Checking the T’s Math, Advocates Cast Doubt on Need for Transit Cuts
Proposed service cuts would have a massive impact to the T's riders, but would make a relatively minor dent in the T's budget shortfall.
December 8, 2020
Our Next Book Club Event Discusses ‘Right of Way’ with Angie Schmitt
Schmitt’s book provides a detailed investigation into how pedestrian deaths have increased by 50 percent in the past decade, and how our nation's persistent patterns of racism and economic inequality play into this under-reported public health crisis.
December 7, 2020
How have pandemic bus lanes worked out in Chicago, Boston, and SF?
Boston and its surrounding suburbs have added 14 miles of bus lanes during the pandemic.
December 4, 2020
Poll Finds Strong Statewide Opposition to MBTA Cuts
64 percent of poll respondents oppose the MBTA's "forging ahead" service cuts, which include the elimination of 25 bus routes, ferry service, and weekend commuter rail service.
December 3, 2020
Green Line Amputation: T Cuts Would Mothball Light Rail in Mission Hill
The shortening of the Green Line would eliminate 5 stops along a 0.75 segment of Huntington and South Huntington Avenues, the only remaining segment of the T's rapid transit network where trains share space with cars and trucks.
December 2, 2020
Why Is Rhode Island Trying to Break Up Its Biggest Transit Hub?
Even the state bureaucracies that are pushing the plan seem oblivious of how the plan would affect riders.
November 30, 2020
Outside Boston, Cellphone Data Suggests A Biking and Walking Boom
Increased working from home appears to have diminished bike traffic in cities like Boston and Cambridge, but considerably more people are walking and riding in the rest of the state.
November 25, 2020
Myth Busted: Uber and Lyft Aren’t Addressing Transit Deserts
Most Uber and Lyft trips aren’t bolstering transportation options in transit deserts, but are being taken in majority white and more affluent neighborhoods.
November 24, 2020
MBTA Board Updates: Details Emerge on Tobin Bus Lanes, Budget Cuts
MBTA budget planners now predict a $584 million budget deficit for the 2022 fiscal year, which starts next summer.
November 23, 2020
