Boston Cyclists Union to Offer Deeply Subsidized Bluebikes Passes
The Boston Cyclists Union, with financial support from Boston's Wagner Foundation, will offer limited-income applicants annual Bluebikes passes for just $5 – a 95 percent discount from the typical price of an annual pass.
May 28, 2020
New Poll Forecasts Fewer Trips, Large Mode Shifts on the Streets This Summer
A new poll from the MassINC Polling Group shows that many Massachusetts residents expect to make fewer trips once the state begins to reopen this summer, and when they do travel, they expect to ride transit much less often – and walk or drive more – than they did before the pandemic.
May 28, 2020
Cambridge Lags In Delivering Safer Streets for Physical Distancing
It's been over a month since the Cambridge City Council endorsed a policy order to restrict car traffic on Memorial Drive and other neighborhood streets in order to give residents more space to physically distance on city streets, and the city's administration has still not taken any action, even as peers in surrounding cities have successfully implemented their own programs.
May 27, 2020
MBTA Takes Small Steps to Improve Fare Equity
The MBTA's governing board approved some small but significant changes in the agency's fare policies at a meeting last week to improve fare equity for minority and low-income riders.
May 27, 2020
Plans for Boston’s ‘Healthy Streets’ Initiative Expected Later This Week
On Tuesday, the City of Boston briefly published a new website with tentative plans for its "healthy streets" initiative, which would make tactical changes to city streets to provide more room for safe physical distancing among pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders.
May 26, 2020
Guest Column: Rush Hour Is Over – So What Comes Next?
If we keep equity, sustainability, public health, and livability as our guiding principles, we can build a better world, even if it looks a little different than our vision from a few months ago.
May 26, 2020
Check Out Somerville’s Citywide ‘COVID-19 Mobility Strategy’
The City of Somerville has announced a citywide mobility strategy to provide safer walking and biking routes with more room for physical distancing as "stay at home" orders ease this spring and summer.
May 24, 2020
Driver Kills Two Pedestrians In Lowell
A driver struck and killed two pedestrians on Lowell's riverfront on Thursday evening, according to reports from the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.
May 21, 2020
MassDOT Begins Reexamining Deadly Speed Limit Policies
Ultimately, the new policies should make it easier to implement traffic calming measures, and provide a data-driven process to prioritize speed reduction efforts.
May 21, 2020
