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Aeffia Feuerstein is a writer and activist living in Boston, Massachusetts. Aeffia completed their Bachelor&#8217;s in Urban Studies from Columbia University.

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MBTA

Transit Advocates Salute the MBTA’s Slowest Buses With Inaugural Pokey/Schleppie Awards

Got tips? Send them to me via Signal, the encrypted messaging app, at 207-310-0728. You can also follow me on <a href="https://better.boston/@cmilneil" rel="me">Mastodon.</a>

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Christian MilNeil

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Bus lanes

Bus Network Redesign Shows Signs of Life

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Trails

DCR Starts Construction on Waltham-Weston Mass. Central Trail Connection

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Highways

City of Everett Wins Federal Funds to Bridge the Sweetser Circle Barrier

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MBTA Endorses A New Bus Rapid Transit Route Through Everett

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Meghan Volcy

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Transit

Boston Officially Commits to Building Dedicated Busway on Blue Hill Ave.

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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Brookline to Install Bus-Only Lanes On Route 9 Bottleneck This Year

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Boston’s Next Bus Rapid Transit Line Would Link Downtown, Sullivan Square Before the End of This Decade

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‘Cameras Don’t Have Guns’ – Boston’s Black Community Weighs In On Camera-Based Traffic Enforcement

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Legislature’s Latest Attempt for Automated Traffic Enforcement Is Missing the Bus