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Talking Headways Podcast: Optimism on Infrastructure
This week we’re joined by Linda Samuels, associate professor of urban design at Washington University in St. Louis, to talk about her book "Infrastructural Optimism." We chat about how growth for growth’s sake is not the answer, learn from postmodernist urbanism, and why systems should be more connected.
December 2, 2021
More Fare-Free Buses Coming to Lawrence, Haverhill, and Boston
Officials approved two major expansions in fare-free bus service on Wednesday: in Boston, the City Council formally endorsed Mayor Wu's proposal to fund fare-free service on three MBTA routes in Dorchester, and earlier in the day, the Advisory Board of the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA), which serves Haverhill, Lawrence, and surrounding communities, voted to suspend fares on all of the system's local bus routes for a two-year pilot that will begin on March 1.
December 1, 2021
Wisconsin Car Attack is an Example of Our Failure to Prevent Cars Being Used as Weapons
Policy, culture, and environment create conditions that all too often permit such crimes — and by failing to address those conditions, advocates argue, we practically ensure that such atrocities will continue to happen.
November 24, 2021
L.A. Times Analysis Shows Racist Harms of Freeway Projects
In five states — California, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas — the paper found that large highway building projects demolished homes predominantly in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
November 13, 2021
The Infrastructure Bill: What’s In It For Us?
President Biden's $1.2-trillion "infrastructure" bill passed the House late on Friday evening and was hailed by a POTUS needing a win as a “once-in-a-generation investment.” But what's really in it?
November 7, 2021
Eyes On the Street: A Quick Ride on Boston’s New Transitway
Boston's new center-running bus lanes are open for business in Roxbury, and they're already delivering major benefits to pedestrian and transit riders along Columbus Avenue between Franklin Park and the Jackson Square Orange Line stop.
November 3, 2021
Transit Advocate Michelle Wu Will Be Boston’s Next Mayor
Wu will have direct control over how Boston's streets are designed and maintained when she takes control of the Boston Public Works and Boston Transportation Departments.
November 2, 2021
What’s In (And What’s Out Of) the New Reconciliation Bill For Sustainable Transport
Most programs favored by sustainable transportation advocates have survived negotiations over the massive social infrastructure package that's held up the country's transportation ambitions for months — though a few of them have gotten a little skinnier.
November 2, 2021
Four Ways to Keep Kids Safe From Traffic Violence This Halloween
Top health leaders are encouraging families to get outside and trick-or-treat for the first time since the pandemic began, but advocates are urging them not to ignore another public health threat that threatens kids every Halloween: traffic violence.
October 29, 2021
Advocates Petition for Protected Bike Lanes on Mass. Ave. Bridge Before Year’s End
The coalition's proposed design, which could be implemented with paint and flexposts before the end of the year, would remove one motor vehicle lane to provide more space for the bridge's bike lanes.
October 28, 2021
