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Checking in on the Franklin Park Action Plan
The master plan is now in the fifth and final “taking action” phase, in which the planning team will propose a framework to prioritize and fund improvement projects.
May 25, 2022
Coalition Rallies for Low-Income Fare Legislation
"I've watched passengers get on my bus and struggle to put that fare together," said Karen Maxwell of the Boston Carmen's Union Local 589.
April 25, 2022
Mayor Wu’s First Budget Proposal Features Bus Lane Projects, Safer Streets, and Transit-Oriented Housing
The proposed budget is an "unprecedented investment because this is an unprecedented moment," Mayor Wu told her cabinet members and City Councilors at a breakfast presentation in City Hall Wednesday morning.
April 13, 2022
It’s a New England Championship Round for America’s Best Bus Stop
Our final America's Best Bus Stop battle is a bit of a David and Goliath story...though our readers might disagree about which stop is really the underdog.
April 8, 2022
Mayor Wu Targets All-Electric School Bus Fleet By 2030
Boston Public Schools (BPS) will by 20 electric buses within the next 8 to 10 months, using funds from the school system’s operating budget and from the American Rescue Plan Act.
April 6, 2022
America’s Best Bus Stops 2022, Round One: Stops that Do Double Duty
After years and years of sending up sorry stops across America, we're turning our attention to wonderful waiting areas for once.
March 16, 2022
Mass. Clean Energy Center Awards $3 Million to New E-Bike Subsidy Programs
The funding will help lower-income families buy e-bikes in Worcester, Cape Cod, and the Pioneer Valley, and will also fund an 18-month cargo bike delivery pilot program that will serve the Allston neighborhood of Boston.
March 9, 2022
Over A Dozen Bus Routes Across Massachusetts Ditch Their Fareboxes Today
"Our goal is for Boston to be a proving ground joining with communities across the state that are really transforming what's possible for residents by taking down barriers to access, making buses more reliable, more affordable, and more accessible for all," said Mayor Wu at a press event at the Jackson Square Orange Line station on Tuesday morning.
March 1, 2022
City of Boston Proposes Safety Improvements for Mattapan Square
To improve safety - particularly for the thousands of transit riders who pass through the square - the City of Boston's Transportation Department is proposing to close the wide right-turn slip lane in front of the Mattapan trolley terminal, widen sidewalks to reduce crosswalk distances, and add a new crosswalk across the Blue Hills Parkway to provide more direct access to the T station and the Neponset Greenway from the neighborhoods to the west.
February 16, 2022
Boston City Council Considers Expanded Municipal Sidewalk Snow Removal
"As a city that prioritizes and is proud of the fact that a lot of our people move around on foot, or on public transit, and on bicycles, we have to have a snow clearance program that takes that into account, and it's something that has been done in other cities," said Boston City Councilor Kenzie Bok.
February 2, 2022
