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Meghan Volcy

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Legislation

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

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Advocacy Opportunities

Sunday Is the World Day of Remembrance

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Trails

DCR, MBTA Host ‘Fall Rail Ride’ To Concord and Wachusett This Weekend

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Events

Museum of Science Hosts ‘Pedal Power’ This Weekend

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Equity

Black Transportation Justice: A Closer Look at Intersectional Labor Movements

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Black Transportation Justice: From Forced Movement to Freedom

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Elections and Politics

Another Year, Another Budget Gap: Gov. Healey Still Needs A Long-Term Solution for Funding the T

A photograph of a bridge construction zone in winter. In the foreground a metal crash barrier and chain link fence separate a concrete sidewalk (left) from a multi-lane roadway (right). In the middle distance another fence blocks the sidewalk, with an orange "detour" sign pointing right towards the roadway behind an orange construction barrel. In the distance, a crash barrier in the roadway separates car traffic from a temporary sidewalk across the bridge. On the left edge of the photo a second pedestrian bridge joins with the sidewalk.

Revised Cambridge St Bridge sidewalk closure Jan 20 credit Emily Jacobsen

Bicycling

Update: MassDOT Improves Allston Construction Detour Following Streetsblog Coverage

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Tuesday’s Headlines Weigh Perception and Reality

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Housing

MBTA Communities Act Holdouts Are Losing State Funding

A bike lane on a wide city street in winter is blocked by a highway crash barrier that extends from the lower left corner of the image to the curb in the middle distance.

Allston Cambridge St bridge blocked credit Emily Jacobsen

MassDOT Construction Project Blocks Busy Allston Bike Route Across I-90

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Three people riding bicycles down a paved pathway through a shady park on the SW Corridor. Behind them in the upper right corner is another crowd of people on bikes.

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Want to Try Bike Commuting? Try A ‘Guided Ride’ From A Better City