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Baker’s Climate Plans Presume A Future With Lots of Driving
Governor Baker's climate plan focuses most of its attention on subsidizing electric car purchases, and generally dismisses the potential of reducing pollution with transit-oriented development or expanded transit services.
January 18, 2021
Data Confirm That More Fatal Crashes Happen in Commonwealth’s Black Neighborhoods
Of the 210 fatal car crashes in Massachusetts where a driver killed a bike rider or pedestrian between 2018 and 2020, a quarter of those killings occurred in neighborhoods where the Black population makes up a higher-than-average proportion of the neighborhood population, according to a Streetsblog analysis of MassDOT fatal crash records.
January 12, 2021
Biden Admin. Appoints Pete Buttigieg for Sec. of Transportation
Buttigieg will have a major responsibility in making sure the Biden administration meets its climate goals.
December 15, 2020
Rep. Pressley Calls on Feds to Fund Highways, Transit Equally
Since 1982, federal transportation funding has been governed by the "80-20 split," which restricts the federal Department of Transportation from spending more than 20 percent of its Highway Trust Fund money on transit projects, leaving the majority of federal funding for highway projects.
December 11, 2020
Guest Column: Experience Shows That ‘Temporary’ Transit Cuts Often Become Permanent
Across the U.S., transit agencies often roll out deep service cuts under the guise of “temporary” service adjustments. Sadly, these cuts are rarely reversed. Whether it’s cutting late-night bus routes, lower-ridership subway lines or historic trolley networks, these services almost never return, especially in times of a budget crisis, because it’s far easier to stop service than build it back.
December 11, 2020
Our Next Book Club Event Discusses ‘Right of Way’ with Angie Schmitt
Schmitt’s book provides a detailed investigation into how pedestrian deaths have increased by 50 percent in the past decade, and how our nation's persistent patterns of racism and economic inequality play into this under-reported public health crisis.
December 7, 2020
Why Is Rhode Island Trying to Break Up Its Biggest Transit Hub?
Even the state bureaucracies that are pushing the plan seem oblivious of how the plan would affect riders.
November 30, 2020
Advocates Launch #TransitIsEssential Campaign As T Floats Severe Service Cuts
The MBTA is proposing to eliminate 25 bus routes, all of its ferry services, and weekend commuter rail service to help plug an expected budget gap of up to $600 million.
November 9, 2020
Election Roundup: Transit Wins in Austin, Seattle, and Bay Area
Transportation election results: good news from Austin, San Antonio, Seattle, and San Francisco. Defeats in Portland and Georgia.
November 4, 2020
New 100% Clean Electricity Contract Will Save MBTA $3 Million a Year In Electric Bills
The switch to all-renewable electricity, which would take effect on January 1, 2021, will immediately slash the T's carbon footprint by 36 percent.
October 6, 2020
