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
The MBTA’s Pandemic Woes Include a Looming Governance Vacuum
It’s looking increasingly likely that the MBTA’s governing board, which was established in state legislation in 2015 to guide the agency back to a state of good repair and sound management after a disastrous year of service interruptions, will dissolve at the end of June with no dedicated replacement.
May 18, 2020
Guest Column: Mobility, Disability, and Diversity During the Pandemic
Everyone gains, regardless of ability or disability, when all can share access to a car, public transport, and other support services. These essentials, and the freedoms that make them possible, allow us to gather for a greater good.
May 18, 2020
Pandemic Adds to Delays for New Orange and Red Line Cars
The new Orange and Red Line cars are a key element in the T's ambitions to reduce crowding on its two busiest subway lines.
May 15, 2020
