Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Elections and Politics

Healey Admin. Recruits Transit Justice Leader to Lead MBTA’s Safety Oversight Agency

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 15, 2023 | No Comments

While at CLF, Rubin was involved in a number of advocacy efforts to make the MBTA work better for its lower-income riders.

An evening city street scene on Boylston Street near Copley Square. On the left side of the photo is a busy sidewalk and a Chick-Fil-A restaurant. On the street in front of the restaurant, four cars, three of them double-parked, occupy the multiple-lane street; a food delivery driver is stepping out of one of the cars while a second car is attempting to drive between the others to fit in closer to the curb.

Legislation Aims to Take the Measure of Traffic Impacts From App-Based Delivery Services

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 14, 2023 | No Comments

Because app-based food delivery services operate with very little oversight in Massachusetts, it’s difficult to estimate the scale of their impact.

A bike rider rides along a flexpost-protected bike lane next to a sidewalk cafe on one side and a line of cars waiting in traffic on the other side of the bus lane, on the left edge of the photo.

Judge Dismisses Suit Against Cambridge’s Cycling Safety Ordinance

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 13, 2023 | No Comments

In a memorandum dismissing the case, Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Maureen Hogan observed that, contrary to the plaintiff's claims, the Cycling Safety Ordinance "does not prohibit individuals from visiting any businesses or residences, and the Plaintiffs have not plausibly suggested facts to the contrary."

Highland Avenue near Central St. in 2020.

Somerville Budget Plan Could Start Highland Ave. Protected Bike Lane Project in 2024

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 9, 2023 | No Comments

The city plans "protected bike lanes in both directions, following the anticipated completion of sewer separation work in 2024,” a spokesperson from Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne’s office told Streetsblog.

A rendering of a future Blue Line station entrance from the lobby of the existing Charles/MGH station in Charles Circle. Escalators would lead underground to a new Blue Line platform under Cambridge Street. The Red and Blue Lines are currently the only two lines in the T's network that don't directly connect to each other at a downtown station. Courtesy of the MBTA.

What’s In Gov. Healey’s Budget Proposal

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 6, 2023 | No Comments

The state government expects to get over $1 billion next year from a new surtax on high-income earners. Here's how the Governor plans to spend it.

Attorney General Maura Healey speaks at an event launching her campaign for governor outside the Maverick Blue Line station earlier this year.

Three Things to Watch in Gov. Healey’s First Budget Proposal

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 27, 2023 | No Comments

Later this week, Gov. Maura Healey is expected to release her administration’s first state budget proposal, which will be a key indicator of how she expects to implement her campaign promises. This morning, at a YMCA in Lynn, the Governor announced one big-ticket idea from her budget plan: a $750 million tax relief package, the […]

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