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Mayor Wu Announces Scaled-Down Open Streets Schedule for 2026
On Thursday, Mayor Michelle Wu's press office released a schedule for this year's Open Streets series, which will include four car-free street festivals this summer and fall.
May 22, 2026
State Street Improvements Delayed: One of Downtown’s Most Poorly-Designed Streets Will Get A Fresh Coat of Asphalt Instead
Mayor Wu is postponing a plan to improve State Street in downtown Boston with wider, wheelchair-accessible sidewalks, safer crosswalks, and a protected bikeway connection.
May 12, 2026
Advocates Call for Accountability From Boston’s Streets Cabinet As a Condition for Budget Approval
Amira Patterson of Transportation for Massachusetts asked for the city for a "transparent explanation of the criteria used in deciding which projects to pursue, re-evaluate, or scrap."
May 5, 2026
Boston’s New Climate Plan Is At Odds With Boston’s New Transportation Policies
Mayor Wu's climate plan calls on the city to cut traffic and "transform" its transportation system, but City Hall leadership is cancelling and delaying projects that would actually accomplish those goals.
April 30, 2026
Try Out Bike Commuting This Spring With ‘Guided Rides’ From A Better City
This spring, A Better City, a business organization focused on improving Boston's infrastructure, is bringing back its series of "guided rides" to coach novice bike commuters with the route-finding and riding skills they need to navigate the Boston region on a bike.
April 29, 2026
Boston City Council to Host Hearing On Delays, Lost Funding for Transportation Projects
On Wed., April 22, Boston's City Council will seek some answers on why the Wu administration has been blocking long-planned transportation projects across the city.
April 16, 2026
New Bluebikes Contract Takes Effect, Focused on Expansion and E-Bikes
The greater Boston region has a new contract for the municipally-owned Bluebikes bikesharing system.
April 16, 2026
Councilors Durkan, Santana Propose Eliminating Off-Street Parking Mandates for Housing In Boston
The median rent for an apartment in Boston is now about $3,000 per month, but you can rent a parking space downtown for as little as $500 a month.
April 15, 2026
Drivers Killed Two Victims This Weekend, In Boston and Webster
The victim in the Webster crash has been identified as Marleigh Rose Guevara, a 10-year-old girl who loved dancing to Bad Bunny and roller skating with her sisters.
April 13, 2026
Eyes On the Street: Bikes, Pedestrians, and Buses Get More Space In Sullivan Square
MassDOT is wrapping up a multi-year bridge replacement project near Sullivan Square that has given transit riders, pedestrians, and bike commuters some significant improvements through the highway interchange that divides East Somerville from Sullivan Square.
April 13, 2026
