WalkBoston Analysis Finds Traffic Violence Is Overwhelmingly Concentrated in Lower-Income, Non-White Neighborhoods
"This skewed spatial distribution of fatal pedestrian crashes in Massachusetts demonstrates that (environmental justice) communities face disproportionate harm in large part because of historic and present-day injustices in transportation planning," says WalkBoston.
April 3, 2023
Traffic or Parkland? State Stonewalling Leaves Riverbend Park In Limbo
A crucial lawmaker – Rep. Marjorie Decker, whose district encompasses the Riverbend Park area – has been conspicuously silent on the issue, at least in public, and advocates suspect that she may be the reason why the state agency in charge of the program won't make a commitment to a 2023 park schedule.
March 31, 2023
The T’s ‘Fare Transformation’ Project Is Transforming Into A Boondoggle
“There are a thousand things that need to fixed and the fare collection system is not one of them.”
March 28, 2023
Former Long Island Transit Boss Phillip Eng Will Be T’s Next General Manager
"I think he's terrific," says Lisa Daglian, the head of a riders' advocacy organization in New York City. "Nothing happens overnight, but he's got the experience, and the fact that he works closely with people and wants to do things in a way that is collaborative is going to bode well for the MBTA."
March 27, 2023
Under Harvard’s Influence, MassDOT Approves $86 Million Contract to Rehab Allston Highway Viaduct
"It’s concerning that Harvard, an institution that has historically been opaque in their plans to develop in Allston, has control over the major infrastructure that impacts thousand of residents here, without having a clear and transparent process to share what those conversations are," said Galen Mook, a member of the Allston Multimodal Project's public task force.
March 21, 2023
They’ve Been Warned: Attorney General Says Suburbs ‘Must Comply’ With Transit-Oriented Housing Law
“The Law requires that MBTA Communities ‘shall have’ a compliant zoning district and does not provide any mechanism by which a town or city may opt out of this requirement,” according to the Attorney General.
March 17, 2023
How Red Line Track Defects Prompted Last Week’s Systemwide Slowdown on the T
On March 7, the state office in charge of overseeing safety on the T's subways demanded “a daily report” of track problems that require immediate repair, plus details on any repair work that the T had done to address those defects. Two days later, MBTA officials imposed a global 25 mph speed limit on subways after they found they could not comply with that order.
March 15, 2023
Healey Admin. Recruits Transit Justice Leader to Lead MBTA’s Safety Oversight Agency
While at CLF, Rubin was involved in a number of advocacy efforts to make the MBTA work better for its lower-income riders.
March 15, 2023
Legislation Aims to Take the Measure of Traffic Impacts From App-Based Delivery Services
Because app-based food delivery services operate with very little oversight in Massachusetts, it’s difficult to estimate the scale of their impact.
March 14, 2023
Judge Dismisses Suit Against Cambridge’s Cycling Safety Ordinance
In a memorandum dismissing the case, Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Maureen Hogan observed that, contrary to the plaintiff's claims, the Cycling Safety Ordinance "does not prohibit individuals from visiting any businesses or residences, and the Plaintiffs have not plausibly suggested facts to the contrary."
March 13, 2023
