Cape Cod Bridge Filings Reveal MassDOT Does Not Intend to Obey State Climate Laws
MassDOT's projections of increasing car traffic to Cape Cod are incompatible with a future where the region isn't inundated by rising seas.
October 9, 2025
Healey Administration Announces $7.5 Million in MassTrails Grants
On Tuesday, Gov. Healey's administration announced this year's round of MassTrails grants, which pledge $7.5 million to help advance 50 trail projects across Massachusetts.
October 8, 2025
A New Fence Welcomes T Riders To Worcester’s Union Station
A multi-year station renovation project will eliminate access between trains and the passenger boarding platform that enters directly into the city's historic Union Station.
October 7, 2025
Boston Police Respond to Two Fatal Crashes Within 12 Hours
Both of the killings occurred on streets that City Hall had previously identified as high-risk areas in need of safety improvements.
October 6, 2025
Boston Tries Out ‘Better Barriers’ to Sub For Battered Bollards
"Long-term, our goal is to move away from flexposts in most circumstances," says Boston's Chief of Streets.
September 30, 2025
Driver Causes Yet Another Life-Threatening Crash On Boston’s Hyde Park Avenue
Hyde Park Avenue ranks among the city's most dangerous streets, but the Wu administration has repeatedly delayed planned safety improvements along the corridor.
September 29, 2025
Lyft In Negotiations With Region’s Cities and Towns to Renew Bluebikes Operating Contract
The municipal owners of the Bluebikes bikesharing system are in negotiations to renew a contract with Lyft to continue operating the day-to-day operations of the system for the next five years.
September 17, 2025
USDOT Cancels $20 Million Pledge to Fund Street and Transit Improvements In Roxbury
The grant cancellation is part of a nationwide wave of funding cuts for projects that the Trump administration opposes.
September 17, 2025
Video: Boston’s E-Bike Program Lets Mattapan Couple Regain Their Mobility
Dr. Steven Leonard had been housebound with a back injury since 2010, but a new recumbent e-bike is letting him explore his neighborhood again.
September 16, 2025
Massachusetts Lawmakers Sit On the Sidelines As Trump Shreds the State’s Climate Plans
The state was already falling behind its electric vehicle goals before Trump took office – but the outlook is even dimmer now.
September 15, 2025