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Advocacy Opportunities

A Fix for Chronic Transit Funding Shortfalls Could Be Up To the Voters This Fall

Becca Wolfson, Executive Director of the Boston Cyclists Union, speaks in front of a crowd of supporters holding signs in support of e-bike legislation in front of the Massachusetts State House.

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Advocates Rally for E-Bike Legislation at Mass. State House

Realigned curbs under construction at the intersection of Tremont Street and West Springfield Street in Boston's South End.

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Eyes On the Street: Protected Bike Lane Construction in Roxbury and the South End

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In 2021, Most Massachusetts Pedestrian Killings Were Concentrated In Just 12 Communities

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Kea Wilson

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Electric Bicycle Incentives Go Local, But Feds Can Do More

Two Green Line trains and an MBTA bus meet at the Mission Park stop of the E Branch on Huntington Avenue in Boston.

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What’s In the T’s New 5-Year Construction Plan

<p>Sam Mintz is currently the editor of <a href="https://brookline.news/">Brookline.News</a>, a nonprofit news website covering the Town of Brookline. Before moving back to the Boston area in 2021, Sam spent five years in D.C. covering Congress and federal agencies for Politico and E&amp;E News.</p>


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Headshots of Attorney General Maura Healey (left) and state Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz

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Elections and Politics

How Transportation Issues Could Shape the Race to Replace Gov. Charlie Baker 

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Ten Ways the U.S. Can Cut Gasoline Expenditures Right Now

A Green Line train bearing the destination sign for "Union Square" arrives at Lechmere station in Cambridge.

A Green Line train bears the destination “Union Square” at Lechmere station in Cambridge.

Photos: The Green Line Extension’s Opening Day

A map illustrates bus shuttle stops for the upcoming April 2022 closure of the Blue Line between the Airport station and downtown Boston. Courtesy of the MBTA.

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T Announces 2-Week Closure on the Blue Line’s Harbor Tunnel in Early April

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