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Environment

Transport is the Leading Source of U.S. Emissions — Again

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North Station, January 2022

MBTA

Weekend Commuter Rail Ridership Now Exceeds Pre-Pandemic Volumes

Attorney General Maura Healey speaks at an event launching her campaign for governor outside the Maverick Blue Line station earlier this year.

2022 Maura Healey campaign launch at Maverick

Elections and Politics

Gov. Healey’s Inauguration Speech Touches on Housing, Transportation, Climate

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Gina Fiandaca credit City Of Austin

Who Is Gina Fiandaca, MassDOT’s New Boss?

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Christian MilNeil

An aerial view of a major highway interchange. In the foreground is the intersection of two multi-lane suburban roads. Behind it is a large parking lot, with a gas station and a handful of other highway-oriented businesses surrounded by asphalt. In the middle distance, a four-lane expressway runs from the right to upper left. In the upper left, the highway crosses a canal over an arched bridge. Another highway runs parallel to the canal into the distance in the photograph's upper right corner.

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Highways

Washington Snubs MassDOT’s Proposed Cape Cod Highway Expansion

A freshly-painted green bike lane runs alongside a row of white flexible-post bollards and the sidewalk, where a white bicycle leaning against a traffic light pole memorializes George Clemmer, a bicyclist who was killed at this intersection in July 2022.

George Clemmer ghost bike2022 credit Peter Cheung

Crashes

2022 Was Another Record-Breaking Year For Bloodshed on Massachusetts Roadways

Arborway Parkway, Murray Circle, December DCR public meeting

Accessibility

Changes Coming to Jamaica Plain’s Arborway Parkway

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Legislation

With Last-Minute Legislating, Roadway Safety Bill Finally Becomes Law

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Ball Square station, Green Line Extension, December 12, 2022

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Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2022

New Road Safety Law Stalled (Again) in the State House

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