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Christian MilNeil

A rendering of a purple and white train running under catenary wires with the MBTA logo.

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Elections and Politics

Legislative Agenda Includes Rail Electrification, Congestion Pricing, and Traffic Enforcement Cameras

MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack, wearing a blazer over a red top, stands next to Steve Poftak (center) wearing a suit and pink-and-blue plaid tie, and Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker, wearing a buttoned suit and green tie. All three are holding scissors and segments of a cut orange ribbon. They stand in front of a new Orange Line train car bearing the words "OAK GROVE" on the destination sign above the door.

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The T’s New Train Factory Has Gone Off the Rails

State Street and the Springfield Central Library in downtown Springfield.

Street Design

City of Springfield Wins $15 Million to Improve Street Safety Citywide

An architect's rendering of a new building with a ground-floor space signed "Boston Public Library" and 11 floors of apartments above. The upper floors are clad in green bricks and a small elevated plaza with ramps and small trees leads to the building's main entrance.

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Housing

In 2022, Boston Planners Once Again Approved More Parking Spaces Than Homes

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Equity

Suburbs Face Their First Deadline for New Transit-Oriented Zoning Law

A person riding a bike along a sunny one-way street next to some two-story buildings with stores on the ground floor.

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Crashes

In Chicopee, Drivers Have Killed 8 People Since September

Riders in Chelsea and an MBTA outreach worker wait to board the bus at Bellingham Street in downtown Chelsea. T staff shared information about the Bus Network Redesign project with members onboard.

Riders in Chelsea and an MBTA staff member waiting to board the bus. T staff shared information about the Bus Network Redesign project with members onboard.

Advocacy Opportunities

Advocates Set An Agenda For Salvaging the T’s Troubled Buses

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MBTA

Gov. Healey’s Job #1 for the T: Better Union Contracts

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The MBTA’s Bus Driver Shortage Is Getting Even Worse

A view from the Boston Public Library steps overlooking the festivities from day one of Copley Connect, a pilot project that will close one block of Dartmouth Street to motor vehicle traffic in order to expand the public space of Copley Square.

Copley Connect

City Declares Copley Open Street Pilot a ‘Success’ and Plans Permanent Improvements