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StreetsblogMASS Welcomes Three New Board Members
StreetsblogMASS is a nonprofit organization, governed by a team of volunteer board members who help us administer our finances, provide editorial guidance, and generally keep our organization running smoothly and successfully.
January 16, 2026
While We Were Away: A Roundup of News From the Holiday Break
Happy new year! We took some time off for a long winter break, but news kept on happening. Some of these are stories we may cover in greater depth after we dig through a few hundred unread messages in our inbox, but for now, here's a quick briefing on the big stories from the past two weeks:
January 5, 2026
Our Most-Read Stories of 2025
This year, StreetsblogMASS attained a notable milestone: since January, readers have visited our homepage and article webpages over one million times – a 15 percent increase over last year's website traffic.
December 29, 2025
Welcome to Our New Board Members
StreetsblogMASS is a nonprofit organization, and the news you read on this website relies a team of volunteer board members who help us administrer our finances, provide editorial guidance, and generally keep our organization running smoothly and successfully.
May 27, 2025
State Funding Keeps Rural Long-Haul Bus Routes Rolling
The state's Rural Intercity Bus Connections program will subsidize intercity bus service on Cape Cod and western Massachusetts.
April 11, 2025
Our Most-Read Stories of 2024
Our annual roundup of the year's biggest stories on StreetsblogMASS doesn't include some of the biggest transportation news stories of the year – like the remarkable comeback that the MBTA made by repairing hundreds of slow zones, or how free and reduced fares spread across the state.
December 26, 2024
We Want to Hear From You: Take Our Year-End Reader Survey
As we approach the end of the year, we're reflecting about how we can grow and improve StreetsblogMASS in 2025, and we'd like you – our readers – to weigh in.
December 12, 2024
Commentary: A Reflection on the Election, and What Comes Next
The last week has been a blur, and I've gone through most of my stages of grief in this situation – muting, blocking, unfollowing, planning to leave the country, checking the House of Representatives races, not eating all day, eating lots of pasta, planning to stay and fight – wait, why should I fight for a place that keeps showing me it won't fight for me again? And now, finally, I find myself at the “writing” stage, hence, this piece.
November 14, 2024
Minnesota, Nice – How Governors Walz and Healey Stack Up On Transportation Issues
Earlier this summer, Vice President Kamala Harris took the reins of the Democratic Party and chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate.
October 29, 2024
StreetsblogMASS Is Taking A Summer Break
We're taking a week off to repair some slow zones, and will return on July 8th.
June 29, 2024
