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Elections and Politics

Mayor Wu Appoints GovTech Expert Jascha Franklin-Hodge As Boston’s New Chief of Streets

A route 28 bus advertising the fare-free pilot passes through Grove Hall on Blue Hill Avenue on October 5, 2021.

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MBTA

More Fare-Free Buses Coming to Lawrence, Haverhill, and Boston

Portrait of Whitney Zhang of Boston on the Cambridge side of the Mass. Ave. Bridge on Nov. 23, 2021

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Bicycling

Mass. Ave. Bridge Users Praise Improved Bike Lanes: ‘I Hope We See More of This’

Protected bike lane on Washington St in Brookline

A Roundup of Holdups

A view of the new Columbus Ave. bus lanes and the new bus platforms at Walnut Avenue.

Walnut Ave. Bus Platforms

Transit

Eyes On the Street: A Quick Ride on Boston’s New Transitway

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Advocacy Opportunities

Election Day Roundup: Meet the Candidates, Make a Plan to Vote

Bike traffic on the Massachusetts Avenue bridge heading towards Cambridge on the evening of August 4, 2021.Bike traffic on the Massachusetts Avenue bridge heading towards Cambridge on the evening of August 4, 2021.

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Advocates Petition for Protected Bike Lanes on Mass. Ave. Bridge Before Year’s End

A Type 8 Green Line train derailed from newly-installed tracks on the E Branch near Heath Street on Tuesday evening, October 19, 2021. Photo courtesy of Ari Ofsevit.

A Type 8 Green Line train derailed from newly-installed tracks on the E Branch near Heath Street on Monday evening, October 21, 2021.

Could Fixing the E Branch Finally Bring the Green Line Back To Jamaica Plain?

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Housing

Boston City Council Votes to End Minimum Parking Requirements for Affordable Housing

More Stair Struggles: Back Bay Escalator Failure Injures 9

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