We joined Kate Dineen of the nonprofit A Better City and host Tiziana Dearing on WBUR's Radio Boston to discuss the Allston Multimodal Project yesterday.
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A new "Microtransit and Last Mile Transit Grant" program, funded with $10 million in Fair Share revenues from last year's supplemental state budget, will help cover operations costs and potential expansion of the ValleyBike regional bikesharing network in Hampshire and Hampden Counties.
The bulk of UMass Transit's roughly 250-person operation is staffed by current UMass students and recently-minted alumni.
Because it would connect multiple destinations where transit demand is high, the T's models predict that an extended Silver Line would serve more than 15,000 additional daily bus riders.
A public records request reveals that Boston transportation planners were "directed to not participate in external meetings, including meetings with partner agencies, without express approval" from City Hall leadership.