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MBTA Board Faces Criticism for Amending Fare Contract During Pandemic
Advocates want the board to have "an equitable and transparent" process to evaluate the project before the board takes action.
April 27, 2020
Demands of ‘Essential’ Work Put Boston’s Neighborhoods of Color at Higher Risk
'Essential' workers are more likely to live in the Boston region’s neighborhoods of color, according to an analysis by the ACLU of Massachusetts.
April 27, 2020
Guest Column: Pandemic Puts Tow Drivers in Limbo
Tow truck drivers are still considered "essential" workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, but with declining traffic, fewer tows, and bigger health risks, drivers in the industry are facing difficult financial decisions.
April 23, 2020
Op-Ed: Mobility Justice Amid COVID-19
"Being rooted in a vision for mobility justice in this moment means embracing the collective responsibility that we all have to keep each other safe."
April 17, 2020
Study: Highway Pollution Contributes to Higher COVID-19 Death Rates
The study's results are especially concerning for many of communities of color in Massachusetts, where the legacies of racist planning policies expose Asian, Latinx and Black neighborhoods to higher levels of tailpipe pollution.
April 7, 2020
T Data Suggest Service Cuts Will Increase COVID-19 Risks for Low-Income Riders
Ridership has dropped systemwide, but key bus routes that serve lower-income neighborhoods remain busy.
March 17, 2020
Boston Pitches Major Transit-Focused Redesign For Blue Hill Ave.
Because the vast majority of Blue Hill Avenue's neighbors identify as people of color, the addition of high-quality bus lanes and stations could offer a major improvement to inequities in the city's bus network, where black bus riders currently spend, on average, 64 more hours every year traveling than white bus riders.
March 5, 2020
City Proposes Road Diet, Protected Bike Lanes On Cummins Highway in Mattapan
The Boston Public Works Department is recommending a major reconfiguration of Mattapan's Cummins Highway to reduce vehicle speeds and add protected bike lanes, but drivers in the neighborhood are pushing back against the city's recommendations.
March 3, 2020
Boston Starts Outreach For Hyde Park Ave. Bus and Bike Improvements
Planners from the City of Boston and the MBTA held their first open house on Tuesday evening in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood to solicit ideas for "complete streets" and transit-priority improvements to Hyde Park Avenue, a major transit corridor and one of the only north-south routes into the neighborhoods of Hyde Park and Readville.
February 17, 2020
