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Election Roundup: Transit Notches Wins In California, Colorado, and New York
Transportation wasn't explicitly on the ballot yesterday in Massachusetts, but the major "blue wave" that swept the country will eventually have major implications for federal transportation policy, and stave off the Republicans' proposals for disastrous budget cuts for public transit and safer streets.
November 4, 2026
Boston Residents Fume As Mayor Wu Fails to Deliver Promised Traffic-Calming to Neighborhood Streets
A city engineer warned, in a 2025 internal email message, that the mayor's abrupt turn against speed hump installations would put the public's safety at risk: "We know there will be excessive speeding... This decision has caused an incredible amount of internal conflict for me, I don't think it's the right choice."
November 2, 2026
Pittsfield Area Railroad Improvements Will Help Set the Stage For More Amtrak Service to Albany
On Thursday, Governor Healey's administration announced that two track improvement projects in the Pittsfield area will go under construction in the coming months to improve operations for the seasonal Berkshire Flyer service, and set the stage for a planned Boston-Albany route.
October 9, 2026
Can Waltham and Weston Transform Aging Office Parks Into A Transit-Oriented Neighborhood?
Developers are planning up to 880 new homes and a new regional rail station to replace struggling office parks in Waltham and Weston.
October 6, 2026
UMass Study: Rural Transit’s Economic Benefits Far Exceed Its Modest Costs
A suite of economic impact studies from Transportation for Massachusetts and the UMass Amherst Donahue Institute concludes that rural microtransit services generate millions of dollars' worth in economic benefits each year for the small towns where they operate.
October 1, 2026
Elected Officials In Athol Celebrate the Removal of A Downtown Parking Lot
They unpaved a parking lot and put up a paradise.
September 17, 2026
Happy Birthday to America’s Oldest Subway
On this day 129 years ago, at around 6 a.m., trolley 1752 plunged into a gaping hole in Boston’s Public Garden and became the nation’s first subway car.
September 1, 2026
Talking Federal Transportation Policy With Senator Ed Markey
We joined the Senator for a bus ride from Malden to Chelsea to learn about what's going on in federal transportation policy, and what the stakes are for this fall's elections.
August 27, 2026
Against Neighbors’ Wishes, Boston Streets Commissioners Cancel Planned Bikeway Near Day Square
Among the dozen people who testified at Thursday's hearing, the only people who spoke in favor of removing the proposed bike lane were City Hall employees.
August 20, 2026
Wu Administration Shelved Safety Plans For Mission Hill Streets Where Driver Killed Louisa Gag
"We knew there were dangers. We had a plan to make it safer. It is blatantly irresponsible for the city to make a deliberate decision to not follow through."
July 14, 2026
