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A crumbling DCR-owned stairway leads to Columbia Road from the JFK/UMass station

DCR Columbia Road staircase near JFK/UMass station

BU Professor Dies On Crumbling Staircase Between Two DCR Parkways In Dorchester

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Elections and Politics

A Voter’s Guide to Tuesday’s Preliminary Elections

The four candidates vying to be Somerville's next mayor: City Councilor Katjana Ballantyne, At-Large City Councilor Wilfred Mbah, Mary Cassesso, and William Tauro.

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Meet the Candidates Running to Be Somerville’s Next Mayor

Newly painted, center-running bus lanes on Columbus Ave. near Jackson Square in Boston, pictured on Sept. 1, 2021. The new busway is expected to open later this month.

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Eyes On the Street: Columbus Ave. Busway, Almost Ready to Ride

The entrance to the new Fenway multi-use path from Miner Street, showing the Landmark Center building in the background at left.

Fenway multi-use path at Miner Street

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Eyes on the Street: New Trail, Bike Projects Connect the Fenway

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Mass. Fiscal Alliance Launches Referendum to Overturn Key Climate Policy

Boston City Councilor and mayoral candidate Michelle Wu in front of the entrance to the Forest Hills T station

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Rides With the Candidates: Michelle Wu At Forest Hills Station

Google Street View imagery of Main Street in Reading shows the street before (from 2019) and after (from 2020) a road diet that reduced the number of vehicle lanes on the roadway. Images courtesy of Google.

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Street Design

A Reading Road Diet Moves From Pilot to Permanent

Boston City Councilor and mayoral candidate Annissa Essaibi George

Annissa Essaibi George

Walks With the Candidates: Annissa Essaibi George On Dorchester Ave.

TransitMatters executive director Jarred Johnson, with the author's nonplussed 6 year-old, wave in front of Car 3127, a 1946 Pullman streetcar

TransitMatters executive director Jarred Johnson, with the author’s nonplussed 6 year-old, wave in front of Car 3127, a 1946 Pullman streetcar

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Travel Guide: The Seashore Trolley Museum