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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.

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

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 25, 2023 | No Comments

One of the report’s key arguments – and the reason for its title – is that the region’s current bus fleet is actually smaller than it was in the early 1970s, even though the region has added 1.7 million new residents since then.

Two mechanics workon bikes on stands in a crowded workshop with bike tires hanging from the high ceilings.

Volunteer Nights Have Returned at Bikes Not Bombs

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

Volunteer work at Jamaica Plain's nonprofit bike shop doesn’t require any previous experience with bike repair, but it can serve as a good introduction for novices to gain some familiarity and experience with bike tools and parts.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu posted a selfie of herself and several other members of a bike convoy that rode to downtown Boston from Roslindale Square on August 24. Courtesy of Mayor Michelle Wu.

Mayor Wu, Bike Commuter

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 30, 2022 | No Comments

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who ran for Mayor last year on a “Green New Deal” platform, has ridden her bike to work three times this month, and is taking notes about how the city can improve bike infrastructure on the 7-mile route between her home in Roslindale and City Hall. The mayor, who has been […]

A chain of people, mostly with bikes, line up along the right lane of Charles Street in Beacon Hill to form a temporary "people-protected" bike lane.

Bike Union Protest Creates ‘People-Protected’ Bike Lane Across Beacon Hill

By Grecia White | Aug 2, 2022 | No Comments

This morning, the Boston Cyclists Union created a “people-protected bike lane” to call attention to the need for safer bike infrastructure through Beacon Hill to complete the promised Downtown Bike Network – a pre-pandemic City of Boston initiative that’s yet to fully materialize. At least a hundred participants gathered in solidarity to form a human-protected […]

The Massachusetts State House in downtown Boston.

Advocates Lobby Senate for Low-Income Fares, E-Bikes In Transportation Bond Bill

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 13, 2022 | No Comments

The state’s bond bill authorizes public borrowing for new infrastructure projects, but transportation advocates hope that the legislation can also be a venue for the legislature to enact new policies and programs.

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Why French and US Road Deaths Went In Dramatically Different Directions

By Yonah Freemark | Jul 6, 2022 | No Comments

Here's how American states and cities can look to the French example for approaches to improve road safety.

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