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Try Out Bike Commuting This Spring With ‘Guided Rides’ From A Better City
This spring, A Better City, a business organization focused on improving Boston's infrastructure, is bringing back its series of "guided rides" to coach novice bike commuters with the route-finding and riding skills they need to navigate the Boston region on a bike.
April 29, 2026
Oregon Launches Nation’s First Road-User Charge for EVs
The Beaver State is moving from pilot to adoption, but the degree of public acceptance remains unclear.
April 29, 2026
You Can Blame Fossil Fuels for Delaying Northampton’s Main Street Renovation
A long-awaited project to widen sidewalks, improve public spaces, and install protected bike lanes along Main Street in downtown Northampton will have to wait one more year because Eversource, the local methane gas utility company, did not accurately record the locations of its underground pipes.
April 28, 2026
Mayor Wu’s Latest Budget Plan Eliminates Funding for Over a Dozen Street Safety Projects: See the List
Mayor Wu's recently-published budget proposal appears to eliminate dozens of capital projects from the city's five-year capital plan, according to a comparison of this year's fiscal year 2027 proposal with the current fiscal year 2026 enacted budget.
April 22, 2026
A Small Central Mass. Town Is Tearing Up A Parking Lot to Make Its Downtown Greener and More Walkable
Athol is ripping up an 1960s-era strip mall parking lot to restore stream habitat, reduce flooding, improve pedestrian connections, and beautify its downtown.
April 21, 2026
Green Line’s B Branch Takes a 9-Day Break Starting Wednesday, April 22
The MBTA will suspend light rail service on the B branch of the Green Line along Commonwealth Avenue from Wednesday, April 22 through Thursday, April 30th in order to conduct maintenance work.
April 21, 2026
‘Best Bikeshare in America’: An Unexpected Community Launches Free, All-Electric Micromobility For Residents
Omaha and neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa share an expansive e-bikeshare network that punches above its weight, supporters say — and now, it's free to all residents, too.
April 21, 2026
Boston City Council to Host Hearing On Delays, Lost Funding for Transportation Projects
On Wed., April 22, Boston's City Council will seek some answers on why the Wu administration has been blocking long-planned transportation projects across the city.
April 16, 2026
New Bluebikes Contract Takes Effect, Focused on Expansion and E-Bikes
The greater Boston region has a new contract for the municipally-owned Bluebikes bikesharing system.
April 16, 2026
Councilors Durkan, Santana Propose Eliminating Off-Street Parking Mandates for Housing In Boston
The median rent for an apartment in Boston is now about $3,000 per month, but you can rent a parking space downtown for as little as $500 a month.
April 15, 2026
