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Buttigieg’s New Emissions Standards Fail to Close the Infamous ‘Light Truck Loophole’
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced strong new emissions rules last week — but, once again, the strictest standards won't apply to the biggest, dirtiest cars that constitute three-quarters of the new vehicle market today.
April 4, 2022
Ten Ways the U.S. Can Cut Gasoline Expenditures Right Now
A top intergovernmental organization released a 10-point plan to cut gasoline use worldwide in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine — but the U.S. will have trouble actually implementing it without an upheaval on our national transportation culture.
March 23, 2022
Mass. Clean Energy Center Awards $3 Million to New E-Bike Subsidy Programs
The funding will help lower-income families buy e-bikes in Worcester, Cape Cod, and the Pioneer Valley, and will also fund an 18-month cargo bike delivery pilot program that will serve the Allston neighborhood of Boston.
March 9, 2022
The T’s Zero-Emission Trolleybuses Are Headed for the Scrap Heap
The T wants to begin renovations on the North Cambridge garage, which currently houses the 35 electric trolleybuses that serve the 71 and 73, within the next year in order to support an all-new fleet of battery-electric buses by early 2024.
February 17, 2022
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
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
