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Public Bathroom Access An Undervalued But Necessary Element of Walking, Transit Infrastructure
Catarina De Albuquerque, chief officer of the United Nations Sanitation and Water for All, calls the dearth of public bathrooms “an ongoing sanitation crisis, and it highlights American inequality and marginalization.”
July 25, 2022
Return to Sender: Postal Service Changes its Mind on Gas-Powered Truck Purchases
The United States Postal Service — under fire from environmental groups — is no longer moving ahead with a plan to almost entirely replace its aging delivery fleet with gas-fueled trucks.
July 20, 2022
Lawmakers Slam MBTA’s Lack of Transparency: ‘Riders Will Never Come Back if They Can’t Trust the Information They’re Getting’
"Who's calling the shots at the T?" asked Sen. Brendan Crighton, the Co-Chair of the legislature's Joint Committee on Transportation.
July 18, 2022
New Climate Policies Target the Commonwealth’s Worst Polluter: MassDOT
While other sectors of the Massachusetts economy are reducing their consumption of fossil fuels, pollution on MassDOT's roadways has been getting worse.
July 11, 2022
Why French and US Road Deaths Went In Dramatically Different Directions
Here's how American states and cities can look to the French example for approaches to improve road safety.
July 6, 2022
Analysis: There Are No 15-Minute Cities in a Post-Roe America
The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will increase the average round-trip travel distance required to reach the closest legal abortion care provider from 50 miles to a staggering 250.
June 27, 2022
Study: Black Cyclists Die 4.5 Times More Often Than White Riders
Black cyclists are more than four times more likely to die while riding a bike than White ones, a new study finds — and the stats aren't much better for other modes or other racially marginalized groups.
June 14, 2022
‘Copley Connect’ Echa a los Vehiculos Para Amplear Uno de los Espacios Famosos de Boston
“Es genial tener este tipo de espacio donde hay como una oportunidad para que la gente vea a esta calle de una manera diferente, lo que era la meta de todo esto,” dijo el Jefe de Calles, Jascha Franklin-Hodge.
June 9, 2022
‘Copley Connect’ Expands a Signature Boston Public Space By Kicking Out the Cars
“It's great to have this kind of space where there’s sort of an opportunity for people to look at this street in a different way, and that was the goal of this,” said Boston's Chief of Streets.
June 9, 2022
New Bill Would Create an Incentive to Go Car-Free in California
Bill from Senator Portantino would offer a tax credit to people who do not own cars
June 6, 2022
