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A family walks four abreast down a brick-paved street. A man wearing a blue shirt in the center walks a yellow bicycle

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Transit

Guest Column: Europe’s Bike and Transit Systems Are a Marvel, But Only For Some

Grecia White

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Bicycling

Photos: Open Streets Event in Roxbury Neighborhood

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Christian MilNeil

A large crowd of bike riders gathers on Commonwealth Avenue in Kenmore Square beneath the Citgo sign.

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Boston Seeks Plans for Bus Priority, Protected Bike Routes Through Longwood and Kenmore Square

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Equity

How Boston Plans to Cool Down Streets Amidst Rising Temperatures

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.

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T Announces Another Month-Long Closure For 5 Green Line Stops; Postpones Opening Date For Medford Extension

A row of docked blue, white, and black ValleyBike shared bikes parked along a paved street under the shade of some leafy trees.

ValleyBike station at UMass  credit UMass Media Relations

Latest Round of Street Grants Focus on Safe Streets, Bikeshare Expansions, and Snow Removal

Español

La MBTA Cerrará la Línea Naranja Por Completo Durante 30 Dias Empezando el 19 de Agosto

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Orange Line cancellation

100,000 Riders In the Lurch: MBTA Will Shut Down Entire Orange Line For 30 Days Starting August 19

A chain of people, mostly with bikes, line up along the right lane of Charles Street in Beacon Hill to form a temporary "people-protected" bike lane.

People-protected bike lane on Charles Street, August 2, 2022

Advocacy Opportunities

Bike Union Protest Creates ‘People-Protected’ Bike Lane Across Beacon Hill

<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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Environment

Last-Minute Legislation Legalizes (Some) E-Bikes, Axes Low-Income Fares, and Throws More Cash At EVs

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