The Shocking Reason Why Some of the Most Dangerous Drivers Keep Their Licenses
The Boston Globe's latest Spotlight investigation exposes how a loophole in the national driver's license compact is keeping killer drivers on the roads.
August 20, 2020
Next Phase of Boston’s ‘Healthy Streets’ Will Make Downtown Bike Lanes Permanent, Advance Projects in Outlying Neighborhoods
Boston officials announced plans to make downtown's new pop-up bike lanes permanent, and a new project that would add protected bike lanes and calm traffic on American Legion Highway between Mattapan and Hyde Park.
August 19, 2020
Truck Driver Kills Bicyclist in Harvard Square
It's the second time in less than a year that a truck driver has killed someone in Harvard Square.
August 18, 2020
City Councilor Michelle Wu Pitches ‘Green New Deal’ for Boston
"The climate crisis and our current public health crises are intertwined, and wrapped in a political system that relies on structural racism and injustice," says Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu. "We need to tackle all of these problems together in this moment: climate justice is racial and economic justice, and cities can lead the charge."
August 18, 2020
SUV Driver Kills Man in Crosswalk on Quincy Shore Drive
According to state crash records, here has been a fatal crash somewhere on Quincy Shore Drive every year since 2017.
August 17, 2020
DCR to Reboot Its Planning Process for Memorial Drive
The state's "Memorial Drive Phase 3" project is intended to complement recent improvements to Memorial Drive between the Longfellow Bridge to the DeWolfe Boathouse just east of the B.U. Bridge.
August 14, 2020
The Red (Bottom) Line: The T’s Bleak Long-Term Budget Outlook
Editor's note: this story was originally published in August; we're featuring it again today to provide some context to the T's proposed service cuts. Some of the budget projections for 2021 and 2022 have changed, but those projections remain very uncertain.
August 13, 2020
TransitMatters Releases ‘Data Dashboard’ to Visualize T Delays
TransitMatters hopes the data visualizations will help advocates "more effectively keep tabs on the T operational performance and capital delivery projects."
August 11, 2020
Brewery Landlord Sues to Block Housing for the Homeless, Because Parking
The Jamaica Plain landlord of Turtle Swamp Brewing is arguing that his tenant's "ability to find parking" on Washington Street is more important than housing over 200 homeless people.
August 11, 2020
If the T Decriminalizes Fare Evasion, What’s Next for Its Transit Police?
While the Massachusetts State House ponders significant reforms to fare enforcement on the MBTA, and – in separate legislation – to policing in general, the MBTA's in-house police force faces a reckoning.
August 10, 2020
