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Mayor Wu Outlines a New Street Safety Agenda in the Wake of Louisa Gag's Killing

Christian MilNeil

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Failures of Communication and Accountability Plagued Mayor Wu's Election-Year 'Review' of Transportation Department

Christian MilNeil

An internal “30 day review” of city transportation projects that Mayor Wu requested during her re-election campaign last year was supposed to improve the public’s trust in the city’s ability to manage street safety and transit improvement projects.

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A large crowd fills up Boston's City Hall Plaza with the brutalist City Hall in the background.

Boston City Councilors File Legislation to Improve Transportation Department Accountability

Christian MilNeil

Councilors also passed a hearing order to discuss a possible new bike network plan, and a resolution that urges “in the strongest terms that the (Wu) administration strengthen its approach to Vision Zero.”

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A man on a road bike rides along a paved path between a highway on the left and a sidewalk lined with trees on the right. Construction barrels line the path into the distance.

New State Road Funding Bill Includes $200 Million For DCR Parkways and Trail Projects

Christian MilNeil

A new state funding bill for statewide road maintenance projects will include a new $200 million fund for trails and roadways under the control of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

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A segment of the MBTA subway map showing alternative routes during a partial closure of the Red Line between Alewife (upper left) and Park St (lower right). A dotted line connecting closed Red Line stations indicates bus shuttle service. A purple line indicating Fitchburg Line commuter rail service connects Porter station non-stop to North Station, which is three stops away from Park St. on the Green Line. Also there are numerous dotted yellow lines indicating bus service, including the 87, 88, and 89 from Davis to connections on the Green Line in Somerville, and the 109, which connects Harvard to the Union Sq. Green Line station and to the Sullivan Orange Line station.

The Red Line Is Taking Summer Break July 21-30

The MBTA is suspending Red Line service north of downtown Boston for 10 consecutive days starting on Tuesday, July 21.

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Transportation Planners' Deaths Galvanize Anger and Advocacy In Boston and Chicago

John Greenfield


The last two months have been heartbreaking for sustainable transportation professionals.


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