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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.

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

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 3, 2023

On Thursday, Governor Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, and their administration's newly-assembled transportation cabinet rode a Red Line train, visited the T's Operations Control Center, and outlined their early plans to tackle the many challenges facing the MBTA. "Our message to all those who ride the T, the rails, the buses, around the state, […]

State Street and the Springfield Central Library in downtown Springfield.

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

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 1, 2023

"Safe Streets and Roads for All unlocks federal dollars to fund some of the most effective safety interventions on streets – small-scale investments deployed at scale – that were previously inaccessible to communities without strong local funding sources."

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.

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

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 1, 2023

In spite of the city's pressing housing shortage and ambitious climate goals, which call for fewer cars on Boston's streets, the BPDA's project approvals for 2022 include more parking and less housing compared to 2021.

Easy commute, no place to live: the MTBA commuter rail station at West Hingham on the Greenbush Line.

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

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 30, 2023

Where many suburbs currently only allow single-family homes with large lawns, the new rules will require new zoning districts "of reasonable size," and generally within a half-mile of transit stops, where builders would be allowed to construct at least 15 homes per acre.

a clear trail lined by snow next to trees and a restaurant.

Leominster and Fitchburg’s New Rail-Trail Gets Creative With Winter Maintenance

By Grecia White | Jan 27, 2023

A relatively new trail, Twin Cities Rail Trail first opened its “phase 1” segment to the public last summer to connect the cities of Fitchburg and Leominster.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu answers questions from the press after delivering her first State of the City address at MGM Music Hall in Fenway.

Mayor Wu Promises More Housing and Zoning Reform in State of the City Address

By Grecia White | Jan 26, 2023

Last night, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu delivered her first State of the City address to a large audience inside MGM Music Hall in Fenway. Top on the list of priorities was housing, which dominated a large part of her speech. Mayor Wu made big declarations supporting a shift in the status quo and how planning […]