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Congress Resurrects E-Bike Tax Credit Proposal

By Kea Wilson | Mar 22, 2023 | No Comments

A popular proposal for a federal e-bike credit is back in front of Congress — and this time, supporters have hard proof of concept that it will be the emissions-slashing, congestion-cutting, mode-shifting tool that Americans deserve.

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Transport is the Leading Source of U.S. Emissions — Again

By Kea Wilson | Jan 12, 2023 | No Comments

America's transportation sector remains the leading national driver of the climate crisis — and automobile drivers aren't helping.

MBTA Is On A Shopping Spree for Commuter Train Parking

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 16, 2022 | No Comments

On Thursday, the MBTA Board of Directors gave the green light for the T to spend a quarter-billion dollars to acquire Widett Circle, a 24-acre former food distribution center between Interstate 93 and the T’s Cabot Yards, to store commuter rail trains near South Station. During Thursday’s monthly meeting of the MTBA board of directors, […]

A rendering of a proposed Columbus Avenue busway, looking down at the street from above, with the Northeast Corridor railroad tracks at left, the Southwest Corridor bike and walking paths, and center-running bus lanes on Columbus Avenue, with bus shelters located between the bus lanes and the general-purpose motor vehicle lanes.

Our First Look at Boston’s Plans to Extend Columbus Ave. Bus Lanes

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 13, 2022 | No Comments

The project would more than double the length of the existing busway that opened on Columbus Avenue last year.

Faneuil Hall in downtown Boston on Election Day, November 3, 2020.

Election Day: How to Vote, What We’re Watching

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 8, 2022 | No Comments

Today is Election Day in Massachusetts, when Massachusetts voters will pick a new Governor, their representatives in the State House (and in Washington), and four statewide referendums. While most of these races are not nail-biters, these elected officials will decide the fate of critical state and federal legislation for the next two years – including […]

About 40 cars occupy five lanes of highway in crawling traffic that stretches off to the horizon..

MassDOT’s ‘Beyond Mobility’ Makes Plans for 2050 – But Glosses Over Agency’s Role in the Climate Crisis

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 20, 2022 | No Comments

Where MassDOT long-range planning materials do mention climate change, it’s treated exclusively as a problem that could affect MassDOT’s infrastructure, without any consideration of how MassDOT’s infrastructure – the state’s biggest source of air pollution – will affect the climate.

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