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MBTA workers replace rail inside the Haymarket Orange Line station. Courtesy of the MBTA.
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Department of Concealed Records: Why Is DCR Hiding Its ‘Parkways Study’?
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In 2015, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation initiated a $500,000 study to improve safety on its park roadways. But the study was never published, and six years later, the agency is stonewalling efforts to find out what happened.
Inside Berlin’s Free Cargo-Bikeshare Program
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Why can't we do this everywhere?
MBTA Board Updates: More New Problems With T’s New Trains
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At Monday’s MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board meeting, T officials revealed that they had discovered another significant mechanical issue on the MBTA’s new Orange and Red Line trains, and that the new vehicles will remain out of service until mid-June. The T is continuing to investigate a March 16 incident in which one the […]
Bucking National Trends, City of Boston Marks Progress on ‘Vision Zero’
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"In order to truly achieve Vision Zero, there need to be fewer single-occupancy vehicles on the road," concludes a new progress report from the Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition.
The WRTA’s Fare-Free Bus Experiment Was Popular, But Won’t Last Without Funding
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The WRTA's higher levels of transit ridership, relative to other peer cities, suggest that its fare-free policies may be especially helpful to frontline workers whose travel decisions are more sensitive to fare costs.