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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
Too Hot to Move – Heat Wave Wilts Foot Traffic and Transit Riders
As the heat index pressed past the century mark in the greater Boston region Wednesday afternoon, pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders crowded into the shade of trees and struggled to keep cool.
July 17, 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is redesigning a high-crash intersection in downtown Medford; however, their plans currently include preserving an outdated highway overpass whose ramps are the the site of many of the crashes in the area.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
Thousands of Drivers Caught On Camera Passing Stopped School Buses In Peabody
But under current state law, it's still illegal for cities and towns to issue fines to the drivers caught putting kids' lives at risk.
May 30, 2024
Bay State Bike Month is Off to the Races with Kick-off at Aeronaut Brewing
May is Bay State Bike Month, and Boston-area bike advocates gathered at Aeronaut Brewing in Somerville for a Bike Month Kick-off Event last Sunday afternoon.
May 1, 2024
City of Cambridge Projects Aim to Reconnect Communities Around Alewife Station
The City of Cambridge is working on two major trail connections for pedestrians and cyclists in the vicinity of Danehy Park in North Cambridge with a new $2.4 million grant from the federal government.
April 29, 2024
Close.City Maps Illustrate Inequalities of Access to Vital Services Across the Boston Region
On Friday April 5th, Nat Henry (@NatMakesMaps), Director and founder of Henry Spatial Analysis, launched “Close”, an interactive map that shows walkable, bikeable, and transit-friendly neighborhoods across every block in the United States.
April 19, 2024
Worcester RTA Board Votes to Extend Fare-Free Buses Through 2025
The governing board of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) has formally voted to extend fare-free operations into mid-2025, extending the agency's distinction as the longest-running fare-free transit network in the United States.
April 18, 2024
Sec. Tibbits-Nutt Tells the T to ‘Do Better’ Recruiting Women Into Its Workforce
At a recent MBTA board meeting, Secretary of Transportation Monica Tibbits-Nutt called the lack of women working for the T “embarrassing” and asked the agency’s management to do more to recruit women.
April 5, 2024
MBTA Board Approves New Half-Priced Fare for Low-Income Riders
On Thursday, the MBTA Board of Directors voted unanimously to implement a new low-income fare structure, which could become available to riders later this spring or summer.
March 27, 2024
