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StreetsblogMASS Talks Federal Transportation Policy With Senator Ed Markey
We joined the Senator for a bus ride from Malden to Chelsea to learn about what's going on in federal transportation policy, and what the stakes are for this fall's elections.
August 27, 2026
Gove Gone, Osgood In: Mayor Wu Shakes Up Streets Cabinet Leadership
Mayor Wu is shaking up the leadership in her Streets Cabinet in the aftermath of last month's homicide of Louisa Gag, who was killed by a truck driver while riding her bike in Mission Hill.
August 4, 2026
‘Flock Off’: Mass Surveillance Surge Jeopardizes Lifesaving Crash Reduction Strategy
A surveillance company's controversial business model has made traffic enforcement look bad by association. The effects could cost hundreds of lives.
July 30, 2026
Mayor Wu Outlines a New Street Safety Agenda in the Wake of Louisa Gag’s Killing
On Friday morning, Mayor Wu issued a detailed 6-page letter to residents in which she outlined her administration's plan to improve the safety of the city's streets, and address mounting criticism of her administration's streets cabinet.
July 24, 2026
Failures of Communication and Accountability Plagued Mayor Wu’s Election-Year ‘Review’ of Transportation Department
An internal "30 day review" of city transportation projects that Mayor Wu requested during her re-election campaign last year was supposed to improve the public's trust in the city's ability to manage street safety and transit improvement projects.
July 22, 2026
We’ve Been Waiting For Over A Year For Boston to Honor State Public Records Laws
For the past year and a half, StreetsblogMASS has been waiting for the City of Boston's public records office to release city emails, calendar appointments, and other documents related to Mayor Wu's election-year "review" of the city's transportation projects and policies.
July 22, 2026
Mayor Wu Vetoes City Council’s Proposed Transportation Department Layoffs
The mayor's budget counter-proposal would save jobs at BTD by shifting budget cuts to the 'contracted services' line item instead.
June 17, 2026
Globe/Suffolk Poll Confirms That Fewer Drivers Would Clog City’s Roadways If Boston Had Congestion Pricing
A new Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll released yesterday finds that many respondents would avoid driving into downtown Boston if a congestion charge were in effect – thus confirming the efficacy of the policy.
June 17, 2026
Councilor FitzGerald Used Misleading Math In Pitch for Transportation Dept. Budget Cuts
The Boston City Council's last-minute cuts to the city's transportation office threaten to undo recent efforts to address disruptive worker shortages, and the City Councilor who proposed the budget cuts cited outdated pandemic-era budget figures in his arguments to justify them.
June 16, 2026
City Council Cuts $1.4 Million From Boston Transportation Dept. In Last-Minute Budget Debates
City Councilor Sharon Durkan warns that the new budget will "undoubtedly result in layoffs" at the Boston Transportation Department, the agency that plans and designs street safety and transit improvements across the city.
June 11, 2026