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Housing Advocates Release Boston City Council Candidate Questionnaire
Several City Council incumbents haven't bothered to submit responses.
August 31, 2023
Successful North Shore Transit Incentives End On Friday
State officials have credited free transit fares and improved Blue Line service for the “really minimal impact" in regional traffic congestion during this summer's Sumner Tunnel closure.
August 31, 2023
Early Voting Is Underway For Preliminary Municipal Elections
Preliminary elections will be held on September 12, 2023, and the voter registration deadline is September 2.
August 29, 2023
UPS Truck Driver Strikes and Kills Tufts University Professor in Newton
Police suspect that the perpetrator was driving east on Watertown Street and attempting a left turn onto Bridge Street when he struck his victim, who was riding a bicycle westbound on Watertown Street.
August 29, 2023
MassDOT Secretary Gina Fiandaca Will Step Down in September
Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Gina Fiandaca will step down in September, letting longtime bus advocate Monica Tibbits-Nutt to take her place as the chief executive of MassDOT.
August 28, 2023
Andover Select Board Formally Adopts Vision Zero
The vote makes Andover the fifth municipality in Massachusetts to adopt a Vision Zero initiative, after Boston, Cambridge, Somerville and Brookline.
August 28, 2023
New Labor Contract Generates a Surge of Job Applications at the T
The MBTA's shortage of bus operators is more acute than ever, but relief could be coming soon: more competitive wages and benefits in the newly-adopted union contract have generated a significant surge in new job applications.
August 25, 2023
MBTA Board Updates, Guest Starring Mayor Wu
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu sat in at today's monthly meeting of the MBTA board of directors after newly-enacted state legislation gave the City of Boston a seat on the T's board of directors for the first time earlier this summer.
August 24, 2023
T Will Close Ashmont, Mattapan Branches of the Red Line for Two Weeks in October
From an MBTA press release
August 24, 2023
MassDOT Tries Again – With Smaller Expectations – For Federal Megaproject Funding
Last year, Massachusetts submitted five applications for these discretionary grant programs, but did not receive funding for any.
August 22, 2023
