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MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack, wearing a blazer over a red top, stands next to Steve Poftak (center) wearing a suit and pink-and-blue plaid tie, and Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker, wearing a buttoned suit and green tie. All three are holding scissors and segments of a cut orange ribbon. They stand in front of a new Orange Line train car bearing the words "OAK GROVE" on the destination sign above the door.

The T’s New Train Factory Has Gone Off the Rails

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 3, 2023 | No Comments

On Thursday, Governor Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, and their administration's newly-assembled transportation cabinet rode a Red Line train, visited the T's Operations Control Center, and outlined their early plans to tackle the many challenges facing the MBTA. "Our message to all those who ride the T, the rails, the buses, around the state, […]

State Street and the Springfield Central Library in downtown Springfield.

City of Springfield Wins $15 Million to Improve Street Safety Citywide

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 1, 2023 | No Comments

"Safe Streets and Roads for All unlocks federal dollars to fund some of the most effective safety interventions on streets – small-scale investments deployed at scale – that were previously inaccessible to communities without strong local funding sources."

An architect's rendering of a new building with a ground-floor space signed "Boston Public Library" and 11 floors of apartments above. The upper floors are clad in green bricks and a small elevated plaza with ramps and small trees leads to the building's main entrance.

In 2022, Boston Planners Once Again Approved More Parking Spaces Than Homes

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 1, 2023 | No Comments

In spite of the city's pressing housing shortage and ambitious climate goals, which call for fewer cars on Boston's streets, the BPDA's project approvals for 2022 include more parking and less housing compared to 2021.

Easy commute, no place to live: the MTBA commuter rail station at West Hingham on the Greenbush Line.

Suburbs Face Their First Deadline for New Transit-Oriented Zoning Law

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 30, 2023 | No Comments

Where many suburbs currently only allow single-family homes with large lawns, the new rules will require new zoning districts "of reasonable size," and generally within a half-mile of transit stops, where builders would be allowed to construct at least 15 homes per acre.

a clear trail lined by snow next to trees and a restaurant.

Leominster and Fitchburg’s New Rail-Trail Gets Creative With Winter Maintenance

By Grecia White | Jan 27, 2023 | No Comments

A relatively new trail, Twin Cities Rail Trail first opened its “phase 1” segment to the public last summer to connect the cities of Fitchburg and Leominster.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu answers questions from the press after delivering her first State of the City address at MGM Music Hall in Fenway.

Mayor Wu Promises More Housing and Zoning Reform in State of the City Address

By Grecia White | Jan 26, 2023 | No Comments

Last night, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu delivered her first State of the City address to a large audience inside MGM Music Hall in Fenway. Top on the list of priorities was housing, which dominated a large part of her speech. Mayor Wu made big declarations supporting a shift in the status quo and how planning […]

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What It’s Like to Be a Woman Transit Operator

By Tonya Abernathy | Jan 26, 2023 | No Comments

Editor’s note: A version of this article appeared as part of the Subtext Zine from Transit Center and is republished with permission. Across the U.S., transit agencies are grappling with a shortfall of operators. These operators — frontline workers that keep buses and trains running are essential to a functioning transit network that actually gets riders where […]

A person riding a bike along a sunny one-way street next to some two-story buildings with stores on the ground floor.

In Chicopee, Drivers Have Killed 8 People Since September

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 25, 2023 | No Comments

Even in the context of record-setting bloodshed on Massachusetts roadways last year, Chicopee has seen an unusually high rate of violence from drivers.

Riders in Chelsea and an MBTA outreach worker wait to board the bus at Bellingham Street in downtown Chelsea. T staff shared information about the Bus Network Redesign project with members onboard.

Advocates Set An Agenda For Salvaging the T’s Troubled Buses

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 25, 2023 | No Comments

One of the report’s key arguments – and the reason for its title – is that the region’s current bus fleet is actually smaller than it was in the early 1970s, even though the region has added 1.7 million new residents since then.

Deodhar's e-bike leans against the wall as he exits the storage shed.

Zipping Through Town On An E-bike with Aseem Deodhar

By Grecia White | Jan 24, 2023 | No Comments

Last fall, Rad Power Bikes, an e-bike vendor who envisions “a world where transportation is energy-efficient, enjoyable and accessible to all,” offered a sweet deal on one of their popular bikes – just irresistible enough to prompt many people to leap into the electric bike world. In October, the company’s RadMission e-bike went on sale […]