T Things to Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
It’s the season of thanks, and here in Massachusetts public transit, there is much to be thankful for. As someone who watches their TrainTrakr with remorse at how few trains have been on the move recently, I was pleasantly surprised to see a fully-lit board this morning.
November 27, 2024
More Safety Improvements In the Works for B.U. Bridge Area
A year after its inaugural meeting to suggest safety improvements for the B.U. Bridge, the B.U. Bridge Safety Alliance convened another public meeting last Thursday evening to discuss progress so far with B.U. students and other community members.
November 20, 2024
Commentary: A Reflection on the Election, and What Comes Next
The last week has been a blur, and I've gone through most of my stages of grief in this situation – muting, blocking, unfollowing, planning to leave the country, checking the House of Representatives races, not eating all day, eating lots of pasta, planning to stay and fight – wait, why should I fight for a place that keeps showing me it won't fight for me again? And now, finally, I find myself at the “writing” stage, hence, this piece.
November 14, 2024
Minnesota, Nice – How Governors Walz and Healey Stack Up On Transportation Issues
Earlier this summer, Vice President Kamala Harris took the reins of the Democratic Party and chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate.
October 29, 2024
Red Line’s Braintree Branch Will Be Shut Down Through Sept. 29th
The MBTA is suspending Red Line Braintree Branch service between JFK/UMass and Braintree for 24 days, from Friday, September 6th to Sunday, September 29th to repair some of the last remaining slow zones on the Red Line.
September 10, 2024
Rail Reflections from the California Zephyr
Birthdays can be a lot. There are a lot of expectations of what you should do, who you should do it with, what it should feel like, what it should look like to other people.
August 19, 2024
Medford Main Street Project Sparks Community Debate on Safety, Mobility, and Sustainability
MassDOT is redesigning a high-crash intersection in downtown Medford; however, their plans currently include preserving an outdated highway overpass whose ramps are the the site of many of the crashes in the area.
June 28, 2024
Thousands of Drivers Caught On Camera Passing Stopped School Buses In Peabody
But under current state law, it's still illegal for cities and towns to issue fines to the drivers caught putting kids' lives at risk.
May 30, 2024
Bay State Bike Month is Off to the Races with Kick-off at Aeronaut Brewing
May is Bay State Bike Month, and Boston-area bike advocates gathered at Aeronaut Brewing in Somerville for a Bike Month Kick-off Event last Sunday afternoon.
May 1, 2024
City of Cambridge Projects Aim to Reconnect Communities Around Alewife Station
The City of Cambridge is working on two major trail connections for pedestrians and cyclists in the vicinity of Danehy Park in North Cambridge with a new $2.4 million grant from the federal government.
April 29, 2024
