Mayor Michelle Wu
News topics:
Mayor Wu Trounces Anti-Bike Challenger In Preliminary Election
In stump speeches, Kraft claimed, without evidence, that the city's limited number of bike lanes "increase congestion," and pledged to "set a pause" on new bikeways.
September 10, 2025
Live In Boston? Make A Plan to Vote In Today’s Preliminary Election
Mayoral challenger Josh Kraft has made his opposition to bike lanes a major theme in his multi-million dollar campaign against Mayor Michelle Wu.
September 9, 2025
Wu Won’t Fix Hyde Park Ave. Safety Hazards in Upcoming Paving Project
"It’s been proven that that area is deadly for pedestrians, and a mess for people in cars too, so let’s fix it up,” says City Councilor Ben Weber.
August 14, 2025
Mayor Wu Admits City Made ‘Mistake’ Removing Protective Barriers Along Key Bike Routes
Protective barriers along Mass. Ave. are "being put back," Mayor Wu told Tiffany Cogell of the Boston Cyclists Union on GBH's Boston Public Radio talk show on Tuesday.
April 8, 2025
While Constituents Demand Safer Streets, Boston Is Removing Protective Barriers From New Bikeways
A City Hall spokesperson declined to say whether the removals are permanent, or only temporary.
March 5, 2025
Mayor Wu Begins ‘Review’ of Recent Street Safety Upgrades – Here’s How to Weigh In
At the end of the 30-day review of recent street improvements, the city plans to consider "alternative plans/proposals we could pivot to," according to an internal City Hall memo.
February 28, 2025
Mayor Wu Introduces Ordinance to Regulate Delivery App Companies
On Monday, Mayor Michelle Wu filed a proposed new city ordinance that would regulate app-based delivery companies like DoorDash and UberEats, whose drivers have elicited vocal complaints from residents in downtown neighborhoods.
February 4, 2025
Wu Admin Expands Open Newbury Events Into December
Editor's note: the following is a lightly-edited adaptation of a City of Boston press release.
November 5, 2024
New Morrissey Boulevard Commission Will Come Up With Another Plan for Boston’s Wettest Highway
In March 2021, we reported that "a crowded field of local and state agencies will collaborate on yet another plan for redesigning Morrissey Boulevard, the crumbling and frequently flooded highway that divides Dorchester neighborhoods from the Boston Harbor waterfront."
November 30, 2023
The Polls Are In: Hating Bike Lanes Is Not A Winning Electoral Strategy
Voters say "not in my city hall" to "not in my backyard" politicians.
November 13, 2023
