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Bar chart showing bus driver hiring trends since January. The first column for January shows that the T had 349 vacant positions vs. 1474 active drivers; the middle column for Feb. 2023 shows 353 vacancies vs. 1470 active drivers, and the right column for March shows 365 vacancies vs. 1458 active drivers.

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MBTA

The MBTA’s Bus Driver Shortage Is (Still) Getting Worse

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Bicycling

Main Street Project Would Widen Sidewalks, Create Protected Bike Lanes In Downtown Northampton

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Transit

Running Low On Pandemic Relief Funds, Fare-Free Buses Need Gov. Healey’s Help

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Advocacy Opportunities

Mayor Wu’s 2024 Budget Proposal Includes $1.4 Million for Electric Bluebikes

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The Northern Strand Trail Is Growing In Lynn and Everett

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Buses Get Pushed to the Side in Boston’s Latest Design for Summer Street

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It’s Official: State ‘Conservation’ Agency Will Reduce Park Access to Bring Back Motor Vehicle Traffic

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MassDOT

WalkBoston Analysis Finds Traffic Violence Is Overwhelmingly Concentrated in Lower-Income, Non-White Neighborhoods

Traffic or Parkland? State Stonewalling Leaves Riverbend Park In Limbo

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Equity

The T’s ‘Fare Transformation’ Project Is Transforming Into A Boondoggle

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