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Roadblocked: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Eliminates Most Federal Funding For Allston Highway Realignment
Without a formal project agreement in place, MassDOT will receive only $8 million out of a $335 million "reconnecting communities" grant that the Biden administration had pledged.
July 10, 2025
The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Is About Our Transportation Future, Too
Transportation didn't get a lot of mention in the public discussion of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. But it's everywhere.
July 8, 2025
Black Transportation Justice: How Mobility Affects Housing, Health, and Freedom in a Modern World
Part 3 in a three-part series.
June 26, 2025
Black Transportation Justice: A Closer Look at Intersectional Labor Movements
Throughout the 20th century, Black civil rights leaders used transportation as a means to challenge white supremacy, aiding movements for organized labor and feminism along the way.
June 24, 2025
Legislature’s Fair Share Budget Compromise Gets MBTA Closer to Budget Fix
A compromise on the Fair Share supplemental budget makes it more likely the T will be able to afford its projected $3.24 billion operating budget for 2026.
June 17, 2025
Chamber of Commerce Lobbies Mass. Senate to Fund the MBTA
"Even the significant resources proposed by the Governor are below the MBTA’s actual need," says Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce president James Rooney.
May 15, 2025
Here Are the Street Projects In Boston’s Latest Capital Budget
A day after Mayor Wu suggested that her administration was interested in replacing paint and flexible-post bollards with more permanent infrastructure along the city's bikeways, her administration released their proposed capital budget for fiscal year 2026, which includes a detailed list of street construction projects that the city hopes to work on next year.
April 9, 2025
Boston Releases ’30-Day Review’ Memo of Safety Projects
The city remains secretive about whose opinions mattered enough for its consultation in the review process.
April 3, 2025
Transportation for Massachusetts Coalition Holds ‘Day of Action’ On Beacon Hill
Some lawmakers warn that chaotic budget cuts from Washington could create headwinds for bold new transportation policies this year.
April 2, 2025
Watch: StreetsblogMASS On GBH
Your StreetsblogMASS editor joined Boston Public Radio's Jim Braude and Margery Eagan, plus former MassDOT Secretary Jim Aloisi, to discuss possible federal funding cuts from the Trump administration, the politics of bike and bus lanes, and the long-awaited debut of South Coast Rail.
March 26, 2025
