the criminal probe.
January 7, 2022
Friday’s Headlines Chart a New Course
Transit agencies became more equitable in 2021, but some of those open street programs? Unfortunately, not so much.
January 7, 2022
MassDOT Shares Early Concepts for Taming Wellington Circle
Local stakeholders in an advisory working group expressed a desire to see less asphalt and fewer lanes through the intersections in MassDOT's proposed designs.
January 6, 2022
Rural Communities Are Struggling to Pay for Their Car-Dependent Infrastructure
A new report from the Massachusetts Office of the State Auditor calls for more spending on rural roads, but fails to address related and more urgent needs for more energy- and cost-efficient transportation in rural areas.
January 5, 2022
Baker Admin. Moves to Adopt California’s Electric Truck Mandates
California’s new regulation would require zero-emission engines in an increasing proportion of truck sales, ranging from delivery vans to big rigs.
January 4, 2022
