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Wednesday’s Headlines Are Bought and Paid For
The Union of Concerned Scientists explains how the highway lobby keeps so many of us in our cars.
May 13, 2026
State Street Improvements Delayed: One of Downtown’s Most Poorly-Designed Streets Will Get A Fresh Coat of Asphalt Instead
Mayor Wu is postponing a plan to improve State Street in downtown Boston with wider, wheelchair-accessible sidewalks, safer crosswalks, and a protected bikeway connection.
May 12, 2026
Red Line’s Ashmont, Mattapan Branch Closure Begins 6 P.M. Thursday
The Red Line's Ashmont Branch will take a 5-day break starting at 6 p.m. May 14, through Monday, May 18.
May 12, 2026
Not For Granite: New Hampshire Man Isn’t Laughing At Menacing ‘Joke’ From State Lawmaker
A voter sent this letter to state Rep. Thomas Walsh, but he speaks for all of us.
May 12, 2026
PHOTOS: A Hard-Hat Tour of the MBTA’s New Electric Bus Garages
Check out the MBTA's first new bus maintenance facilities designed for battery-electric buses.
May 11, 2026
The T’s New Electric Buses Will Still Belch Diesel Fumes For Winter Heat
The new buses' supplemental diesel heaters won't work nearly as hard as a typical diesel bus engine, but they're also not regulated by federal air quality regulations.
May 11, 2026
Local Planner’s Design Prize Victory Will Give Malden’s Bike Kitchen Space to Grow
A local transportation planner has won an international grant competition with her designs to upgrade the Bike to the Sea Bike Kitchen along the Northern Strand Trail in Malden.
May 7, 2026
Green Line’s C Branch On Beacon Street Shuts Down for 12 Days, May 6 – 17
Two C branch stations in Brookline – Englewood and Tappan Street – will also have limited service until mid-July as part of the MBTA’s accessibility upgrade projects.
May 6, 2026
War In Iran Is Now Draining $10 Million Every Day From Mass. Drivers’ Wallets
Gas prices continue to climb steadily in the wake of President Trump’s mercurial war against Iran, and as of this week, Massachusetts drivers are losing $10 million dollars a day to higher gas prices.
May 6, 2026
‘How Do We Remember to Remember Disabled People?’: Accessibility Is A Winter Weather Disaster
Cities must to a better job planning for winter storms so fewer disabled people are harmed either physically or socially.
May 6, 2026
