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DCR Issues One More Call for Feedback on Arborway Redesign
A DCR spokesperson told StreetsblogMASS that a timeline for implementing the proposed changes in a construction project hasn't yet been determined.
February 14, 2022
Op-Ed: Why We Are Relaunching the ‘Future of Transportation’ Caucus
We are relaunching the Future of Transportation Caucus because our work to build more equitable, accessible, and sustainable transportation systems is far from finished and we cannot miss this opportunity to deliver for our communities.
January 24, 2022
RETURN TO SENDER: USPS Decarbonization Plan is Weak, Say Advocates
Sustainability leaders are furious at the United States Postal Service for dragging its feet on ditching gas-powered mail trucks and other vehicles — and the agency doesn't seem to be seriously considering non-automotive mail delivery options, either.
January 10, 2022
Rural Communities Are Struggling to Pay for Their Car-Dependent Infrastructure
A new report from the Massachusetts Office of the State Auditor calls for more spending on rural roads, but fails to address related and more urgent needs for more energy- and cost-efficient transportation in rural areas.
January 5, 2022
Baker Admin. Moves to Adopt California’s Electric Truck Mandates
California’s new regulation would require zero-emission engines in an increasing proportion of truck sales, ranging from delivery vans to big rigs.
January 4, 2022
The StreetsblogMASS 2021 Year In Review
From free buses to safer streets, we covered a lot of big transportation news in 2021.
December 29, 2021
USDOT Pressures States To Spend New Infrastructure Funds Sustainably
As states begin cashing no-strings-attached federal infrastructure checks, U.S. DOT is pushing them to spend those funds on projects that will help end the climate and roadway death crises.
December 17, 2021
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
What’s In (And What’s Out Of) the New Reconciliation Bill For Sustainable Transport
Most programs favored by sustainable transportation advocates have survived negotiations over the massive social infrastructure package that's held up the country's transportation ambitions for months — though a few of them have gotten a little skinnier.
November 2, 2021
Environmentalists Press for All-Electric MBTA Bus Fleet By 2030
"We’ve been pushing the T to set an ambitious deadline for electrification is because the T needs to make a plan for a new fleet, to get its garages modernized, and to make sure there’s enough funding available in the state budget," explained Veena Dharmaraj, Director of Transportation at the Massachusetts Sierra Club.
September 30, 2021
