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A street sign in French reads "30 km/h" next to a green traffic light; below that, a larger photo of a young girl wearing a backpack is next to a yellow speech bubble that says "ralentissez pour ma securite," or "slow down for my safety." A school bus and a green traffic light are visible behind the sign in the background.

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Traffic Calming

Steal This Idea: In Québec, A New Traffic Light Only Turns Green for Safe Drivers

A black bus with the words "ELECTRIC BUS" on its side parks in a parking lot under a white charger, which is supported by a large steel mast arm that's cantilevered over the bus. In the background are some city buildings.

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MBTA

The T’s New 5-Year Capital Budget Puts Climate Progress In A Slow Zone

A blurry security camera image of the Harvard Red Line station platform. About half a dozen passengers are waiting there, some standing near the tracks, some sitting on benches along the wall, and a large puddle in the middle of the platform is marked by a large orange construction cone.

Harvard Red Line security camera footage

Are We Feeling Safe Yet? Falling Utility Box at Harvard Station Contained Forgotten Homeland Security Surveillance Equipment

Crowds walk and roll past a map of Sunday's Open Streets event in Jamaica Plain.

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Bicycling

Mayor Wu Announces Expanded Open Streets Events Calendar for 2023

Three people in construction vests walk down a long, straight paved pathway next to railroad tracks. In the distance the path ascends a ramp then curves out of sight, and beyond that is the skyline of downtown Boston.

View southeast from East Somerville Station

UPDATED: Unresolved Accessibility Issues Push Somerville Community Path Opening to Mid-June

A freshly-paved street with new bicycle lane markings. On the other side of the street a woman on a bicycle rides past a bus stop. Beyond the bus stop are several large trees budding with new leaves.

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Eyes On the Street: New Protected Bike Lanes In Jamaica Plain

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News Briefs: Rally For Riverbend, Street Project Screening, WalkMassachusetts

A row of docked blue, white, and black ValleyBike shared bikes parked along a paved street under the shade of some leafy trees.

ValleyBike station at UMass  credit UMass Media Relations

Bikesharing

Western Mass. Bikeshare In Limbo As Operator Enters Bankruptcy

A Black man wearing shorts and a t-shirt rides a chopper bicycle past a mural with flowers that says "Black Lives Matter"

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Worcester Film Screening to Discuss the Realities of ‘Biking While Black’

Gov. Maura Healey (left), with MassDOT Undersecretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt, MassDOT Secretary Gina Fiandaca (at podium), and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll (right) at an MBTA press conference in the T's Operations Control Center in downtown Boston on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.

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Gov. Healey Shakes Up MBTA Board, Replacing Three Baker Nominees