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Healey Administration Delays Rules to Regulate Tailpipe Pollutants From Trucks
Governor Healey will delay implementation of pollution regulations that had been adopted by her Republican predecessor.
October 24, 2024
A New Neighborhood Could Replace Oil Tanks in Everett, But Plans Hinge On Uncertain MBTA Expansion Projects
Developers have filed plans to replace a former ExxonMobil oil tank complex in Everett with a new neighborhood of high-rise buildings, including over 3,000 new homes, next to the MBTA's Newburyport-Rockport regional rail line and a proposed new bus rapid transit route.
September 30, 2024
Rail Reflections from the California Zephyr
Birthdays can be a lot. There are a lot of expectations of what you should do, who you should do it with, what it should feel like, what it should look like to other people.
August 19, 2024
The T’s New Electric Fairmount Line Trains Could Run On Other Lines, Too
A a Tuesday morning press event in Mattapan, elected officials joined neighborhood transit and environmental justice advocates to celebrate the MBTA's decision to electrify and add significantly more transit service for the predominantly Black neighborhoods it runs through.
August 13, 2024
State House Democrats Flub Major Legislation As Formal Sessions End
Even as they worked into the early morning hours of Thursday morning in an attempt to cheat their July 31 deadline, lawmakers in the Massachusetts State House ultimately failed to agree on several major pieces of legislation in time, leaving numerous important bills unresolved and likely dead.
August 1, 2024
Eyes On the Street: Some Shade Flair for Day Square
This summer in East Boston, a new pop-up public space is covering up a sun-baked field of asphalt in Day Square, offering a small measure of relief for a neighborhood that is uniquely vulnerable to summer's increasingly miserable heat waves.
July 30, 2024
This Heat Wave is a Car Dependency Problem
Our quickly warming planet has a unique impact on people who don't or can't drive — and we need policy action to protect their health.
July 18, 2024
MBTA, Cape Cod, and Vineyard Transit Authorities Win Federal Funding for Electric and Lower-Emission Buses
On Tuesday, the Federal Transit Administration announced it would give nearly $60 million to three Massachusetts public transit agencies to help finance new fleets of electric and hybrid-electric buses.
July 9, 2024
Medford Main Street Project Sparks Community Debate on Safety, Mobility, and Sustainability
MassDOT is redesigning a high-crash intersection in downtown Medford; however, their plans currently include preserving an outdated highway overpass whose ramps are the the site of many of the crashes in the area.
June 28, 2024
Eyes On the Street: Somerville’s New Garden-Protected Bike Lane
As it enters its final phase of construction, a multi-year sewer replacement project in Somerville's Spring Hill neighborhood is rebuilding several neighborhood streets with new sidewalks, protected bike lanes, and other safety improvements – along with a big increase in curbside greenery.
May 20, 2024
