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The environmental tradeoff between mining for battery materials and burning fossil fuels is tilting further toward the former, Jalopnik reports.
June 24, 2026
Green Line E Branch Suspended Through Friday June 5
Editor's note: this post is a lightly edited version of an MBTA press release.
May 27, 2026
MBTA Launching New Year-Round Boston Harbor Ferry Loop In June
Editor's note: the following is a lightly edited version of an MBTA press release.
May 19, 2026
Red Line’s Ashmont Branch Closed Through Monday
The Red Line's Ashmont Branch will take a 5-day break starting at 6 p.m. May 14, through Monday, May 18.
May 12, 2026
Green Line’s C Branch On Beacon Street Shuts Down for 12 Days, May 6 – 17
Two C branch stations in Brookline – Englewood and Tappan Street – will also have limited service until mid-July as part of the MBTA’s accessibility upgrade projects.
May 6, 2026
Bike Month Begins: Find Group Rides, Events Near You
Today marks the beginning of National Bike Month, which includes dozens of rides and social events all across the Commonwealth.
May 1, 2026
Try Out Bike Commuting This Spring With ‘Guided Rides’ From A Better City
This spring, A Better City, a business organization focused on improving Boston's infrastructure, is bringing back its series of "guided rides" to coach novice bike commuters with the route-finding and riding skills they need to navigate the Boston region on a bike.
April 29, 2026
NYC Launches Congestion Pricing – Here’s What to Know
New York City entered the age of congestion pricing at 12:00:01 a.m. on Sunday. Here are the answers to all your questions.
January 5, 2025
StreetsblogMASS Is Taking A Summer Break
We're taking a week off to repair some slow zones, and will return on July 8th.
June 29, 2024
L.A. Times Analysis Shows Racist Harms of Freeway Projects
In five states — California, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas — the paper found that large highway building projects demolished homes predominantly in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
November 13, 2021
