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Want to Try Bike Commuting? Try A ‘Guided Ride’ From A Better City
This month, A Better City, a business organization focused on improving Boston's infrastructure, is hosting a series of "guided rides" to give novice bike commuters the knowledge and confidence they need to navigate the Boston region on a bike.
June 16, 2025
TransitMatters Hires Transportation Policy Expert Caitlin Allen-Connelly as Its New Executive Director
Caitlin Allen-Connelly has been the TransitMatters board secretary and was also a Senior Advisor on Transportation at A Better City, a regional business organization.
May 29, 2025
Under Harvard’s Influence, MassDOT Approves $86 Million Contract to Rehab Allston Highway Viaduct
"It’s concerning that Harvard, an institution that has historically been opaque in their plans to develop in Allston, has control over the major infrastructure that impacts thousand of residents here, without having a clear and transparent process to share what those conversations are," said Galen Mook, a member of the Allston Multimodal Project's public task force.
March 21, 2023
Blue Line in East Boston Is the Focus of Ongoing Climate Change Mitigation Study
The community of East Boston has been dealing with climate change on many fronts. As one of the five “Environmental Justice” neighborhoods highlighted in the City of Boston’s recent Heat Plan, it is not only disproportionately affected during high heat events, but its geography also makes it prone to flooding from rising sea levels.
October 3, 2022
Federal Infrastructure Bill Could Buy Big Projects, But Not Long-Term Fiscal Stability
A massive influx of federal funds (and the looming possibility of a major federal infrastructure bill) is shoring up budgets at the state's major transit agencies in spite of the past year's dip in ridership and fare collections, and opening up possibilities for funding major projects, like the electrification of the regional rail network and a new link between the Red and Blue lines in downtown Boston.
August 25, 2021
Facing Solid Consensus for At-Grade Design, MassDOT Stalls Allston/I-90 Decision
MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack told MassDOT board members that she could not "at this time" recommend a preferred alternative for the project.
November 18, 2020
