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Attorney General Maura Healey speaks at an event launching her campaign for governor outside the Maverick Blue Line station earlier this year.

2022 Maura Healey campaign launch at Maverick

Elections and Politics

Gov. Healey’s Inauguration Speech Touches on Housing, Transportation, Climate

Sam Mintz is currently the editor of <a href="https://brookline.news/">Brookline.News</a>, a nonprofit news website covering the Town of Brookline. Before moving back to the Boston area in 2021, Sam spent five years in D.C. covering Congress and federal agencies for Politico and E&amp;E News.

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Coolidge Corner

Two Factions Square Off Over Housing Issues in Brookline Town Meeting Races

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A view of the new Columbus Ave. bus lanes and the new bus platforms at Walnut Avenue.

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Mayor Wu’s First Budget Proposal Features Bus Lane Projects, Safer Streets, and Transit-Oriented Housing

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Housing

Councilors Vote to Delete Minimum Parking Rules From Cambridge Zoning Code

A rendering of the proposed 5-story apartment building at 3371 Washington Street, which would provide 38 homes for low-income seniors and a new ground-floor space for the El Embajador Restaurant, within a short walk of the Green Street Orange Line station.

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In 2021, Boston Planners Approved More Parking Spaces Than Homes

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Transit

New State Rule Would Force Suburbs to Legalize Thousands of New Apartments Near T Stops

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Neighbors Have High Hopes for Redevelopment of Arborway Yard

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Boston City Council Votes to End Minimum Parking Requirements for Affordable Housing

Michael Andersen writes about housing and transportation for the Sightline Institute. He previously covered bike infrastructure for PeopleForBikes, a national bicycling advocacy organization.

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Good Transit Is Pointless When People Can’t Live Near It